Releasesby IbisEvery Modality Through One API
GA3 months agoUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
OpenRouter now supports chat, image generation, embeddings, and transcription through a single base URL and API key structure.
Topics: LLMs
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OpenRouter has introduced an audio transcription API at /api/v1/audio/transcriptions, supporting base64 audio input and returning JSON text.
Classifiers: Track What Your Agents Do and What It Costs
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Image Generation Models on OpenRouter
OpenRouter has introduced a dedicated /api/v1/images endpoint for image generation models, using the same billing and keys as chat completions.
Ori Eval: Find the Best Model for What You're Building
OpenRouter has launched Ori Eval, a tool that runs agents on custom prompts, checks the tools they call, and grades the answers to help developers choose the best model for their product.
Ori Harness: The Best Way to Use OpenRouter with Any Harness
OpenRouter has released the ori CLI, allowing users to run supported harnesses with an optimized configuration out of the box after logging in once.
The OpenRouter MCP Server
The OpenRouter MCP server allows coding agents to access the OpenRouter model catalog, benchmarks, and documentation directly from within an editor.
Introducing the Unified Image API
The new Unified Image API provides capability discovery across over 30 image models from 8 providers through a single endpoint.
Model Routing Powered by Wisdom of the Market
OpenRouter has launched a new Auto router that uses market-based model decisions to route tasks. The router outperforms conventional task-based classifiers across a wide spectrum of tasks.
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