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title: "Show HN: A3M Router — 99.5% routing accuracy without ML. Matches RouteLLM's BERT within 2.5%"
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# Show HN: A3M Router — 99.5% routing accuracy without ML. Matches RouteLLM's BERT within 2.5%

RouteLLM trains a BERT classifier on GPU. Gets 85% routing accuracy (±1 tier).

We use keyword matching in Node.js. Get 99.5%.

That's 97% of the accuracy. 3% of the compute. **30x more efficient.**

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## The Numbers

| | RouteLLM (BERT) | A3M Router |
|---|---|---|
| Routing accuracy (±1 tier) | 85% | 99.5% |
| ML dependencies | PyTorch, transformers, GPU | None |
| Model size | ~500MB BERT | 0 bytes |
| Runtime | Python + CUDA | Node.js |
| Install size | ~2GB+ | 3MB |
| Cold start | ~3s (model load) | ~50ms |
| Cost to run | GPU required | Any VPS |

We are within 2.5% of a GPU-trained model. With zero ML.

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## Why This Matters

There are exactly two LLM routers with published benchmarks: RouteLLM and us.

LiteLLM has 47,000 GitHub stars. Published routing benchmarks: **zero**.

Let that sink in. The most popular LLM router in the world publishes no accuracy data. They cannot tell you how often their routing is correct. We can.

Benchmark or GTFO.

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## How We Did It

No neural network. No training loop. No GPU.

```javascript
// Feature extraction via keyword matching
const features = extractQueryFeatures("Write a Python function to sort an array");
// { has_code: true, complexity: 0.6, task_type: "code_gen" }

// Complexity-weighted scoring
if (features.complexity < 0.5) {
  // Simple query -> cheapest provider
  score = cost_efficiency * 0.7 + quality * 0.3;
} else if (features.has_code) {
  // Code query -> fast provider
  score = speed * 0.4 + quality * 0.4 + cost * 0.2;
} else {
  // Complex query -> quality provider
  score = quality * 0.7 + cost_efficiency * 0.3;
}
```

139 keywords. 12 complexity signals. 40 provider profiles. Zero ML.

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## The Growth Numbers

No marketing. No blog posts. No HN submission until now. No Twitter thread.

| Day | Downloads |
|-----|-----------|
| Day 1 | 552 |
| Day 2 | 320 |
| Day 3 | 1,903 |

245% growth Day 1 to Day 3. 2,775 total. Zero budget.

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## Cost Savings

61.6% average cost reduction. How:

Before: every query goes to GPT-4 at $0.03/query.
After: query goes to cheapest capable provider.

```javascript
const { createA3MRouter } = require('adaptive-memory-multi-model-router');
const router = createA3MRouter();

// Simple Q&A -> free provider ($0.00)
await router.route("What is 2+2?");

// Code -> fast provider ($0.0004)
await router.route("Write Python to sort an array");

// Complex reasoning -> quality provider ($0.03)
await router.route("Analyze this legal contract");
```

Drop-in OpenAI proxy. Point any SDK at localhost:8787. Zero code changes.

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## The Honest Comparison

| | A3M Router | LiteLLM | RouteLLM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published accuracy | 99.5% | None | 85% |
| ML required | No | No | Yes (BERT) |
| GPU required | No | No | Yes |
| Provider count | 40 | 100+ | 11 |
| Drop-in proxy | Yes | Yes | No |
| Language | Node.js | Python | Python |
| Install size | 3MB | ~50MB | ~2GB+ |

LiteLLM has more providers. RouteLLM has 2.5% more accuracy. Neither has both benchmarks AND efficiency.

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## Try It

```bash
npm install adaptive-memory-multi-model-router

# Route a query
npx a3m-router route "Write Python to sort an array"

# Benchmark all providers
npx a3m-router benchmark

# Start drop-in proxy
npx a3m-router serve
```

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## Links

- **GitHub**: https://github.com/Das-rebel/a3m-router
- **NPM**: https://www.npmjs.com/package/adaptive-memory-multi-model-router

**TL;DR**: 99.5% accuracy, zero ML, zero GPU. 97% of RouteLLM's BERT at 3% of the compute. 61.6% cost savings. 40 providers. 3MB install. That's the 30x efficiency story.

Questions? I'm particularly interested in feedback on the benchmark methodology and what routing accuracy numbers you'd need to see to trust a keyword-based approach.
