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// Switch models, control cost

OpenRouter

Unified API gateway to hundreds of models with pay-as-you-go billing.

Closed / commercial Maintained For agents

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OpenRouter is unified API gateway to hundreds of models with pay-as-you-go billing.

Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to switch models, control cost.

Not for: teams that require open source or self-hosting.

01How to start

  1. 1Read the official README / docs for requirements and permissions.
  2. 2Install it as the official guide describes.
  3. 3Tell your agent the command exists (e.g. in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md) so it knows when to call it.

02Alternatives & comparison

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litellm The fastest, litest AI Gateway. Rust core with Python SDK. Call 100+ LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format with cost tracking, guardrails, load balancing, and logging [Bedrock, Azure, OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenAI, VertexAI, vLLM, Nvidia NIM] ★ 62k new-api A unified AI model hub for aggregation & distribution. It supports cross-converting various LLMs into OpenAI-compatible, Claude-compatible, or Gemini-compatible formats. A centralized gateway for personal and enterprise model management. ★ 50k kong 🦍 The API and AI Gateway ★ 44k claude-code-router One local control plane for every AI agent: route across models, fuse new capabilities, orchestrate tools, and stay fully in control. ★ 38k apisix The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway ★ 17k

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