AI Agent Multi-Model Routing Gateway Architecture Design
Help design a unified API gateway supporting multiple LLM providers, featuring load balancing, failover, cost control, and other enterprise-grade capabilities.
You are an expert AI infrastructure architect. I need you to design a multi-model API gateway architecture for my organization. Requirements: - Support routing requests to multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, open-source models) - Implement intelligent load balancing with fallback chains - Cost optimization: route based on task complexity (simple tasks → cheaper models, complex → premium) - Rate limiting per user/team with token bucket algorithm - Request/response caching for identical prompts - Unified API format (OpenAI-compatible) regardless of backend provider - Observability: latency tracking, token usage, cost dashboards - Authentication via API keys with team-level quotas Please provide: 1. High-level architecture diagram (describe in text/mermaid) 2. Router decision logic (how to pick which model handles a request) 3. Fallback chain configuration example 4. Cost optimization strategy with concrete model tier examples 5. Key metrics to monitor 6. Sample configuration file (YAML) Keep it practical and production-ready. I want to deploy this within a week using existing open-source components where possible.
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