OpenRouter
Data confidence: HighUnified API for multiple AI models. Access GPT-4, Claude, Llama in one place.
Founded by: Alex Wang, Kevin Wang
OpenRouter has a Developer Momentum Index of 24, ranking #14 of 262 companies. Key metrics include 1.7M monthly package downloads, 138 GitHub stars.
Developer Adoption
Developer Adoption
Package downloads and ecosystem metrics, 30-day window
Active Contributors Trend
github contributors remained stable at 1 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github contributors |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 1 |
npm Dependents Trend
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npm Download Trend
npm Downloads remained stable at 1,630,377 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | npm downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 1,630,377 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 1,630,377 |
PyPI Download Trend
PyPI Downloads grew from 111,291 to 114,404 (+2.8%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | pypi downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 111,291 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 114,404 |
Key Signals
Developer Community Metrics
Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.
Category Benchmark
33 Foundation Models companies30-Day Trends
npm Downloads
npm Downloads remained stable at 1,630,377 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | npm downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 1,630,377 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 1,630,377 |
PyPI Downloads
PyPI Downloads grew from 111,291 to 114,404 (+2.8%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | pypi downloads |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 111,291 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 114,404 |
GitHub Stars
GitHub Stars grew from 115 to 138 (+20.0%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github stars |
|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | 115 |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 123 |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 123 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 123 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 123 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 124 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 124 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 124 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 124 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 125 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 125 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 129 |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 131 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 132 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 133 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 135 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 136 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 137 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 137 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 138 |
HN Mentions
HN Mentions grew from 136 to 300 (+120.6%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 136 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 156 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 106 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 163 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 166 |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 167 |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 178 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 203 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 209 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 210 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 212 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 215 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 216 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 247 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 253 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 256 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 257 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 258 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 266 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 269 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 267 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 300 |
According to AI-Buzz, OpenRouter has 1,630,377 npm downloads in 30 days, with 114,404 PyPI downloads in 30 days, with 1 active contributors in 30 days, with 65 npm dependent packages, ranks #7 in Foundation Models for HN discussion share (out of 33 tracked with 4.1% of HN discussion), with 0% positive developer sentiment (200 HN comments analyzed).
Source: https://www.ai-buzz.com/companies/openrouter?utm_source=citation&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cite_this_data
Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →
About
About
Description
Unified API for multiple AI models. Access GPT-4, Claude, Llama in one place.
Estimated Company Size
1 - 10 employees
Website
openrouter.aiDetails
Founded
2023
Description
OpenRouter provides one API for multiple AI models. Switch between GPT-4, Claude, Llama easily. Popular with developers.
Data Confidence
ExcellentReflects profile completeness, metric freshness, and signal coverage.
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