OpenRouter

What it is

OpenRouter gives developers and businesses one API for accessing AI models from many providers. Teams can compare models, route requests by cost or performance, and manage usage, security policies and private deployments from the same service.

How it's doing

Launches and key moments

• Nov 2026LaunchLaunches a rebuilt Auto Router and an Auto Code router specialized for coding requests. OpenRouter ↗
• Oct 2026LaunchUpdates Guardrails so organization limits and workspace defaults can be managed separately. OpenRouter ↗
• Oct 2026LaunchAdds private endpoints for enterprise customers' own model deployments. OpenRouter ↗
• Sep 2026LaunchIntroduces a Batch API for submitting inference workloads for later completion. OpenRouter ↗
• Aug 2026CompanyStripe announces an agreement to acquire OpenRouter; the companies do not disclose a purchase price. Stripe ↗
• May 2026FundingAnnounces a $113 million Series B led by CapitalG. OpenRouter ↗

Funding rounds

The domain story

• 1The name and business started close together. The registry dates openrouter.ai to April 2023, and OpenRouter says it started in early 2023. That timing suggests the .ai name was part of its early identity, though the record does not show who registered it.
• 2Its public record has a transfer lock. The cached registry record shows a client-level transfer lock and an April 2027 expiry. It does not show registry-level server locks.
• 3Its public DNS fronts the product through Cloudflare. Cloudflare nameservers and web addresses serve the domain, while Google MX records handle mail. The origin host is not visible from these proxy addresses.

Sales history

Questions about openrouter.ai

What is OpenRouter?

OpenRouter gives developers and businesses one API for accessing AI models from many providers. Teams can compare models, route requests by cost or performance, and manage usage, security policies and private deployments from the same service.

Who owns openrouter.ai?

The public registry record doesn't name the owner (hidden by a privacy service). The domain runs OpenRouter, from OpenRouter.

When was openrouter.ai registered?

On 17 Apr 2023, according to the .ai registry.

When does openrouter.ai expire?

The registry record, checked 9 Nov 2026, shows an expiry date of 17 Apr 2027.

What has OpenRouter launched recently?

Launches a rebuilt Auto Router and an Auto Code router specialized for coding requests (Nov 2026); Updates Guardrails so organization limits and workspace defaults can be managed separately (Oct 2026); Adds private endpoints for enterprise customers' own model deployments (Oct 2026).

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Sources

1. OpenRouter: About OpenRouter
2. OpenRouter: Introducing the new Auto and Auto Code routers
3. OpenRouter: Guardrails now separate organization limits from workspace defaults
4. OpenRouter: Private Endpoints
5. OpenRouter: Batch API
6. OpenRouter: OpenRouter raises $113M Series B
7. Stripe: Stripe agrees to acquire OpenRouter
8. CapitalG: OpenRouter company profile
9. OpenRouter: Enterprise Access Agreement
10. Domain record: the .ai registry (RDAP), checked 9 Nov 2026
11. Public DNS checked 9 Nov 2026
12. "What it is", "The domain story" and the answers above are written by aidomaindata from the sources listed

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