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Built an OpenRouter-style API gateway — ~500 signups, almost nobody pays. What am I missing?

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Hey folks — I built A2Agent, a pay-as-you-go LLM API gateway similar to OpenRouter, but focused on Chinese open-weight models: DeepSeek / GLM / Kimi / Qwen / MiniMax One API key, OpenAI + Anthropic compatible Priced below official vendor rates, no top-up fee, credits don’t expire New accounts get $…

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  1. 2026-10-20 07:57 · DEV Community — AI
    Built an OpenRouter-style API gateway — ~500 signups, almost nobody pays. What am I missing?

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