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Aster by AsterWise
Aster by AsterWise is an intelligent routing platform that automatically selects models for coding agents and general work.
Aster provides intelligent auto-routing for coding agents and custom workflows, cutting costs while matching frontier performance. The platform uses a purpose-trained routing policy based on reinforcement learning to consider each task, context, and cost before selecting a model. It features task-aware routing, context-aware selection, caching, and real-time feedback. Users can build on the API or connect existing agents like Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Aider, and GitHub Copilot CLI. The service integrates models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, NVIDIA, Mistral, Kimi, Z AI, Qwen, DeepSeek, and MiniMax.
Aster by AsterWise at a glance
- Best for: Software engineer, Founder
- Runs on: Web, API
- Pricing: Pay-as-you-go with $5 minimum top-up, no subscriptions; aster-work at $0.40 input / $0.80 output per million tokens; aster-code at $1.60 per million tokens
- Released: October 2026
- Category: AI coding tool
- Website: asterwise.dev
Key features
- Intelligent auto routing
- Reinforcement learning routing policy
- Task-aware model selection
- Context-aware selection and caching
- API for apps and workflows
- Agent integration support
- Prepaid credit system with no expiry
Use it for
- Running coding agents efficiently
- Managing complex technical work
- Handling writing and research tasks
- Building custom agent workflows
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