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Google opens unified API for model routing
Aug 4, 2026SOURCE: developers.googleblog.com
SO WHAT
The window is narrowing: routing becomes the new leverage point, and whoever owns it shapes which intelligence gets used at scale.
Google is exposing a single API for routing AI traffic across models. The move reduces friction at the application layer, while the underlying control point remains centralized.
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