Smolagents vs OpenRouter

FeatureSmolagentsOpenRouter
CategoryAI Agent FrameworksAI Development
PricingFree (open-source)Pay-per-use (varies by model)
GitHub Stars15,000—
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWeb
Features
  • ✓ Code agents
  • ✓ Tool calling
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ Lightweight
  • ✓ Hub integration
  • ✓ 200+ models
  • ✓ Unified API
  • ✓ Auto-fallback
  • ✓ Rate limiting
  • ✓ Usage tracking
  • ✓ OpenAI-compatible
Tags
agentshuggingfacelightweightpython
apimulti-modelgatewayroutingpay-per-use