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OpenRouter

OpenRouter (openrouter.ai): 5 changes recorded in its website history since May 2023. Homepage last checked 6 November 2026.

Recorded changes

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  1. New logosBetween and

    Added logos to its homepage: Cline preview and Cline.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  2. New logosBetween and

    Added logos to its homepage: Favicon for anthropic, Favicon for openai, Favicon for google, Hermes Agent preview and Hermes Agent.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  3. PricingBetween and

    Added a pricing page.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  4. HiringBetween and

    Added a careers page.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

  5. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeUser-funded AI apps
    AfterA unified interface for LLMs

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

First recorded website

Observed 25 May 2023

Our earliest capture with readable facts. This is our first observation, not when the company introduced these things. These website claims are not independently verified.

Authenticate and use your AI models in one place

All facts above belong to this capture. Unlisted fields mean we have no readable observation, not that they were absent.

How it describes itself

Similar headlines are grouped together. The quote shown is from the last capture in each group, not necessarily the exact wording throughout that period.

  1. January 2024 – November 2026 · 7 captures · latest observed messagingThe Unified Interface For Every Model

    The unified interface for every model. Find the best models & prices for your prompts

    This wording observed 6 November 2026.

    Inspect 7 captures in this group
    • 5 January 2024 · A unified interface for LLMs archived page
    • 1 July 2024 · A unified interface for LLMs archived page
    • 1 January 2025 · A unified interface for LLMs archived page
    • 1 July 2025 · The Unified Interface For LLMs The Unified Interface For LLMs archived page
    • 1 January 2026 · The Unified Interface For LLMs archived page
    • 1 July 2026 · The Unified Interface For LLMs archived page
    • 6 November 2026 · The Unified Interface For Every Model current websiteHistorical capture not publicly available
  2. Seen July 2023 · 1 captureUser-funded AI apps

    Authenticate and use your AI models in one place

    This wording observed 15 July 2023.

Summary of the record · AI-written

Written by an AI model on 7 November 2026 from the dated observations above; this is not the date the changes happened; each point links to the changes it rests on.

OpenRouter adds pricing page, careers section and new homepage logos

OpenRouter updated its homepage positioning, introduced a pricing page and careers section, and added several logos to its homepage.

  • Between July 2023 and January 2024, OpenRouter changed its homepage headline from “User-funded AI apps” to “A unified interface for LLMs”. [1]
  • Between January 2025 and July 2025, OpenRouter added a careers page, indicating it was advertising jobs. [2]
  • Between July 2025 and January 2026, OpenRouter added a pricing page. [3]
  • Between January 2026 and November 2026, OpenRouter added multiple logos to its homepage, including favicons for anthropic, openai, google, Hermes Agent preview, Hermes Agent, Cline preview and Cline. [4][5]

Cite this record

StartupHistory, “OpenRouter” company record, https://startuphistory.org/c/openrouter.ai

Machine-readable: /c/openrouter.ai.json. How changes are found: method.