diff --git a/packages/core/src/agents/local-executor.test.ts b/packages/core/src/agents/local-executor.test.ts
index c9cacf79f6..cb328e1125 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/agents/local-executor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/agents/local-executor.test.ts
@@ -2279,6 +2279,89 @@ describe('LocalAgentExecutor', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it('should cache the routing decision across multiple turns', async () => {
+      const definition = createTestDefinition();
+      definition.modelConfig.model = 'auto';
+      definition.runConfig.maxTurns = 3;
+
+      const mockRouter = {
+        route: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+          model: 'routed-model',
+          metadata: { source: 'test', reasoning: 'test' },
+        }),
+      };
+      vi.spyOn(mockConfig, 'getModelRouterService').mockReturnValue(
+        mockRouter as unknown as ModelRouterService,
+      );
+
+      vi.spyOn(
+        mockConfig.modelConfigService,
+        'getResolvedConfig',
+      ).mockReturnValue({
+        model: 'auto',
+        generateContentConfig: {},
+      } as unknown as ResolvedModelConfig);
+
+      const executor = await LocalAgentExecutor.create(
+        definition,
+        mockConfig,
+        onActivity,
+      );
+
+      mockModelResponse([
+        {
+          name: LS_TOOL_NAME,
+          args: {},
+          id: 'call1',
+        },
+      ]);
+      mockModelResponse([
+        {
+          name: COMPLETE_TASK_TOOL_NAME,
+          args: { finalResult: 'done' },
+          id: 'call2',
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      mockScheduleAgentTools.mockResolvedValueOnce([
+        {
+          status: 'success',
+          request: {
+            callId: 'call1',
+            name: LS_TOOL_NAME,
+            args: {},
+            prompt_id: 'test-prompt',
+          },
+          response: {
+            resultDisplay: 'ls result',
+            responseParts: [],
+            data: {},
+          },
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      await executor.run({ goal: 'test' }, signal);
+
+      expect(mockRouter.route).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(mockSendMessageStream).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(mockSendMessageStream).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+        1,
+        expect.objectContaining({ model: 'routed-model' }),
+        expect.any(Array),
+        expect.any(String),
+        expect.any(AbortSignal),
+        LlmRole.SUBAGENT,
+      );
+      expect(mockSendMessageStream).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+        2,
+        expect.objectContaining({ model: 'routed-model' }),
+        expect.any(Array),
+        expect.any(String),
+        expect.any(AbortSignal),
+        LlmRole.SUBAGENT,
+      );
+    });
+
     it('should NOT use model routing when the agent model is NOT "auto"', async () => {
       const definition = createTestDefinition();
       definition.modelConfig.model = 'concrete-model';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/agents/local-executor.ts b/packages/core/src/agents/local-executor.ts
index c3572edb11..b05a80f0b7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/agents/local-executor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/agents/local-executor.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import { getErrorMessage } from '../utils/errors.js';
 import { templateString } from './utils.js';
 import { DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL, isAutoModel } from '../config/models.js';
 import type { RoutingContext } from '../routing/routingStrategy.js';
+import { LRUCache } from 'mnemonist';
 import { parseThought } from '../utils/thoughtUtils.js';
 import { type z } from 'zod';
 import { debugLogger } from '../utils/debugLogger.js';
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ export class LocalAgentExecutor<TOutput extends z.ZodTypeAny> {
   private readonly compressionService: ChatCompressionService;
   private readonly parentCallId?: string;
   private hasFailedCompressionAttempt = false;
+  private cache: LRUCache<string, string>;
 
   private get executionContext(): AgentLoopContext {
     return {
@@ -311,6 +313,7 @@ export class LocalAgentExecutor<TOutput extends z.ZodTypeAny> {
     this.onActivity = onActivity;
     this.compressionService = new ChatCompressionService();
     this.parentCallId = parentCallId;
+    this.cache = new LRUCache<string, string>(10);
 
     this.agentId = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8);
   }
@@ -949,26 +952,28 @@ export class LocalAgentExecutor<TOutput extends z.ZodTypeAny> {
       });
     const requestedModel = resolvedConfig.model;
 
-    let modelToUse: string;
+    let modelToUse: string | undefined;
     if (isAutoModel(requestedModel)) {
-      // TODO(joshualitt): This try / catch is inconsistent with the routing
-      // behavior for the main agent. Ideally, we would have a universal
-      // policy for routing failure. Given routing failure does not necessarily
-      // mean generation will fail, we may want to share this logic with
-      // other places we use model routing.
-      try {
-        const routingContext: RoutingContext = {
-          history: chat.getHistory(/*curated=*/ true),
-          request: message.parts || [],
-          signal,
-          requestedModel,
-        };
-        const router = this.context.config.getModelRouterService();
-        const decision = await router.route(routingContext);
-        modelToUse = decision.model;
-      } catch (error) {
-        debugLogger.warn(`Error during model routing: ${error}`);
-        modelToUse = DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL;
+      modelToUse = this.cache.get('modelToUse');
+
+      // If not cached, fetch from the router and cache the result.
+      if (!modelToUse) {
+        try {
+          const routingContext: RoutingContext = {
+            history: chat.getHistory(/*curated=*/ true),
+            request: message.parts || [],
+            signal,
+            requestedModel,
+          };
+          const router = this.context.config.getModelRouterService();
+          const decision = await router.route(routingContext);
+          modelToUse = decision.model;
+        } catch (error) {
+          debugLogger.warn(`Error during model routing: ${error}`);
+          modelToUse = DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL;
+        }
+        // Cache the result regardless of whether it succeeded or fell back
+        this.cache.set('modelToUse', modelToUse);
       }
     } else {
       modelToUse = requestedModel;