OPTIMIZATION

Right-size every request. Cut costs 40%.

Not every prompt needs a frontier model. Airlock classifies intent and routes requests to the optimal tier—GPU, standard, low-cost, or cache—automatically.

Intent-based routingDynamic allocationCost controlsUtilization tracking
Dynamic resource allocation
INTENT-BASED ROUTING
REQUESTSGPU • Deep reasoningStandard • ChatLow-cost • TriageCached • FAQAIRLOCK OPTIMIZERIntent classificationPolicy evaluationCost/latency tradeoffDynamic routingGPU TIERFrontier modelsSTANDARDBalanced cost/perfLOW-COSTHigh-volume tasksCACHEInstant, zero costSAVINGS42%cost reduction
The problem

Runaway AI spend

Teams default to expensive models for everything. Simple questions hit GPT-4. FAQ lookups burn GPU cycles. Without intent-aware routing, costs balloon while CFOs demand accountability.

The solution

Route by intent, not by default

Airlock's Intent Engine classifies every request and routes it to the cheapest tier that meets the requirement. Deep reasoning gets GPU. Triage gets low-cost. FAQs hit cache.

42% cost reduction
Average savings from intent-based routing.
Zero perf loss
Right model for each task—not cheapest overall.

How it works

Four tiers. One decision engine.

Every request is classified by intent and routed to the optimal resource tier—in milliseconds.
GPU Tier
Frontier models

Deep reasoning, complex analysis, code generation. Reserved for tasks that need it.

~$0.03/1K tokens
Standard
Balanced performance

General chat, summarization, drafting. Good quality at reasonable cost.

~$0.002/1K tokens
Low-cost
High volume

Classification, triage, simple extraction. Fast and cheap for bulk tasks.

~$0.0002/1K tokens
Cache
Instant response

FAQs, repeated queries, known answers. Zero latency, zero cost.

$0.00
Intent Engine

How requests get classified

1
Semantic analysis
Classify the request type: reasoning, chat, extraction, lookup.
2
Complexity scoring
Estimate token budget and reasoning depth required.
3
Policy evaluation
Check team budgets, rate limits, and tier restrictions.
4
Route decision
Send to optimal tier with full audit trail.
Cost controls

Guardrails that prevent runaway spend

Team budgets
Set monthly caps per team/project. Auto-downgrade when approaching limits.
Tier restrictions
Block GPU tier for certain use cases or require approval for expensive requests.
Rate limiting
Prevent runaway agents from burning through budget in minutes.
Spend alerts
Real-time notifications when teams approach thresholds.

Optimization outcomes

Real results from intent-based routing.

42%
Cost reduction
By routing simple requests to low-cost tiers.
68%
Cache hit rate
For FAQ and repeated query patterns.
0
Performance complaints
Right model for each task—quality preserved.

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