An unfiltered conversation with Alex Atallah, CEO of OpenRouter

Listen to a conversation with Alex Atallah, the CEO of OpenRouter, along with Nolan Fortman and Logan Kilpatrick. The conversation covers: The start of OpenRouter Open vs Closed models Why AI usage is the ultimate metric for us How to compare different models in production How to rank models And much more! Check out Around the Prompt on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... We recorded this episode a few months ago and for various reasons (mostly Nolan and Logan being too busy shipping stuff to work on this show), have waited to release it. Alex's point of view is timeless and actually speaks to his point of view that everything talked about is even more relevant today now. 00:00 Inspiration for OpenRouter 05:40 Who uses OpenRouter 10:53 Why is model routing hard 19:15 AI vs Crypto Industries 32:46 Where does OpenRouter go next? 38:08 AI and Crypto Hype 44:06 2025 predictions Note: This video reflects the personal views of Logan and Nolan and does not represent the views of their employers (past, present, or future).