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OpenAI API vs OpenRouter
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Measured differences - no winner is declared
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| Attribute | OpenAI API | OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|
| Company | OpenAI | OpenRouter |
| Type | API | Infrastructure |
| Popularity rank | #30 1places down | #15 unchanged |
| Trend 7d | +11% | -6% |
| Momentum 30d | -21% | +9% |
| Wikipedia views 28d | — | — |
| HN stories 28d | 1 | 27 |
| Entry price | —Not verified | — |
| Free tier | No | Unknown |
| Enterprise plan | Yes | Unknown |
| Open source | No | No |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud |
| Platforms | — | — |
| Text | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | – |
| Coding | ✓ | – |
| Image generation | ✓ | – |
| Video generation | – | – |
| Speech | ✓ | – |
| Web search | – | – |
| Deep research | – | – |
| Agents | ✓ | – |
| Computer use | – | – |
| File analysis | – | – |
| Memory | – | – |
| API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local / offline | – | – |
| Linked models | 104 | — |
| GitHub stars | 31,726 | — |
| Launched | 11 Jun 2020 | — |
| Last tracked event | — | — |
| Price data freshness | Not verified | Not verified |
Popularity rank over time
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