Announcements
New models, providers, functionality, and ecosystem updates.
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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.
Dev & BYOK Updates: Uptime API + Smarter Key Management
Track model uptime via API and get more control over your BYOK setup including usage limits and testable keys.
Simplifying Our Platform Fee
We’re rolling out a simpler and more transparent platform fee structure:
GIF Prompts, Omni Search, Tool Caching, and BYOK Flags
Faster workflows, smarter tooling, and smoother image support—GIFs, provider search, Anthropic tool-call caching, and BYOK confirmation are all now live.
New Features: Reasoning Streams, Crypto Invoices, End-User IDs & More
Stream reasoning summaries, protect your rate limits, pay with crypto, and lock down your keys—now all live on OpenRouter.
Passkeys, DevEx Upgrades, and a New Guide for TypeScript Agents
Secure your account with passkeys, explore provider slugs, and build agents faster with fresh docs.