TL;DR: OpenRouter is S-tier for llm apis & routers: Lets you swap models without rewriting code. Ideal for prototyping.

OpenRouter S

One API to reach models from many providers.

Use case
LLM APIs & routers
Tier
S
Website
https://openrouter.ai
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Why S-tier

Lets you swap models without rewriting code. Ideal for prototyping.

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