Openrouter: Sample code and API

Sample code and API for R1 (free) OpenRouter normalizes requests and responses across providers for you. Learn OpenRouter : Quick Start Tutorial - Interactive AI tutorial with hands-on examples, code snippets, and practical applications. Master AI engineering with step-by-step guidance. What is OpenRouter ? Think of OpenRouter as a universal booking counter at an airport. Instead of going to separate airline counters (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Meta, etc.), you go to one counter that gives you access to hundreds of LLM models from over 60 providers (all through a single, standardised API and a single API key). OpenRouter is a service that simplifies the integration and optimization of large language models (LLMs) from different providers through a standardized interface. It provides developers with metrics, routing options, and price transparency for various AI models across the web.