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.

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