# OpenRouter introduces its Auto model router

> OpenRouter says Auto picks a model for each request, weighing task difficulty, benchmark results and live prices. The page lists a 2-million-token context window.

Oossa · 2026-11-05 · https://oossa.com/en/openrouter-introduces-its-auto-model-router

OpenRouter’s Auto is a general-purpose router that selects a model for each request and adjusts how much reasoning it uses. The company says it aims to choose cost-optimal models while balancing task difficulty, benchmark results and live prices.

OpenRouter lists a context window of 2 million tokens. The page does not identify which models Auto may choose or explain how its costs are calculated.

## The facts

- OpenRouter lists Auto’s context window as 2 million tokens.

## Why it matters

People using OpenRouter can hand off model selection to Auto, but the page does not say which model it will choose or what a request will cost.

## Sources & references

1. [New on OpenRouter: Auto Router](https://openrouter.ai/openrouter/auto) – OpenRouter API, 2026-11-05

Last updated: 2026-11-05