Which OpenRouter provider is fastest
openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions
975ms
Typical location- On a bad day
- 2073 ms
- Best region
San Francisco
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api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions
1007ms
Typical location- On a bad day
- 1555 ms
- Best region
- San Francisco
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api.x.ai/v1/chat/completions
2572ms
Typical location- On a bad day
- 3565 ms
- Best region
Montreal
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