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I Kept Reusing One OpenRouter API Key Across Projects — Here's Why That Bit Me

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I didn't think much about API key hygiene until I had two side projects and a client script all pointed at the same OpenRouter API key. It felt harmless — one key, one .env file, done. Then one week my usage dashboard showed a spend spike I couldn't immediately explain, and I had no clean way to te…

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  1. 2026-09-01 08:34 · DEV Community — AI
    I Kept Reusing One OpenRouter API Key Across Projects — Here's Why That Bit Me

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