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All the ways an LLM router can turn you into an AI agent master and some other observations
- August 23, 2026
Why Reality Router
Every LLM router is either an aggregator, a SaaS black-box, or a rules-only gateway. Reality Router is the only one that's open, self-hosted, actually routing per call, and takes zero markup.
Read → - August 21, 2026
Connect Reality Router to your dev environment
One config change per tool. On a 2,029-request stretch across OpenCode, Cursor, Aider, Cline, and Codex CLI running against a single Reality Router, the bill went from $207.40 to $25.13 (88% off). Setup for all five in one post.
Read → - August 19, 2026
How to connect Reality Router to OpenCode
60 seconds of config drops OpenCode into RR's routing. On a real 462-request stretch with Opus 5 in the pool, the bill went from $34.10 to $3.70. Same work, 89% off. Full setup, verification, and a real receipt.
Read → - August 17, 2026
Stop rationing your AI agents
Direct API pricing forces a trap: flagship overpays on routine calls, low-tier underdelivers on the hard ones. RR routes per call. Same $200 buys 7,140 completed agent tasks vs 85–4,000 at each direct-API tier.
Read → - August 15, 2026
Cut the cord: what $200 actually buys you as an AI agent runner
$200 via Reality Router = ~7,140 completed agent tasks. Same $200 via ChatGPT Pro, Claude Max 20x, or OpenCode Go = ~1,000–1,600. Direct flagship API = 85–275. Chart + numbers, from 18 real agent workloads.
Read → - August 14, 2026
How to connect Reality Router to Cursor
30 seconds in Cursor Settings enables Override OpenAI Base URL. On a real 528-request stretch, RR cut the bill from $47.20 to $5.40 (89% off). Chat, Composer, and Agent all route through RR.
Read → - August 13, 2026
One blog post, three platform variants, 1.1 cents. My AI is my content team now.
Handed one blog post to an agent, got back a LinkedIn version, an X thread, an Instagram caption, and three visual concepts for the Instagram in 3 minutes for $0.011. Each variant respects its platform's rules.
Read → - August 12, 2026
Show me your fridge and I'll write your shopping list. A tenth of a cent.
One photo of an open fridge → structured inventory of what's in there + a shopping list of what's missing, grouped by store section. Eleven seconds, about a tenth of a cent via Reality Router.
Read → - August 11, 2026
My AI read my 25 unread emails, drafted the 11 that needed replies, and told me the other 14 don't need me. Cost: 1.2 cents.
25 morning emails triaged, 11 usable drafts written, 14 dismissed as spam / already handled / FYI. Four minutes, 1.2 cents via Reality Router — same tokens would have been $0.52 on Claude Opus 5.
Read → - August 10, 2026
The class-action email you deleted last week is worth up to $56. My AI agent just filled the form.
A $68M Google Assistant settlement pays up to $56 per claimant — deadline August 27. My agent read the 6-page mail-in form, filled every field and checkbox, and produced a print-ready PDF for 19 cents.
Read → - August 8, 2026
How to connect Reality Router to Cline
One dropdown in Cline's VS Code settings. On a real 612-request stretch, RR cut the bill from $77.30 to $9.80 (87% off). Bonus: the Plan/Act model split happens automatically.
Read → - August 7, 2026
The end of typing in receipts by hand
One receipt photo in, structured JSON out, in eight seconds for a fifth of a penny. What Reality Router unlocks when you stop paying flagship prices for routine vision work.
Read → - August 5, 2026
How to connect Reality Router to Aider
One flag drops Aider into RR's routing. On a real 384-request stretch, the bill went from $23.90 to $2.10. Same commits, 91% off. Full setup, verification, and a real receipt.
Read → - August 4, 2026
Study notes from a whole book chapter, for four cents
Fed ten thousand words of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to an agent, got back chapter summaries and quiz-ready Q&A pairs. Total cost 4.2 cents. No ChatGPT Plus subscription required.
Read → - August 2, 2026
How to connect Reality Router to Codex CLI
Six lines of TOML in ~/.codex/config.toml. On a real 297-request stretch, RR cut Codex CLI's bill from $52.10 to $4.60 (91% off). Yes, even OpenAI's own coding agent.
Read → - August 1, 2026
The night my AI agent finally felt like a coworker
Handed twenty products to an agent before bed, woke up to finished marketing copy at 1.6 cents total. What actually changed once Reality Router started picking the models.
Read → - July 29, 2026
The router that turned six coding tasks into a five-cent bill
Six real coding tasks, 91 of 91 pytest tests passing, total spend via Reality Router — 5.4 cents. That is 170× cheaper than the same tokens on Claude Opus 5.
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