Announcements
New models, providers, functionality, and ecosystem updates.
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The First-Ever Image Model Is Up on OpenRouter
SOTA image generation, character consistency, and multi-image outputs—now live with Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview.
Tool Calling Accuracy
After just one week on the platform, GPT-5 has taken the #1 spot for tool calling accuracy on OpenRouter. Here’s how the leaderboard looks and what this means for developers.
GPT-5 is now live
GPT-5 is here on OpenRouter — long-context, built for complex reasoning and code workflows.
Audio Inputs and PDF URLs for Apps
Add voice input and send PDFs by URL, on any model.
Presets: How To Seamlessly Transfer Model Configurations Across Apps
Customize once and use everywhere. Server-side presets now simplify your model workflows.
New Privacy-Focused Provider Drop: Venice
Venice joins OpenRouter as a new provider, offering its flagship uncensored model for private, powerful, and non-restrictive AI.
Use OpenRouter Models in Cursor: Try it with Moonshot AI's Kimi K2
Explore it in action: See how effortlessly you can run Kimi K2 in Cursor using OpenRouter’s flexible model routing.
Updates to Our Free Tier: Sustaining Accessible AI for Everyone
Introducing new models to sustain accessible AI inference.
New Stealth Model: "Cypher Alpha"
Try Cypher Alpha — a free, general-purpose stealth model with built-in tool-calling.
Introducing Presets: Manage LLM Configs from Your Dashboard!
Centralize your LLM logic, iterate faster, and clean up your code. Presets are now live on OpenRouter.