ing is used) as it can
overburden endpoints. In general, prefer to use LEAST_REQUEST as a
drop-in replacement for ROUND_ROBIN.</p>

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<td><code><a href="#LoadBalancerSettings-SimpleLB-LEAST_REQUEST">LEAST_REQUEST</a></code></td>
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<p>The least request load balancer spreads load across endpoints, favoring
endpoints with the least outstanding requests. This is generally safer
and outperforms ROUND_ROBIN in nearly all cases. Prefer to use
LEAST