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OpenRouter

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Multi-provider inference router used by many coding agents.

OpenRouter is an API gateway that exposes many models through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Coding agents (Cline, Kilo, Aider, others) use it as a router. It is infrastructure for model independence, not a harness.

Model independence
Router
Deployment
Cloud
Open source
No
License
Proprietary service
Pricing model
Usage
Added / updated
19 Aug 2026 / 19 Aug 2026

openrouter.ai · Docs

Editorial take

OpenRouter is how a lot of “multi-model” checkboxes come true. You are trusting a third-party proxy with prompts and sometimes code. That is a security choice. It is not a coding agent. Pair it with Aider or Cline; do not confuse the router with the harness.

Strengths

  • One API to a large model catalog.
  • De facto router for open coding agents.
  • Usage billing instead of a new seat.

Limitations

  • Cloud proxy. Prompts leave your network.
  • Not a sandbox or reviewer.
  • Model quality and routing changes under you.

Fields last checked against primary sources on . Pricing and plan names rot; follow the vendor URL.