ToolsSeptember 2, 2026via Simon Willison
llm-openrouter 0.7.1
Why it matters
A minor version bump to a developer tool that abstracts model routing, lowering friction for practitioners who want to experiment across frontier labs' APIs without lock-in.
Key signals
- llm-openrouter 0.7.1 released
- Tool routes to 200+ models via OpenRouter API
- Maintained by Simon Willison
- Developer productivity tool for model experimentation
- CLI-based, abstraction layer over multiple model providers
- llm-openrouter 0.7.1 release
- Open-source CLI tool for multi-model access
- Routes to 200+ models via OpenRouter API
- Posted by Simon Willison (LLM CLI creator)
- Incremental version release — no major capability shift indicated
The hook
Simon Willison ships llm-openrouter 0.7.1—the CLI tool that routes to 200+ models just got faster.