Openrouter

OpenRouter gives you a single API to call 200+ language models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and others without managing separate integrations. It's OpenAI SDK compatible, so you can swap it in as a drop-in replacement by just changing the base URL. The real value is in production scenarios where you want model fallbacks, cost optimization across providers, or the ability to A/B test different models without rewriting code. Streaming works as expected, pricing is pay-per-token with no subscriptions, and you avoid vendor lock-in since switching between GPT-4, Claude, or Gemini is just a model parameter change. Solid choice if you're building multi-model applications or want insurance against rate limits and outages from single providers.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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$ npx -y skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill openrouter --agent claude-code

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OpenRouter - Unified AI API Gateway

Overview

OpenRouter provides a single API to access 200+ language models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral, and more. It offers intelligent routing, streaming, cost optimization, and standardized OpenAI-compatible interface.

Key Features:

Access 200+ models through one API
OpenAI-compatible interface (drop-in replacement)
Intelligent model routing and fallbacks
Real-time streaming responses
Cost tracking and optimization
Model performance analytics
Function calling support
Vision model support

Pricing Model:

Pay-per-token (no subscriptions)
Volume discounts available
Free tier with credits
Per-model pricing varies

Installation:

npm install openai  # Use OpenAI SDK
# or
pip install openai  # Python

Quick Start

1. Get API Key

# Sign up at https://openrouter.ai/keys
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="sk-or-v1-..."

2. Basic Chat Completion

import OpenAI from 'openai';

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Details

Repository: github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills
Category: Backend & APIs
First seen: Jun 3, 2026