alt Hacker NewsI'd suspect it's related to the rise of good/cheap Chinese models, and OpenRouter is the best way to use them without jumping through a ton of hoops.
I'd suspect it's related to the rise of good/cheap Chinese models, and OpenRouter is the best way to use them without jumping through a ton of hoops.
Exactly , not even small startup anywhere in us , eu or nearby will be ok to send data to China, but with open router you can create a no China provider selector with one llm call and start using Chinese llms without paying to vendors a single cent .
What’s the angle for stripe , electrify over tokens exchange is the new money flow , and stripe wants to monetize it. 5% tax on any llm token is an amazing deal