A single API and account for reaching many AI models from different providers.
OpenRouter routes requests to models from a wide range of providers through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint and one billing account. It also offers a web chat interface for trying models side by side.
You pay each provider's listed rate plus a platform fee, drawn from a prepaid balance; some free-tier models are available.
No — the point of the service is that one account and key covers the models it lists.
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