spb/tools-spboucher-ai

1{2  "slug": "openrouter",3  "name": "OpenRouter",4  "aliases": ["openrouter.ai"],5  "vendor": { "name": "OpenRouter, Inc.", "slug": "openrouter-inc", "website": "https://openrouter.ai" },6  "homepage_url": "https://openrouter.ai/",7  "docs_url": "https://openrouter.ai/docs/quickstart",8  "pricing_url": "https://openrouter.ai/pricing",9  "privacy_url": "https://openrouter.ai/privacy",10  "product_type": "api-service",11  "product_status": "active",12  "summary": "Unified API gateway to hundreds of models from many providers with automatic fallbacks, credit-based pass-through billing, BYOK, free models and data-policy routing",13  "description": "OpenRouter is a hosted gateway that fronts hundreds of models from many providers behind one API key and one endpoint. Requests use an OpenAI-compatible schema (plus a native Responses-style endpoint), so the OpenAI SDK works by changing the base URL, and thin TypeScript and Python client SDKs and an agent SDK with tool loops are also offered. The service routes each request to a provider, falls back automatically on errors, exposes latest aliases that resolve to the newest model in a family, and lets callers constrain routing by data policy, region or provider. A models endpoint lists everything available, and a hosted MCP server lets coding assistants query live catalog data.\n\nBilling is credit-based: inference is charged at the provider's list price and a platform fee applies when credits are purchased, with bring-your-own-key use billed by the provider directly. A Free plan grants access to free models with daily caps; Standard adds the full catalog and spend controls; Business adds EU or US in-region routing and workload identity; Enterprise adds private endpoints, SSO and contractual terms. OpenRouter is useful for comparing models or hedging against provider outages, at the cost of an extra hop, an intermediary in the data path (logging is configurable) and dependence on third-party capacity.",14  "capabilities": ["Single API key and endpoint for hundreds of models", "Automatic fallbacks and provider routing with data-policy and region constraints", "OpenAI-compatible schema plus native SDKs and an agent SDK", "Credit-based pass-through pricing and BYOK", "Free models with daily caps", "Models endpoint and hosted MCP server for catalog data"],15  "workflows": ["Benchmark several providers' models with one client", "Add provider fallback to a production assistant", "Route EU workloads in-region on the Business plan"],16  "advantages": ["Broadest model catalog from one account", "No provider markup on inference", "Easy migration via OpenAI compatibility"],17  "limitations": ["Extra network hop and intermediary in the data path", "Platform fee on credit purchases", "Model availability depends on upstream providers"],18  "prerequisites": ["OpenRouter account with credits or BYOK keys"],19  "audiences": ["Developers comparing or hedging across providers", "Teams wanting one bill for many models", "Hobbyists using free models"],20  "alternatives": ["litellm", "together-ai", "groq", "openai-platform"],21  "categories": [{ "slug": "model-providers", "primary": true }, { "slug": "llm-ops", "label": "Routing, fallbacks and spend controls" }],22  "tags": ["llm", "api", "gateway", "routing", "python", "typescript"],23  "use_cases": ["build-agents", "evaluate-llm-apps"],24  "operating_systems": ["any"],25  "execution_modes": ["cloud"],26  "interfaces": ["api", "sdk", "web", "mcp-server"],27  "deployment_models": ["saas"],28  "integrations": ["OpenAI SDK compatibility", "Vercel AI SDK", "LangChain", "LiteLLM", "Model Context Protocol"],29  "data_formats": ["JSON"],30  "languages": ["TypeScript", "Python"],31  "source_model": "proprietary",32  "pricing_model": ["freemium", "usage-based", "enterprise"],33  "pricing_checked_at": "2026-11-02",34  "self_hostable": false,35  "sources": [36    { "url": "https://openrouter.ai/", "type": "official_site", "title": "OpenRouter", "supports": ["name", "summary"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },37    { "url": "https://openrouter.ai/docs/quickstart", "type": "official_docs", "title": "OpenRouter quickstart", "supports": ["capabilities", "interfaces", "languages"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02" },38    { "url": "https://openrouter.ai/pricing", "type": "pricing_page", "supports": ["pricing_model"], "checked_at": "2026-11-02", "note": "Free, Standard, Business, Enterprise; credits with platform fee; BYOK" }39  ],40  "confidence": "high",41  "discovery_method": "editorial-research",42  "depth": "standard",43  "editorial_status": "reviewed",44  "visibility": "public",45  "featured": false,46  "author": "batch-A"47}48