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Posted by rvz 1 day ago

OpenRouter is joining Stripe(openrouter.ai)
Previously: Stripe will reportedly acquire OpenRouter for $7B+ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49323381
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ppwawaw 14 hours ago|
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Netherlands007 21 hours ago||
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BonoboIO 21 hours ago||
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radicality 22 hours ago||
That’s great for the team. Though as a user of openrouter, I am worried that the much larger company will soon find ways to enshittify it :S
echelon 22 hours ago|
Switching costs are zero and alternatives are plentiful.

OpenRouter is a name.

yjftsjthsd-h 20 hours ago|||
What are some good alternatives?
dethos 9 hours ago||
Some other comments suggested https://cortecs.ai/. I never tested it, but from a brief look, it does seem a viable alternative.
Taikhoom10 22 hours ago|||
You're right in that OpenRouter alone does not have embedded switching costs, but bundled with Stripe's other offerings, it creates lock-in.
CurbStomper 22 hours ago||
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Taikhoom10 23 hours ago||
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vldszn 23 hours ago||
looks like a money-making machine =)
TZubiri 23 hours ago||
If author can't afford a domain, it's hard to trust whatever they have to write.
Taikhoom10 22 hours ago||
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Taikhoom10 23 hours ago||
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brunoborges 23 hours ago|
Interoperability through standards pays off better for customers than integrated solutions, because it pushes integration without vendor lock-in.
Taikhoom10 23 hours ago||
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Taikhoom10 22 hours ago||
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tomhow 22 hours ago||
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Marciplan 22 hours ago||
u are doing HN better than simon lately, nice
Taikhoom10 23 hours ago|
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