OpenRouter operates as a unified API gateway and marketplace providing developers access to over 300 large language models from more than 60 providers through a single interface. It simplifies integration, billing, and model selection while offering better prices, higher uptime, and reliability compared to individual providers. The company processes 25 trillion tokens monthly and serves 5 million global users, positioning it as the largest AI model router.

Products & services

OpenRouter API An OpenAI-compatible API for accessing hundreds of language, image, embedding, and transcription models from multiple providers through one interface.
OpenRouter Model Routing A model-inference routing service that distributes requests across providers and can fail over when a provider is unavailable, while supporting provider selection and data-policy controls.
OpenRouter Chat A web-based chat interface for interacting with AI models available through OpenRouter.
OpenRouter Models Directory A catalog for browsing and comparing more than 400 models from over 70 providers, including model capabilities, pricing, and usage information.
OpenRouter Enterprise An enterprise offering for organizations using OpenRouter to manage team-based access to hosted AI models and model-provider integrations.
Union Alpha A multimodal artificial intelligence model for research, programming, code analysis, and agent workflows.

Leadership

Chris Clark COO and Co-Founder
Louis Vichy Co-Founder
Alex Atallah CEO and Co-Founder
Sunil Joseph Vice President, Customer Success and Support

Seniority mix

Entry & junior 0%
Mid-level 20%
Senior 50%
Lead & principal 10%
Manager & above 20%

Based on 10 open roles

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