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OpenRouter

The unified interface for LLMs. Find the best models & prices for your prompts

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Better prices, better uptime, no subscriptions.[

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Monthly Tokens

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5M+

Global Users

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60+

Active Providers

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300+

Models

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One API for Any Model

Access all major models through a single, unified interface. OpenAI SDK works out of the box.

Browse all

](https://openrouter.ai/models)[

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Model routing visualization

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Higher Availability

Reliable AI models via our distributed infrastructure. Fall back to other providers when one goes down.

Learn more

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Price and Performance

Keep costs in check without sacrificing speed. OpenRouter runs at the edge for minimal latency between your users and their inference.

Learn more

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Data policy visualization

Custom Data Policies

Protect your organization with fine grained data policies. Ensure prompts only go to the models and providers you trust.

View docs

](https://openrouter.ai/docs/guides/privacy/logging)

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](https://openrouter.ai/apps)

250k+ apps using OpenRouter with 4.2M+ users globally

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Replit preview

Replit

Replit

The easiest way to go from idea to app

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Hermes Agent preview

Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent

An autonomous agent that grows with you

](https://openrouter.ai/apps?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhermes-agent.nousresearch.com%2F)[

Kilo Code preview

Kilo Code

Kilo Code

Everything you need for agentic development

](https://kilo.ai/)

1

Signup

Create an account to get started. You can set up an org for your team later.

Google

GitHub

MetaMask

2

Buy credits

Credits can be used with any model or provider.

Apr 1

$99

Mar 30

$10

3

Get your API key

Create an API key and start making requests. Fully OpenAI compatible.

OPENROUTER_API_KEY

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Explore Models

Discover AI models across our collection, from all major labs and providers.

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](https://openrouter.ai/models)[

Model & App Rankings

Explore token usage across models, labs, and public applications.

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](https://openrouter.ai/rankings)

Recent Announcements

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OpenRouter

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](https://openrouter.ai/models?order=top-weekly)

300+ active models on 60+ providers

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anthropic

Claude Opus 4.6

by anthropic

Tokens1.0T

Weekly Trend+3.65%

](https://openrouter.ai/models/anthropic/claude-opus-4.6)[

arcee-ai

Trinity Large Preview

by arcee-ai

Tokens289.4B

Weekly Trend-39.13%

](https://openrouter.ai/models/arcee-ai/trinity-large-preview)[

google

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

by google

Tokens287.2B

Weekly Trend-14.18%

](https://openrouter.ai/models/google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview)

Recent Announcements

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Auto Exacto: Adaptive Quality Routing, On by Default

OpenRouter now helps you use the tool-calling providers for new models automatically

3/12/2026

](https://openrouter.ai/announcements/auto-exacto)[

February Release Spotlight

Benchmarks on model pages, a new free model router, and improved cost transparency between providers.

2/23/2026

](https://openrouter.ai/announcements/february-release-spotlight)[

OpenRouter Outages on February 17 and 19, 2026

What happened and what have we done to prevent this happening again?

2/20/2026

](https://openrouter.ai/announcements/openrouter-outages-on-february-17-and-19-2026)