I came back after a long time, both the quality and limits exceeded my wildest expectations. Honestly I have used almost everything: Cursor, Windsurf, Antigravity, Kimi, Continue, Hermes. Currently there is nothing better on the market in terms of price/quality. Prove me wrong.
Hey r/hermesagent!
I built a plugin that routes each conversation turn to the cheapest model that can handle it — automatically, with no manual switching.
5 tiers, cheapest that prolly can handle task wins:
| T1 | qwen3.5-flash
| T2 | deepseek-v4-flash
| T3 | minimax-m2.7
| T4 | deepseek-v4-pro + reasoning
| T5 | claude-sonnet + reasoning | (manual only)
Every turn: Flash classifies complexity in ~1s → cheapest viable model runs. Simple messages stay on T1. Complex ones get T2-T4. Cost drops dramatically for normal daily use.
## Auto-escalation
If tools fail 2× in a row → bumps up one tier automatically. Keeps going until T4 if needed. Error counter resets after escalation so subsequent failures can escalate again. When the turn ends → drops back to the base tier.
You never think about it. It just works.
## Explicit hints
Write `T3` or `tier4` anywhere in your message to force that tier — no Flash call:
- "T3 review this code" → MiniMax
- "use tier4 for this architecture design" → Haiku
- "T1 what time is it" → Flash
Multiple tier mentions (T1 T2 T3...) = discussing tiers, not requesting one → falls back to Flash.
## Manual control
- `/t1` through `/t5` — pin session to a tier
- `/auto` — resume auto-routing
- `/model` — also pins (same as manual tier)
- Pin persists until `/auto` or new session
## Status bar
Shows `[T1]`, `[T2]`, etc. in real time so you always know what's running.
Super simple install, auto-fix core files after updates, if needed. Works with profiles. Fully customizable tiers. I use it only with OpenRouter, but it should work with other providers too. Hermes WebUI integration.
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**Repo:** https://github.com/open-world-project/model-router
Feedback welcome!
