> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.routor.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# $ROUTOR Ecosystem

> Hold $ROUTOR and earn extra AI credits as rewards.

**Earn extra AI credits.**

Hold \$ROUTOR and get AI credits as rewards. More room for real work, fewer limits hit.

<Note>
  Rewards are paid in **Routor AI credits**, not cash. You spend them on requests routed through Routor.
</Note>

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/routor/D6LShi41WRx49zjc/images/routor-flywheel.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=D6LShi41WRx49zjc&q=85&s=b4a4b2b9cb173773e04ec63d0c556bb4" alt="The $ROUTOR flywheel: hold $ROUTOR, people use Routor, profit fills the pool, holders get AI credits" width="1000" height="640" data-path="images/routor-flywheel.svg" />

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## How It Works

1. **Hold \$ROUTOR.** Keep the token in your wallet.
2. **People use Routor.** Every paid AI request earns Routor a profit.
3. **Profit fills the pool.** A share of that profit goes into the holder reward pool.
4. **You get AI credits.** Rewards land as Routor credits. Use them for more work.

"Profit" means what Routor keeps after paying model providers. The pool never pays out more than it holds.

| Pool source | Status |
| - | - |
| A share of Routor's profit from paid usage | At launch |
| \$ROUTOR token fees | Proposed |

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## Every Saving Is Extra AI

Routor sends each request to the right model. What you don't overspend stays in your balance, so your credits, and your rewards, go further.

| Request | Routed to | Saved vs. frontier-only |
| - | - | - |
| "Summarize this email in three bullet points." | Gemini Flash | 66% |
| "Review this code and suggest a fix." | Claude Sonnet | 42% |
| "Investigate why this payment system sometimes charges customers twice, and propose a fix with tests." | GPT Astra | 8% |

Relative cost examples use a frontier-only baseline. Actual model prices and savings vary by request.

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## Go Deeper

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Holder rewards" icon="gift" href="/ecosystem/holder-rewards">
    How the pool is funded, how credits are paid out, and what is still being decided.
  </Card>

  <Card title="The flywheel" icon="arrows-rotate" href="/ecosystem/flywheel">
    Each stage of the loop, what speeds it up, and what can stall it.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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