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Your OpenRouter Model Slug Is a Pool, Not a Deployment

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Moving from a vendor SDK to OpenRouter reads like a trivial migration. The request shape stays OpenAI-compatible, you change a base URL, and suddenly one key reaches hundreds of models. What the diff does not tell you is that the string you put in model does not identify a machine. It identifies a…

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  1. 2026-09-18 19:00 · DEV Community — AI
    Your OpenRouter Model Slug Is a Pool, Not a Deployment

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