203 posts analyzed Updated Jul 2026
Averages 7 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 4 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (64%).
r/openrouter Traffic & Engagement r/openrouter Traffic & Engagement
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Upvote Distribution
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r/openrouter Most Active Times When r/openrouter Is Most Active
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r/openrouter Flair Performance r/openrouter Flair Performance
Upvotes and volume by flair Average upvotes and post volume by flair
| Flair | Posts | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| Question | 60 (62.5%) | 8 |
| Discussion | 30 (31.3%) | 10 |
| Suggestion | 6 (6.3%) | 6 |
Post Type Breakdown
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r/openrouter Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/openrouter
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| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| openrouter | 66 (32.5%) | 9 | 8 |
| model | 25 (12.3%) | 5 | 5 |
| free | 22 (10.8%) | 5 | 8 |
| models | 22 (10.8%) | 7 | 6 |
| use | 16 (7.9%) | 7 | 12 |
| api | 13 (6.4%) | 7 | 3 |
| deepseek | 13 (6.4%) | 14 | 10 |
| open | 12 (5.9%) | 3 | 4 |
| claude | 11 (5.4%) | 7 | 9 |
| using | 11 (5.4%) | 9 | 15 |
r/openrouter Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/openrouter
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This community doesn't link off-site.
Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.
r/openrouter Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/openrouter
Highest-performing posts Highest-performing posts. Each title links to Reddit.
It’s coming folks.
Chinese LLM pricing vs US frontier models is getting absurd
DeepSeek v4 is MUCH cheaper than Qwen 27B and 35B-A3B: why?
Kimi K3 is now on OpenRouter
Someone stole my engineering API key and burned through 11M tokens in minutes ($100)
Who's actually using Chinese LLMs for work (and not stressing about data privacy)?
Stripe is reportedly in talks to acquire OpenRouter — good news or a reason to worry?
GLM 5.2 , 80% discount in OpenRouter, Input -$0.2583, Output - $0.8118, Cache - $0.04797, What's the catch ?
New design
OpenRouter users: why use OpenRouter instead of Claude/ChatGPT subscriptions?
| Title | Upvotes | Comments | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It’s coming folks. | 234 | 171 | image | Jul 20 |
| Chinese LLM pricing vs US frontier models is getting absurd | 108 | 57 | text | Jul 8 |
| DeepSeek v4 is MUCH cheaper than Qwen 27B and 35B-A3B: why? | 86 | 41 | image | Jul 4 |
| Kimi K3 is now on OpenRouter | 85 | 17 | link | Jul 16 |
| Someone stole my engineering API key and burned through 11M tokens in minutes ($100) | 76 | 30 | image | Jul 22 |
| Who's actually using Chinese LLMs for work (and not stressing about data privacy)? | 64 | 113 | text | Jul 25 |
| Stripe is reportedly in talks to acquire OpenRouter — good news or a reason to worry? | 58 | 36 | text | Jul 27 |
| GLM 5.2 , 80% discount in OpenRouter, Input -$0.2583, Output - $0.8118, Cache - $0.04797, What's the catch ? | 54 | 15 | text | Jul 19 |
| New design | 54 | 41 | image | Jul 13 |
| OpenRouter users: why use OpenRouter instead of Claude/ChatGPT subscriptions? | 45 | 38 | text | Jul 15 |
r/openrouter Audience Overlap r/openrouter Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
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r/openrouter FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/openrouter
What's the best time to post on r/openrouter?
Based on posting volume, r/openrouter is most active on Thursdays around 4 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/openrouter?
r/openrouter averages 7 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/openrouter get?
Posts on r/openrouter average about 8 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/openrouter get most?
On r/openrouter, most posts are text posts (64%)