Configure Provider Selection

Use your deployed API Router Gateway for model requests. Check the deployed version and required permissions. Example addresses are placeholders.

A model can be available from more than one provider. Provider Selection controls how Smart Studio ranks those providers after the request identifies a model.

Before You Start

• Confirm that the target model is available from multiple providers.
• Record the current strategy and prepare a controlled request.
• Plan to verify the selected provider in History.

Choose a Strategy

Strategy	Behavior	Use it when
Balanced	Balances quality, cost, and speed	General production traffic; this is the default
Throughput	Prioritizes the fastest available provider	Response speed and throughput are the primary concern

Only strategies currently displayed in Tenant Settings are documented here.

Configure the Strategy

1. Open Account → Settings (in your deployed Console).
2. In Provider Selection, choose Balanced or Throughput.
3. Select Save.
4. Send the prepared request with a specific model ID.

Provider Selection also applies after Auto Routing has selected a model.

Verify the Result

1. Confirm that the request succeeds.
2. Open History.
3. Inspect the provider and request timing.
4. Repeat with controlled traffic before changing a production policy.

Troubleshooting

• If only one provider is healthy, the strategy cannot select an alternative.
• If the request fails before routing, check API-key access, credits, and request format.
• Throughput prioritizes provider speed; it does not guarantee that every request uses the same provider.
• Use the request trace information when asking an administrator to investigate provider health.

Next Step

Use Auto Routing to delegate model selection, or Default Fallback to configure cross-model recovery.