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Pick a specific model instead of Smart Routing

Override the router and send your prompt to one named model. What happens when that model is unavailable, and why Keenoble refuses to substitute silently.

Draft · 5 steps unverifiedRevised 2026-08-18Open Chat ↗

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Before you start

A signed-in account. Model picking is disabled for guests, and the picker says so rather than pretending to work.

Steps

In Chat, find the routing selector directly above the message box. By default it is set to Smart Routing. [Unverified]
Click it to open the model list. Models are grouped by provider, each with a short description and a cost tier tag — “Cheap”, “Balanced”, “Premium” or “Ultra”. [Unverified]
Type in the search box to narrow the list, then click the model you want. The dropdown closes and the selector shows your choice. [Unverified]
Send your prompt as normal. The receipt on the answer will say “You picked this model.” [Unverified]
To go back to letting the router choose, reopen the selector and choose Smart Routing again. [Unverified]

Models that are shown but not selectable

Some rows are visible but disabled, with the reason on the row: “API key missing”, “Not available”, “Coming soon”, or “Restricted”. Showing them greyed out with a reason is deliberate — a model that quietly vanished from the list would be a worse answer than one that tells you why it is out.

If the model you had picked becomes unavailable, the selector resets itself to Smart Routing rather than failing your next send.

If your pick fails mid-request

You get a message saying the model is unavailable right now, and a “↺ Retry with Auto” button. Keenoble does not quietly answer with a different model when you named one — that is the no-silent-substitution rule, and the retry button is the explicit way to take the fallback.

Run one prompt through two or three modelsCompare mode sends the same prompt to up to 3 models at once and shows the answers side by side, each with its own receipt and its own price.Read the receipt under an answerEvery answer in Keenoble carries a badge showing which model answered, what it cost in Sparks, and why it was routed there. Here is how to read all of it.What Keenoble's error states mean, and what to doEvery failure in Keenoble is meant to name itself. A reference for the messages you can hit in Chat, Compare, Preview and Code — and the fix for each.

Having problems with the platform? Contact us at support@keenlabs.pro. If a step here does not match what Keenoble does, the step is the bug — send it to the same address. All the guides are at /guides; shorter answers are on the FAQ.