OpenRouter launched Smart Fallbacks tailored for coding agents. Developers can configure ordered fallback lists (e.g., Claude 3.7 Sonnet → GPT-5.6 Sol → DeepSeek-V3) under a single endpoint. If upstream rate limits or timeouts occur, the router transparently switches providers in under 50ms to keep long-running agent tasks running uninterrupted.

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  • ✓Configurable multi-provider fallback chains under a single unified API endpoint.
  • ✓Transparent 50ms failover during upstream rate limits ensures uninterrupted agent sessions.
  • ✓Customizable routing rules based on latency, price, and throughput constraints.
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