Deng: AI Routers Face a Tough Road as Companies Roll Their Own
Peter Deng · Special Edition MOL with Josh Wolfe, Rachel Holt, Scott Belsky, Scott Stanford, and Peter Deng. · More or Less Podcast · Aug 14, 2026 · at 26:46
Peter Deng of Felicis argues that standalone model routing services will struggle as enterprises increasingly build custom in-house routing logic.
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“So I think it's going to be a pretty tough road for something like a router. I just, I feel like either roll your own or you've got to find another way to make a model your own.”
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