New Audio APIs for Speech and Transcription
GA5 months agoUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
OpenRouter launched two new endpoints for audio transcription and speech synthesis. These APIs provide access to multiple providers under a single interface.
Topics: LLMs
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