OpenRouter

AI models Acquired (opens in a new tab) openrouter.ai (opens in a new tab) · in/104068329 (opens in a new tab) · @openrouter (opens in a new tab)

OpenRouter sells one API in front of 400-plus models from 80-plus providers, with routing and failover between them. It is bought by developers and companies building AI applications, on pay-as-you-go credits that work across any model, with no subscription.

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October 2026
- OpenRouter publishes median Claude Code session costs (opens in a new tab)
  
  10-30 Campaign openrouter.ai ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  
  OpenRouter published the median cost of real Claude Code sessions run through its API.
- OpenRouter adds ElevenLabs voice models with a launch-week discount (opens in a new tab)
  
  10-09 Campaign openrouter.ai ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  
  OpenRouter added nine ElevenLabs text-to-speech models and two speech-to-text models.
- OpenRouter compares agent code-execution tools, then sells its own (opens in a new tab)
  
  10-05 Campaign openrouter.ai ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  
  OpenRouter published a comparison of server-side code-execution tools for AI agents.
September 2026
- OpenRouter adds a batch tier at roughly half price (opens in a new tab)
  
  09-23 Release openrouter.ai ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  
  OpenRouter launched a Batch API across more than 70 models: submit requests asynchronously and providers.
- OpenRouter runs a second cut of its Descript customer story (opens in a new tab)
  
  09-21 Campaign openrouter.ai ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  
  OpenRouter published an Insights post, "Two Hours of Work That Takes a Week".

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Director, Growth Marketing (opens in a new tab)

Marketing leadership United States, Remote

Director-level, player/coach role running OpenRouter's self-serve growth engine.