Comment by dvdkon

If you're making a commercial SaaS, that's probably the way to go. For individual users like me, with a coding harness and some extra BYOK tools, OpenRouter is convenient and the few extra percent don't hurt much. I appreciate being able to try out any new model with just an ID swap, same with inference providers when they prices change. I know I wouldn't enjoy managing 5+ accounts, each with their own balance, in 3+ tools, so this is one thing I'm happy to outsource.