Claude Code vs OpenRouter

FeatureClaude CodeOpenRouter
CategoryCoding AssistantsAI Development
PricingPay-per-use (API)Pay-per-use (varies by model)
GitHub Stars25,000—
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsWeb
Features
  • ✓ Terminal-native
  • ✓ Multi-file editing
  • ✓ Git integration
  • ✓ Codebase reasoning
  • ✓ Tool use
  • ✓ MCP support
  • ✓ 200+ models
  • ✓ Unified API
  • ✓ Auto-fallback
  • ✓ Rate limiting
  • ✓ Usage tracking
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible
Tags
codingclianthropicclaudeagentic
apimulti-modelgatewayroutingpay-per-use