Inference pricing has a size penalty. The best per-token rates go to whoever can commit the most volume. RouterPlus groups demand from many teams into one large deal with a provider, and each team pays that rate on its share of the traffic. Large buyers have done this with
RouterPlus pools team demand to unlock inference discounts
Inference pricing favors the biggest volume commitments. RouterPlus groups many teams' demand into one large provider deal, so each team pays the bulk rate on its share of traffic.