OpenRouter API alternatives
Every provider that does what OpenRouter does, per capability, ranked on 6.1K routed calls from the last 30 days. Switch with one parameter; the input schema doesn't change.
Closest alternatives
| Provider | Shared capabilities | Ranks higher on | Cheaper per verified hit on | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 DiffbotKnowledge graph and structured extraction from any page. | 1 | 0 | 0 | OpenRouter vs Diffbot |
Alternatives for extract json
OpenRouter ranks #1 of 2.
| # | Provider | Grid score | Price | Fill rate | Accuracy | p50 | Per verified hit | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 | OpenRouter Grid Choice Verified Benchmarked | 94 | $0.0015per call | 95.0% | 92.0% | 2.1 s | $0.0017 | Rated 4.5 out of 5(21 reviews) |
| Rank 2 | Diffbot | 65 | $0.008per call | 90.0% | 90.0% | 3.6 s | $0.0099 | Rated 4.1 out of 5(5 reviews) |
More alternatives in the catalog
Named by the vendor itself, or offering the same capabilities per their docs. These are researched, not yet ranked on routed traffic.
Anthropic API2 shared capabilities: Claude models via API (also routable through OpenRouter).
Cohere2 shared capabilities: Command, Embed, Rerank and Parse model APIs for enterprise.
DeepSeek API2 shared capabilities: OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible API for DeepSeek models with peak/off-peak pricing.
Fireworks AI2 shared capabilities: Serverless and on-demand inference and fine-tuning for open models.
GroqCloud2 shared capabilities: Low-latency inference API for open models (OpenAI-compatible).- Mistral AI API2 shared capabilities: La Plateforme API for Mistral models: chat, embeddings, OCR and agents.
OpenAI API2 shared capabilities: GPT models for completion, extraction and embeddings.
Together AI2 shared capabilities: Serverless and dedicated inference for open models, plus batch and fine-tuning.- xAI API2 shared capabilities: Grok model API with spend-based rate-limit tiers.
Clay1 shared capability: Enrichment orchestration; no public data API as a source.
Parallel Web Systems1 shared capability: Search, Extract, Task (deep research), FindAll and Monitor APIs for AI agents.
Questions
What is a cheaper alternative to OpenRouter for extract json?
None this month: OpenRouter has the lowest cost per verified result at $0.0017.