Dynamic Model Routing and Open Models in Snowflake Cortex AI
Snowflake, Tuesday, August 18th, 2026
Snowflake adds dynamic model routing and expands open model access in Cortex AI to lower cost per outcome.
Snowflake introduced dynamic model routing and expanded open model access in Cortex AI. Routing directs each task to an appropriate model rather than sending everything to the most capable and most expensive option.
Snowflake frames the goal as lowering what customers pay per outcome rather than per token. Expanding the open model catalog gives more options at the lower end of that cost curve. The combination targets organizations whose AI spend has grown faster than their measured returns.