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Unified API for multiple AI models. Access GPT-4, Claude, Llama in one place.

AI InfrastructureFounded January 2023#21 of 54 in AI Infrastructure

Updated May 29, 2026

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Company profile

What is OpenRouter?

OpenRouter provides one API for multiple AI models. Switch between GPT-4, Claude, Llama easily. Popular with developers.

Company research

As of May 5, 2026
  1. Hacker News mentions increased 81.8% over the last 30 days. Hacker News is discussion volume, not adoption.

Source check
Standard. Use as a directional reading from retained source data.
Sources
Public metric data from 5 providers.

History

Research history

2 research updates

Ai Infrastructure

OpenRouter: Hacker News mentions increased 81.8% over the last 30 days

Latest
Ai Infrastructure

OpenRouter: Hacker News mentions increased 96.4% over the last 30 days

1 metric

Latest company data

Primary data point

Downloads

2.1M/30d

npm
1.6M
PyPI
513.3K

Tracked packages: npm @openrouter/sdk; PyPI openrouter

▲ +21%npm + PyPI: Updated 1d ago

Other data points

Dependent projects

136

npm
98
PyPI
38

Projects depending on tracked packages: npm @openrouter/sdk; PyPI openrouter

npm + PyPI: Updated 8h ago

GitHub stars

198

Main repository stars

Updated 8h ago

Hacker News

299/30d

Position #1 in category discussion

Updated 8h ago

Repository health

Maintenance data from the main open-source repository.

Releases (30d)
0

About OpenRouter

OpenRouter provides one API for multiple AI models. Switch between GPT-4, Claude, Llama easily. Popular with developers.

FoundersAlex Wang, Kevin Wang

Tracked packages (2)

1 npm, 1 PyPI

@openrouter/sdk

npmMain npm package

@openrouter/sdk

Unified API for multiple AI models. Access GPT-4, Claude, Llama in one place.

openrouter

PyPIMain PyPI package

openrouter

Unified API for multiple AI models. Access GPT-4, Claude, Llama in one place.