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At present, we offer two routing strategies: Economy and Performance. Sometimes referred to as low cost or low latency.
StrategyPrimary GoalBest ForResponse TimeCost
EconomyMinimize costsHigh-volume applications, batch processingHigherLowest
PerformanceMinimize latencyReal-time applications, user-facing dAppsLowestHigher
Strategies are set at an API key level, giving you flexibility based on the use case in your stack. For example:
  • You could use Economy keys for your indexing and backend services that need requests to eventually work
  • You could use Performance keys for your front-end to give a blazing-fast experience to your users
Please note that once you set a strategy for a key, you cannot change it. However, you can always create new ones at any time. Economy keys are optimised to use the cheapest provider and keep falling back until a request works. Note: the maximum wait time until the next provider is dependent on the key type you use. Performance keys don’t look at cost at all and are purely focused on latency. Both strategies ensure reliability and automatic failovers.