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Is the Open in OpenRouter the same as in Open AI? I couldn’t find any repository or hosted code. Thought it'd be a open source, self hostable tool with a cloud
by tom1337 4mo ago
Is the Open in OpenRouter the same as in Open AI? I couldn’t find any repository or hosted code. Thought it'd be a open source, self hostable tool with a cloud offering but seems its just the latter?
- alecco 4mo agoI assumed they were open source but now that I checked they are not, they say "Open" because they route to third-party open models. Yikes. Another VC crap layer?
- bijowo1676 4mo agotbh anyone can rig up something like openrouter in a few nights with claude code. its just a proxy
- kvirani 4mo agoToday your statement is a little too ambitious but I agree with the overall point that the inherent effort based moat in SaaS is mostly gone and now it is really about personalizing your own. The most common counter-argument that I've seen here is " Yes, but no organization wants to manage all of their different operational tools. They would rather just outsource that responsibility to third-party entities". I'm not sure I fully agree with that counter. Because agents can be viewed as third party entities in some sense. If not today then maybe soon.
- staticshock 4mo agoAn agent you can sue would count as a legitimate third party entity. Suing today's agents won't get you very far.
- m1keil 4mo agoOpen as in single API layer which allows you to swap the model under it.
- omneity 4mo agoThe Open in OpenRouter is the same as in OpenSea, as it's the same founder. Make of that what you will.
- dnnddidiej 4mo agoI make of it they are good at riding hype cycles