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OpenRouter

Unified API and marketplace for large language models. OpenRouter exposes 500+ models from 80+ providers behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, with provider routing, fallbacks, prompt and response caching, and bring-your-own-key support.

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Cloud · Comparison · Wajid Ali · Oct 24, 2026 · 11 min

AI Gateways Compared: Vercel vs Cloudflare vs OpenRouter

Vercel AI Gateway, Cloudflare AI Gateway, and OpenRouter all pass tokens through at list price. Here is how their fees, BYOK, caching, routing, and limits actually differ.

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