# OpenRouter vs SiliconFlow (slim)

> OpenRouter scores 68.5 (B) to SiliconFlow's 46.7 (D) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenRouter scores 68.5 (B) on agent readiness against SiliconFlow's 46.7 (D), and leads in every scored category. Both do llm inference.

- OpenRouter: B 68.5, rank #211 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter.min.md
- SiliconFlow: D 46.7, rank #848 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/siliconflow.min.md
- OpenRouter, good for Agents that need many models behind one key, provider failover and a hard price ceiling per request. Ahead on Reliability, 55 against 33; Schema & documentation, 90 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 85 against 60; Security & auth, 60 against 39; Payments & pricing, 40 against 35; Maintenance & community, 84 against 47; Transparency & trust, 71 against 51. Also Free to start without a card.
- SiliconFlow, good for Agents that want recent open-weight chat models, plus image, video and speech, behind one OpenAI-style key at low per-token prices, and can live without a status page or SLA.

| Category | OpenRouter | SiliconFlow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 90 | 65 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 85 | 60 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 60 | 39 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 84 | 47 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 51 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenRouter | SiliconFlow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model router | Model API |
| Vendor | OpenRouter | SiliconFlow Labs Pte. Ltd. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://openrouter.ai/api/v1` | `https://api.siliconflow.com/v1` |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) | Proprietary service under the SiliconFlow Terms of Use |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-14 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-31 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-31 | no date given |
| Popularity | 226 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |