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OpenRouter drops the subagent tool: Big models can delegate side tasks to smaller models mid-generation.

OpenRouter launched the server-side proxy tool openrouter:subagent, allowing big models to hand off independent side tasks to smaller, cheaper candidate models while generating content. The results of these side tasks come back as outcomes that the main model integrates. The working model can also be equipped with online search, web scraping, and other standalone tools for multi-step reasoning in a sandbox environment. To prevent infinite recursion, OpenRouter has introduced nested depth limits and hard caps.

Why it matters: subagent pioneers a new paradigm for task collaboration between models, significantly lowering the reasoning costs for complex Agent tasks.

#AI #OpenRouter #人工智能 #Agent

OpenRouter drops an Activity Explorer, letting you track multi-model API spend and cache efficiency in real-time.

OpenRouter has launched a fresh Activity Explorer dashboard that enables developers and enterprise teams to monitor their cash flow, token counts, and cache hit rates across various models, team members, and AI agents. The dashboard features four key modules: Overview, Trends, Explore, and Guardrails, providing a complete visual link for multi-model calls.

Why it matters: As enterprises increasingly adopt multi-model strategies, tracking and optimizing API expenditures has become a must. OpenRouter's Activity Explorer upgrades multi-model cost management from manual estimates to real-time visuals, lowering the operational barriers for AI applications.

#OpenRouter #AI #Web3

Hey bros, I woke up and OpenRouter is back at it, racking up 395 upvotes on HN and shooting straight to the front page!\n\nLong story short, it's an aggregator platform for various big model APIs, bringing together OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and more in one place. Developers can just call the model they want without the hassle of connecting with each one separately.\n\nThis time they raised a whopping $113 million in Series B, which is a pretty eye-catching number, showing that capital is bullish on this kind of API aggregation service. There's a ton of chatter in the 194 comments, with some folks finding it super useful for cutting down on the switching costs.\n\nFor my fellow big model developers, you might want to check it out yourself to avoid getting overwhelmed by all the different APIs. I've already marked it.\n\nhttps://openrouter.ai/announcements/series-b\n#OpenRouter #大模型 #融资 #tech-gossip

OpenRouter raises $113M in a Series B funding round

#OpenRouter secures $113M in a Series B funding round led by CapitalG, with participation from a16z, Menlo Ventures, Nvidia, ServiceNow, MongoDB, Snowflake, and Databricks. This funding round brings OpenRouter's total funding to $153M.

OpenRouter is a platform designed to facilitate access to various #AI models through a unified API. It allows developers and businesses to integrate multiple language models into their applications without managing separate APIs for each provider.

👉 x.com/OpenRouter/status/2059277623629664758

MAJOR CRYPTO FUNDRAISING EVENTS IN MAY

#Kalshi #Exa #Elliptic #OpenRouter #Gemini #Fun #Fasset #Variational #Augustus #JudgmentLabs #CatenaLabs #Stitch #OpenTrade #TownSquare #Nof1 #ArcNova

#Kalshi禁令 #Exa #Arc20 #Elliptic #OpenRouter

Biggest Fundraising Rounds in May*

Token prices may be cooling, but capital is still pouring in. May's biggest rounds totaled over $2.2B across prediction markets, AI, stablecoin infrastructure, and perp DEXs.

• *Kalshi* - $1.2B
• *Exa* - $250M
• *Arc* - $222M
• *Elliptic* - $120M
• *OpenRouter* - $113M
• *Fun* - $72M
• *Fasset* - $51M
• *Variational* - $50M
• *Judgment* *Labs* - $32M
• *Catena* - $30M
• *PopDEX* - $30M
• *OpenTrade* - $17M
• *Town* *Square* - $16.3M
• *Nof1* - $15M

Kalshi led by a mile - more than every other round combined, while AI dominated the mid-tier and perp DEXs (Variational, PopDEX) showed the tokenless race is far from over.

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