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OpenRouter

Product Pretty sure ยท boring wins
https://openrouter.ai

API aggregator that solved the actual problem: devs tired of rewriting code for 47 different LLM endpoints. Not revolutionary, but shipping real utility.

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OpenRouter is a straightforward proxy/aggregator: normalize API calls across Claude, GPT, Llama, etc., add routing logic and fallbacks, charge a spread. No novel research, no algorithmic contribution. But this is exactly what devs actually needed โ€” write to one API contract, swap models without refactoring. The alternative was copy-pasting 47 different SDK integrations. High-friction problem solved by competent execution beats elegant solution that ships nowhere. Marketing is present but prop...

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