APIActive

OpenRouter

Unified API for hundreds of AI models with automatic fallbacks and cost optimization.

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Field note

What it does

OpenRouter provides a single API endpoint to access hundreds of AI models, handling fallbacks automatically and selecting cost-effective options per request.

Capabilities

Available capabilities

Higher Rate LimitsReal-world Model InsightsModel RoutingEmbeddingsStreamingAPI AccessRate Limit HandlingSmart Routing with FallbackAI Model AccessUnified database and search APIChat completionsAutomatic FailoverConsolidated BillingPrice and Performance OptimizationUnified Billing via StripeCredential RotationAPI Key ManagementModel Fallbacks Support

Tags

Tags

Stripe ProjectsLLM RoutingAPIAI GatewayLLM APIAIModel FallbackMulti-Provider

Ways to use it

Ways to use it

cli

Not filed / https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-projects

rest

Not filed / https://openrouter.ai/docs

sdk

typescript / @openrouter/sdk

sdk

python / openrouter

sdk

typescript / @openrouter/agent

rest

Not filed / https://openrouter.ai/docs/quickstart

cli

Not filed / https://docs.stripe.com/stripe-projects

rest

Not filed / https://openrouter.ai/docs

sdk

typescript / openai

sdk

typescript / @anthropic-ai/sdk

sdk

typescript / @openrouter/sdk

Product features

Product features

​ Advanced Sorting with Partition

​ Example: Using Multiple Percentile Cutoffs

​ Floor Price Shortcut

​ How Percentiles Work

​ Nitro Shortcut

​ Performance Thresholds

​ Price-Based Load Balancing (Default Strategy)

Provider Routing

​ Provider Sorting

​ Use Case 1: Route to the Highest Throughput or Lowest Latency Model

​ Use Case 2: Find the Cheapest Model Meeting Performance Requirements

​ When to Use Percentile Preferences