diff --git a/apps/gateway/src/agent/agent.module.ts b/apps/gateway/src/agent/agent.module.ts
index a659ff4..9c28cc4 100644
--- a/apps/gateway/src/agent/agent.module.ts
+++ b/apps/gateway/src/agent/agent.module.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { Global, Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AgentService } from './agent.service.js';
 import { ProviderService } from './provider.service.js';
+import { RoutingService } from './routing.service.js';
 import { ProvidersController } from './providers.controller.js';
 
 @Global()
 @Module({
-  providers: [ProviderService, AgentService],
+  providers: [ProviderService, RoutingService, AgentService],
   controllers: [ProvidersController],
-  exports: [AgentService, ProviderService],
+  exports: [AgentService, ProviderService, RoutingService],
 })
 export class AgentModule {}
diff --git a/apps/gateway/src/agent/providers.controller.ts b/apps/gateway/src/agent/providers.controller.ts
index d74f33a..1c8a004 100644
--- a/apps/gateway/src/agent/providers.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/gateway/src/agent/providers.controller.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-import { Controller, Get, UseGuards } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Body, Controller, Get, Post, UseGuards } from '@nestjs/common';
+import type { RoutingCriteria } from '@mosaic/types';
 import { AuthGuard } from '../auth/auth.guard.js';
 import { ProviderService } from './provider.service.js';
+import { RoutingService } from './routing.service.js';
 
 @Controller('api/providers')
 @UseGuards(AuthGuard)
 export class ProvidersController {
-  constructor(private readonly providerService: ProviderService) {}
+  constructor(
+    private readonly providerService: ProviderService,
+    private readonly routingService: RoutingService,
+  ) {}
 
