> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://lava.so/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# OpenRouter

> OpenRouter is an OpenAI-compatible aggregator in front of hundreds of models.

OpenRouter offers 6 models through Lava's AI Gateway, supporting Chat Completions. Authentication uses `Authorization: Bearer`. See the [OpenRouter API docs](https://openrouter.ai/docs/api-reference/overview) for provider-specific parameters.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Supports both **managed** (Lava's API keys) and **unmanaged** (bring your own credentials) mode.

## Quick Start

```typescript theme={null}
const response = await fetch('https://api.lava.so/v1/forward?u=https%3A%2F%2Fopenrouter.ai%2Fapi%2Fv1%2Fchat%2Fcompletions', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${forwardToken}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    model: 'openrouter-deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017',
    messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
  }),
});
```

## Chat Completions

**Target URL:** `https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions`

| | |
| - | - |
| **Content Type** | `application/json` |
| **Streaming** | Yes (set `stream: true` in request body) |

| Model | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens |
| - | - | - |
| openrouter-gpt-6.1-terra | \$1.00 | \$5.00 |
| lava-adaptive | \$0.75 | \$3.75 |
| openrouter-deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 | \$0.30 | \$1.20 |
| openrouter-mercury-3 | \$0.20 | \$0.70 |
| openrouter-glm-5.3-flash | \$0.15 | \$0.50 |
| openrouter-glm-5.3-flash-nitro | \$0.15 | \$0.50 |

## Next Steps

> [card] [All Providers](https://lava.so/docs/gateway/supported-providers.md)
>
> Browse all supported AI providers

> [card] [Forward Proxy](https://lava.so/docs/gateway/forward-proxy.md)
>
> Learn how to construct proxy URLs and authenticate requests


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