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OpenRouter
An API gateway for AI models: a program sends every request to one address with one key, and OpenRouter forwards it to the chosen model at any of many providers.
Price: Pay per use: each model at its provider's list price, plus a 5.5% fee when you buy credits (read 13 October 2026)
Free plan: yes, limited
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Who uses it, and for what
One row per story. The grade is for the claim that the business uses this tool, not for its revenue.
| Story | What it does there | When | Cost stated | Grade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DocsBot AI | May pass requests to various models for the free image tools on the website. | C | A public page outside the story's source list | ||
| Magai | Single access point through which the product calls the language models of many providers. | C | StationLM transcript of the podcast version: I built a $99K/month AI app, Starter Story | ||
| Vid.AI | Passes the script-writing and image requests to language and image models. models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and xAI | C | Vid.AI privacy policy and terms, last updated 27 September 2026 | ||
| MagicSlides | One key for all model providers; the founder says he moved his products to it from separate accounts. | C | Sanskar Tiwari on X, posts from 2023 to 2026 | ||
| Lancer | Routes the product's AI requests to model providers, with fallback to another provider; no source names the models. | C | Lancer: Privacy policy, read 15 October 2026 | ||
| GenPPT | Supplies AI models for the text, research and image generation that make the slides. | US$1,500 for AI APIs and tokens in September 2026 | C | GenPPT Privacy Policy, updated 26 September 2026 | |
| Chat Thing | Routes each bot message to the model provider that the customer selected. | C | Chat Thing list of sub-processors, updated 29 July 2026 | ||
| Draft AI | Gives the app access to several AI models that write the carousels, scripts and posts. various AI models, not named in any source | C | Draft privacy policy, last updated 24 July 2026 |
Grade A: the tool's maker or a payment processor confirms the use. Grade B: an independent report, or the tool is visible in public code. Grade C: the founder or the company says so.
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