OpenRouter

Unified API for 200+ AI models from all providers

LLM APIs & InferencePay-per-use (varies by model)
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About OpenRouter

OpenRouter provides a unified API to access 100+ AI models from multiple providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and open-source models. It handles routing, fallbacks, and billing across providers.

Features

✦200+ models
✦Unified API
✦Auto-fallback
✦Rate limiting
✦Usage tracking
✦OpenAI-compatible

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • +Access to 100+ models via one API
  • +Automatic fallbacks
  • +Pay-per-use pricing
  • +Model comparison features
  • +Free models available

Cons

  • −Added latency from proxy layer
  • −Markup on some model prices
  • −Depends on upstream availability
  • −Limited advanced features

Platforms

Web

Tags

#api#multi-model#gateway#routing#pay-per-use

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