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OpenRouter vs Portkey

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OpenRouter compared with Portkey
DetailOpenRouterPortkey
What it doesThe unified interface for every model Production Stack for Gen AI Builders
StageEstablished Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS US
Pricing modelfreemium Not given
PricingFree plan with 25+ models and 4 providers, 50 requests/day. Standard: pay-as-you-go with 5.5% fee on credit purchases. Business: pay-as-you-go with 8% fee. Enterprise: volume-based pricing with contracts and dedicated support. Not given
Key features
  • Access to 500+ models across 80+ providers
  • Auto-routing and preferred vendor selection
  • Custom data policies for model and provider selection
  • Prompt caching
  • Multi-modal support: text, images, videos, and audio
  • Automatic fallback to other providers on errors
  • In-region routing for EU and US
  • OpenAI-compatible API
  • Management API key controls
  • Activity logs and export
  • AI Gateway with universal API access to 1,600+ LLMs
  • Real-time observability dashboard for LLM monitoring
  • Guardrails for enforcing output quality and constraints
  • Prompt management with templates and versioning
  • AI Governance with role-based access control
  • Semantic and simple caching with unlimited TTL
  • Automatic fallbacks and advanced routing rules
  • Agent tracing and performance monitoring
  • PII redaction for data privacy
  • MCP Gateway for Model Context Protocol integration
What makes it different
  • No vendor lock-in across 80+ providers
  • No markup on provider inference pricing
  • Transparent marketplace showing unique strengths of each model
  • Automatic fallback and redundancy across providers
  • Failed requests are not billed
  • Unified API access to 1,600+ LLMs with 3-line integration
  • Intelligent caching that saves thousands on repeated requests
  • Real-time observability and cost monitoring dashboard
  • End-to-end LLM orchestration for agents and complex workflows
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)88 no change since last check74 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)3827
Citation Flow (Majestic)7047
Referring domains (Majestic)245233006

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