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Live — v1.0

One router. Every model. Zero wasted spend.

Burn sits between your app and any LLM. It classifies every prompt, picks the cheapest model that can handle it, and logs exactly what you spent. Cloud or local. Always optimal.

$ burn route "summarize this email"
tier: SIMPLE
model: llama-3.3-70b ($0.10/1M)
saved: $0.47 vs GPT-4o
response in 1.2s
// Under the hood

Three steps to zero waste

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Classify

Burn reads your prompt and classifies it: SIMPLE, MEDIUM, COMPLEX, or CRITICAL. No guessing.

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Route

Based on the tier, Burn picks the optimal model. Simple tasks go to cheap fast models. Complex reasoning goes to frontier models.

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Track

Every call is logged to SQLite. See exactly what you spent, what you saved, and where your budget is going.

// Features

Everything you need to stop overpaying

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Automatic Prompt Classification

Four tiers: SIMPLE (fast/cheap), MEDIUM (balanced), COMPLEX (capable), CRITICAL (best available). Burn classifies in milliseconds.

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Multi-Model Router

Route to any cloud model via OpenRouter, or run locally with Ollama and LM Studio. One interface, every model.

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Real-Time Cost Dashboard

Live savings banner. Actual spend. Request count. Routing distribution by model. Cost by task type. All from your SQLite DB.

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Local Model Support

Route simple tasks to Ollama or LM Studio — completely free. Burn tracks local calls too so you see the full picture.

// What Burn knows about

Every tier. Every model.

Tier Model Provider Cost Best For
Budget llama-3.3-70b OpenRouter $0.10/1M Simple tasks, summaries
Standard deepseek-v3 OpenRouter $0.27/1M Code, analysis
Standard claude-haiku Anthropic $0.80/1M Balanced tasks
Premium claude-sonnet Anthropic $3/1M Complex reasoning
Premium gpt-4o OpenAI $5/1M Multimodal tasks
Elite claude-opus Anthropic $15/1M Critical, highest stakes
Local Ollama / LM Studio Local Free Any task, private

Free forever. Open source.

Burn is MIT licensed. No usage limits, no paywalls, no SaaS tax. Run it yourself.

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