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title: "Enterprises are overpaying for simple AI queries — Snowflake's gateway now auto-routes to cut costs up to 3x"
date: 2026-08-17
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8460631bc84c8c977cfdb0ee778939&url=https%3a%2f%2fventurebeat.com%2forchestration%2fenterprises-are-overpaying-for-simple-ai-queries-snowflakes-gateway-now-auto-routes-to-cut-costs-up-to-3x&c=7112696402992422350&mkt=en-us
description: "Snowflake's new Cortex AI Gateway feature routes AI tasks to smaller models automatically, using the same access controls that already govern enterprise data."
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# Enterprises are overpaying for simple AI queries — Snowflake's gateway now auto-routes to cut costs up to 3x

Snowflake's new Cortex AI Gateway feature routes AI tasks to smaller models automatically, using the same access controls that already govern enterprise data.

*Published: 2026-08-17*