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See how OpenRouter's models evolved by answering the same challenge across generations.

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OpenRouter

OpenRouter

OpenRouter provides a unified API to access hundreds of AI models from multiple providers with automatic routing.

Total Models

21

Text Models

21

Active Period

Apr 2023 – Mar 2026

Compare OpenRouter Models

Hunter Alpha

Mar 2026

Hunter Alpha is a 1 Trillion parameter + 1M token context frontier intelligence model built for agentic use. It excels at long-horizon planning, complex reasoning, and sustained multi-step task execution, with the reliability and instruction-following precision that frameworks like OpenClaw need. Note: All prompts and completions for this model are logged by the provider and may be used to improve the model.

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Healer Alpha

Mar 2026

Healer Alpha is a frontier omni-modal model with vision, hearing, reasoning, and action capabilities. It brings the full power of agentic intelligence into the real world: natively perceiving visual and audio inputs, reasoning across modalities, and executing complex multi-step tasks with precision and reliability. Note: All prompts and completions for this model are logged by the provider and may be used to improve the model.

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Aurora Alpha

Feb 2026

Aurora Alpha is a cloaked reasoning model provided by OpenRouter to gather community feedback. Designed for speed, it is built for coding assistants, real-time conversational applications, and agentic workflows. Default reasoning effort is set to medium for fast responses; for agentic coding use cases, high effort is recommended.

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Pony Alpha

Feb 2026

Pony Alpha is a cutting-edge foundation model with strong performance in coding, agentic workflows, reasoning, and roleplay, making it well suited for hands-on coding and real-world use. Released as a stealth model via OpenRouter to gather community feedback, Pony Alpha features a massive 200K context window and supports tool calling, structured outputs, and step-by-step reasoning.

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Z.AI: GLM 4.7

Dec 2025

Z.AI: GLM 4.7 model integrated via automation on 2025-12-22

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TNG R1T Chimera

Nov 2025

TNG R1T Chimera model integrated via automation on 2025-11-27

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INTELLECT-3

Nov 2025

INTELLECT-3 model integrated via automation on 2025-11-27

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Bert-Nebulon Alpha

Nov 2025

Bert-Nebulon Alpha model integrated via automation on 2025-11-24

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Sherlock Dash Alpha

Nov 2025

Sherlock Dash Alpha model integrated via automation on 2025-11-15

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Sherlock Think Alpha

Nov 2025

Sherlock Think Alpha model integrated via automation on 2025-11-15

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Polaris Alpha

Nov 2025

A powerful, general-purpose model that excels across real-world tasks, with standout performance in coding, tool calling, and instruction following.

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Andromeda Alpha

Oct 2025

Smaller reasoning model trained for image and visual understanding. Cloaked trial; prompts and outputs logged for provider feedback.

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Sonoma Dusk Alpha

Sep 2025

This is a cloaked model provided to the community to gather feedback. A fast and intelligent general-purpose frontier model with a 2 million token context window. Supports image inputs and parallel tool calling.

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Sonoma Sky Alpha

Sep 2025

Sonoma Sky Alpha model integrated via automation on 2025-09-05

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Horizon Beta

Aug 2025

This is a cloaked model provided to the community to gather feedback. This is an improved version of Horizon Alpha. Note: It's free to use during this testing period, and prompts and completions are logged by the model creator for feedback and training.

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Horizon Alpha

Jul 2025

This is a cloaked model provided to the community to gather feedback. Note: It's free to use during this testing period, and prompts and completions are logged by the model creator for feedback and training.

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Cypher Alpha (free)

Jul 2025

Cypher Alpha (free) model integrated via automation on 2025-07-01

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Optimus Alpha

Apr 2025

A stealth, powerful, all-purpose model supporting long-context tasks, including code generation. Based on community feedback.

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Quasar Alpha

Apr 2025

This is a cloaked model provided to the community to gather feedback. It's a powerful, all-purpose model supporting long-context tasks, including code generation. All prompts and completions for this model are logged by the provider as well as OpenRouter.

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F5-TTS

Oct 2024

Open-source zero-shot text-to-speech with natural prosody. Generates highly natural speech from just a reference audio clip.

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Bark

Apr 2023

Versatile open-source generative audio model capable of speech, music, and sound effects. Supports laughter, crying, and non-verbal sounds.

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