OpenRouter Provider Settings

Provider Configuration

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# Required: OpenRouter settings
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-or-v1-your-openrouter-key

Settings File

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{
  "env": {
    "ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
    "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-or-v1-your-openrouter-key"
  },
  "preferences": {
    "model": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514"
  }
}

Available Models via OpenRouter

Model	ID	Cost (per 1M tokens)
Claude Opus 4	anthropic/claude-opus-4-20250514	$15 / $75
Claude Sonnet 4	anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514	$3 / $15
Claude Haiku 4	anthropic/claude-haiku-4-20250514	$0.25 / $1.25

Prices shown as input/output per 1M tokens. Check openrouter.ai for current pricing.

Setup

1. Create an account at https://openrouter.ai
2. Generate an API key from the dashboard
3. Add credits to your account
4. Replace sk-or-v1-your-openrouter-key with your actual key

Why OpenRouter?

• Unified billing: One account for multiple model providers
• Automatic fallback: Routes to available providers if one is down
• Usage tracking: Detailed per-model cost breakdown
• Rate limit pooling: Aggregated rate limits across providers
• Model comparison: Easily switch between models for benchmarking

Cost Controls

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# Set a spending limit (in your OpenRouter dashboard)
# Or use per-request limits:
export OPENROUTER_MAX_PRICE=0.01  # Max cost per request

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
Invalid API key	Ensure key starts with sk-or-v1-
Insufficient credits	Add credits at openrouter.ai/credits
Model not available	Check model status at openrouter.ai/models
Slow responses	Try a different provider route in settings