APIActive

OpenRouter API

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

Field note

What it does

Send standard HTTP requests to /api/v1/chat/completions. Works with any language or framework. Supports streaming and model aliases like ~openai/gpt-latest.

Capabilities

Available capabilities

Fallback Handling Model Routing Streaming Chat completions

Advanced Sorting with Partition

OpenRouter API

What it does

Available capabilities

Tags

Ways to use it

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

What it does

Available capabilities

Tags

Ways to use it

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

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 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