   @Get()
   list() {
@@ -16,4 +21,14 @@ export class ProvidersController {
   listModels() {
     return this.providerService.listAvailableModels();
   }
+
+  @Post('route')
+  route(@Body() criteria: RoutingCriteria) {
+    return this.routingService.route(criteria);
+  }
+
+  @Post('rank')
+  rank(@Body() criteria: RoutingCriteria) {
+    return this.routingService.rank(criteria);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/gateway/src/agent/routing.service.ts b/apps/gateway/src/agent/routing.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5902f71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/gateway/src/agent/routing.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import type { ModelInfo } from '@mosaic/types';
+import type { RoutingCriteria, RoutingResult, CostTier } from '@mosaic/types';
+import { ProviderService } from './provider.service.js';
+
+/** Per-million-token cost thresholds for tier classification */
+const COST_TIER_THRESHOLDS: Record<CostTier, { maxInput: number }> = {
+  cheap: { maxInput: 1 },
+  standard: { maxInput: 10 },
+  premium: { maxInput: Infinity },
+};
+
+@Injectable()
+export class RoutingService {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(RoutingService.name);
+
+  constructor(private readonly providerService: ProviderService) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Select the best available model for the given criteria.
+   * Returns null if no model matches the requirements.
+   */
+  route(criteria: RoutingCriteria = {}): RoutingResult | null {
+    const available = this.providerService.listAvailableModels();
+    if (available.length === 0) {
+      this.logger.warn('No available models for routing');
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    // If a specific model is preferred, try it first
+    if (criteria.preferredProvider && criteria.preferredModel) {
+      const match = available.find(
+        (m) => m.provider === criteria.preferredProvider && m.id === criteria.preferredModel,
+      );
+      if (match) {
+        return {
+          provider: match.provider,
+          modelId: match.id,
+          modelName: match.name,
+          score: 100,
+          reasoning: 'Preferred model selected',
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Score and rank candidates
+    const scored = available
+      .map((model) => this.scoreModel(model, criteria))
+      .filter((s) => s.score > 0)
+      .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score);
+
+    if (scored.length === 0) {
+      this.logger.warn('No models matched routing criteria', criteria);
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const best = scored[0] as RoutingResult;
+    this.logger.debug(
+      `Routed to ${best.provider}/${best.modelId} (score=${best.score}): ${best.reasoning}`,
+    );
+    return best;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * List all available models ranked by suitability for the given criteria.
+   */
+  rank(criteria: RoutingCriteria = {}): RoutingResult[] {
+    const available = this.providerService.listAvailableModels();
+    return available
+      .map((model) => this.scoreModel(model, criteria))
+      .filter((s) => s.score > 0)
+      .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score);
+  }
+
+  private scoreModel(model: ModelInfo, criteria: RoutingCriteria): RoutingResult {
+    let score = 50; // Base score
+    const reasons: string[] = [];
+
+    // Hard requirements — disqualify if not met
+    if (criteria.requireReasoning && !model.reasoning) {
+      return this.disqualified(model, 'reasoning required but not supported');
+    }
+
+    if (criteria.requireImageInput && !model.inputTypes.includes('image')) {
+      return this.disqualified(model, 'image input required but not supported');
+    }
+
+    if (criteria.minContextWindow && model.contextWindow < criteria.minContextWindow) {
+      return this.disqualified(
+        model,
+        `context window ${model.contextWindow} < required ${criteria.minContextWindow}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Cost tier matching
+    if (criteria.costTier) {
+      const tier = this.classifyTier(model);
+      if (tier === criteria.costTier) {
+        score += 20;
+        reasons.push(`cost tier match (${tier})`);
+      } else if (
+        (criteria.costTier === 'cheap' && tier === 'standard') ||
+        (criteria.costTier === 'standard' && tier === 'premium')
+      ) {
+        score += 5;
+        reasons.push(`adjacent cost tier (wanted ${criteria.costTier}, got ${tier})`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Prefer cheaper models when no cost tier specified
+    if (!criteria.costTier) {
+      const costPerMillion = model.cost.input;
+      if (costPerMillion <= 1) score += 10;
+      else if (costPerMillion <= 5) score += 5;
+    }
+
+    // Provider preference
+    if (criteria.preferredProvider && model.provider === criteria.preferredProvider) {
+      score += 15;
+      reasons.push('preferred provider');
+    }
+
+    // Reasoning bonus for complex tasks
+    if (model.reasoning) {
+      if (criteria.taskType === 'coding' || criteria.taskType === 'analysis') {
+        score += 10;
+        reasons.push('reasoning model for complex task');
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Large context bonus for analysis tasks
+    if (criteria.taskType === 'analysis' && model.contextWindow >= 128_000) {
+      score += 5;
+      reasons.push('large context window');
+    }
+
+    return {
+      provider: model.provider,
+      modelId: model.id,
+      modelName: model.name,
+      score,
+      reasoning: reasons.length > 0 ? reasons.join('; ') : 'base score',
+    };
+  }
+
+  private classifyTier(model: ModelInfo): CostTier {
+    const cost = model.cost.input;
+    if (cost <= COST_TIER_THRESHOLDS.cheap.maxInput) return 'cheap';
+    if (cost <= COST_TIER_THRESHOLDS.standard.maxInput) return 'standard';
+    return 'premium';
+  }
+
+  private disqualified(model: ModelInfo, reason: string): RoutingResult {
+    return {
+      provider: model.provider,
+      modelId: model.id,
+      modelName: model.name,
+      score: 0,
+      reasoning: `disqualified: ${reason}`,
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/index.ts b/packages/types/src/index.ts
index 3d52f83..3634278 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/index.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ export const VERSION = '0.0.0';
 export * from './chat/index.js';
 export * from './agent/index.js';
 export * from './provider/index.js';
+export * from './routing/index.js';
diff --git a/packages/types/src/routing/index.ts b/packages/types/src/routing/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b26cd67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/types/src/routing/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/** Cost tier for model selection */
+export type CostTier = 'cheap' | 'standard' | 'premium';
+
+/** Task type hint for routing */
+export type TaskType = 'chat' | 'coding' | 'analysis' | 'summarization' | 'general';
+
+/** Routing criteria for model selection */
+export interface RoutingCriteria {
+  taskType?: TaskType;
+  costTier?: CostTier;
+  requireReasoning?: boolean;
+  requireImageInput?: boolean;
+  minContextWindow?: number;
+  preferredProvider?: string;
+  preferredModel?: string;
+}
+
+/** Result of a routing decision */
+export interface RoutingResult {
+  provider: string;
+  modelId: string;
+  modelName: string;
+  score: number;
+  reasoning: string;
+}