Mac, Claude Code + Codex, Orca, Railway, Cloudflare, OpenRouter, Obsidian, Wispr Flow.
OpenRouter
One API across many model providers, with price comparison and automatic failover.
first seen 12 Jun 2026
35mentions
18creators
97%organic
1×sponsored
Who actually uses OpenRouter
From tracked mentions across YouTube, podcasts, X and newsletters. Active = mentioned in the last 120 days.
- Fireship4.3M reach · since 12 Aug 20262×
- Ishan Sharma2.2M reach · since 23 Aug 20261×
- Tech With Tim2.1M reach · since 8 Oct 20263×
- IBM Technology1.8M reach · since 21 Aug 20261×
- Nate Herk | AI Automation1.1M reach · since 21 Aug 20261×
- Vaibhav Sisinty877k reach · since 16 Sept 20261×
- Matthew Berman642k reach · since 4 Aug 20261×
- ProgrammingKnowledge2483k reach · since 22 Jul 20261×
- Youri van Hofwegen337k reach · since 3 Jul 20262×
- MattVidPro AI305k reach · since 18 Sept 20261×
- Cole Medin230k reach · since 8 Oct 20261×
- IndyDevDan153k reach · since 20 Jul 20264×
- Jonathan Acuña - Doctor AI35.7k reach · since 23 Oct 20268×
- Charlie Changdormant1.5M reach · since 16 Apr 20262×
- sentdexdormant1.4M reach · since 19 Jun 20262×
- Productive Dudedormant175k reach · since 4 Mar 20262×
- Malva AIdormant175k reach · since 7 Jun 20261×
- Zen van Rieldormant49.7k reach · since 29 Jun 20261×
The receipts
Verbatim quotes, ≤120 characters, linked to the second they were said.
This is what OpenRouter lets me do. I get access to all the models in one place
Stripe, OpenRouter, Kie.ai, fal, Cloudflare R2, Railway, ElevenLabs.
look at how OpenRouter fits into the workflow.
I also run OpenCode so I can plug in cheaper models like DeepSeek and GLM through OpenRouter.
I cut my AI token costs by skipping subscriptions and using OpenRouter instead.
Stripe, OpenRouter, Kie.ai, fal, Cloudflare R2, Railway, ElevenLabs.
Next, I discover music-generation features in ElevenLabs and discuss Suno and OpenRouter as other options for accessing
Accessing AI models through OpenRouter
Get started with OpenRouter here
Get started with OpenRouter here
This video is sponsored by OpenRouter. Thank you to OpenRouter for partnering on this one!
In this video, indydevdan uses OpenRouter to break down the state of LLMs as we enter the final quarter of 2026.
Then we stress test the results with DeepSeek V4 Flash and GLM Flash through OpenRouter
Jev on OpenRouter
How to Set Up DeepSeek Harness + OpenRouter
connect OpenRouter and Telegram
An anonymous model called Ox Alpha just conquered OpenRouter
Stripe's OpenRouter acquisition
I tested Stealth OX Alpha and other free OpenRouter models inside Claude Code
AI gateway startup OpenRouter, a platform that routes token traffic across more models and providers
OpenRouter is the only API you need for AI. Every model, the best uptime and no subscription. Try it free
Every sandbox gets a freshly minted OpenRouter provisioning key with a hard spend cap at mount
Linked in the description for OpenRouter
supports hundreds of different models across various providers like OpenRouter
• Open Router Fusion
connecting AI models through OpenRouter to using memory, skills, and scheduling
OpenRouter for API access to a bunch of models
How to route one cloud model like Claude Opus across Anthropic, Google Vertex, and OpenRouter
GLM 5.2 on Open Router
Is there a newer or better tool?
No public switch source is available here for a move away from OpenRouter. This does not establish that nobody switched. Other tracked tools in AI Assistants are listed below.
FAQ
Do creators actually use OpenRouter, or is it sponsored?+
Of 35 tracked OpenRouter mentions with receipts, 34 are organic (genuine workflow use), 1 sponsored — 97% organic. Every mention is labelled by source, and payment never changes the ranking.