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OpenRouter gives you a unified, OpenAI-compatible API for inference, so you can access hundreds of models across dozens of providers without rebuilding your stack.

> Switch models easily: Keep your existing OpenAI SDK calls and swap models with a single parameter.

> Route intelligently: Use AutoRouter to choose models based on price, speed, and quality.

> Build for reliability: Multi-provider failover, transparent pricing, usage analytics, and fine-grained data policies are built in.

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