APIs & DEVELOPER INFRASTRUCTURE
OpenRouter
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Pricing
We do not reprint prices. They change too often for that to be honest, and a number on our page with no date is worse than sending you to the source.
How we rated it
What it is
A single API that routes to models from many providers — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta and others — with one key, one bill, and automatic failover when a provider is down.
Who it is for
Developers building on models who want to compare them, or avoid being locked to one provider.
Where it is strongest
Switching models without rewriting code, and staying up when one provider has an outage. Also the cheapest way to try a model before committing.
Where it falls short
A small margin on top of provider prices. Provider-specific features arrive late or not at all. And it is another dependency between you and the model.
Our verdict
Recommended while you are still deciding which model to use. Once you have settled, going direct is cheaper and gives you everything.
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