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OpenRouter

OpenRouter ↗ is a platform that provides a unified interface for accessing and using large language models (LLMs).

Endpoint

https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/{account_id}/{gateway_id}/openrouter

URL structure

When making requests to OpenRouter ↗, replace https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions in the URL you are currently using with https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/{account_id}/{gateway_id}/openrouter/chat/completions.

Prerequisites

When making requests to OpenRouter, ensure you have the following:

Your AI Gateway Account ID.
Your AI Gateway gateway name.
An active OpenRouter API token or a token from the original model provider.
The name of the OpenRouter model you want to use.

Examples

cURL

curl -X POST https://gateway.ai.cloudflare.com/v1/{account_id}/{gateway_id}/openrouter/v1/chat/completions \
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