{"categories":[{"label":"Artificial Intelligence","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering-artificial-intelligence/5"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Connects LangChain applications to OpenRouter, a unified API gateway for hundreds of AI models across multiple providers, enabling model selection and switching without changing application code.","skillfed_tags":["langchain-integration","model-abstraction","multi-provider"],"use_cases":["Build a chatbot that can switch between different AI models (GPT, Claude, Llama, etc.) without changing application logic.","Prototype LangChain agents with multiple model providers to compare quality and cost without rewriting integration code.","Deploy a production service that routes requests to different models based on availability, cost, or performance tiers via OpenRouter.","Evaluate different models on the same task by iterating over model names in a LangChain pipeline.","Reduce vendor lock-in by abstracting model selection through a single, provider-agnostic API layer."],"what_it_does":"langchain-openrouter is a LangChain integration that bridges your LangChain application to OpenRouter, a unified API for accessing hundreds of AI models from many providers. Instead of managing separate connections to different model providers, you point LangChain to OpenRouter and let it handle routing to the underlying models. The package wraps OpenRouter's API in LangChain's standard model interfaces, so you can swap models or providers by changing a configuration string rather than rewriting application code.\n\nIt depends on langchain-core (LangChain's base abstractions) and openrouter (the direct Python client for OpenRouter). The package is in Beta status, actively maintained, and supports Python 3.10 through 3.14. It carries no known security vulnerabilities and uses a permissive MIT license.","worth_installing":"Yes. This is a straightforward, low-friction integration for LangChain users who want to access OpenRouter's multi-provider model catalog. It has no security vulnerabilities, active maintenance, permissive licensing, and minimal dependencies. Install it if you're building with LangChain and want the flexibility to choose from hundreds of models without rewriting your code."},"id":"langchain-openrouter","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/langchain-openrouter","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/langchain-openrouter.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/langchain-openrouter/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-14","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"langchain-openrouter","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"An integration package connecting OpenRouter and LangChain"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":567328,"position":5968,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.2.8"}