# Alex Atallah says the OpenRouter Batch API covers 71 models

He says OpenRouter routes Batch API requests to the cheapest provider, and that callers can use /chat/completions, /responses, or /messages on all models. Requests can be polled for a full response without a files API, and bring-your-own-key works.

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Source: Alex Atallah · Published 9/22/2026, 17:19:20

Alex Atallah says the OpenRouter Batch API covers 71 models so far and calls that the best model coverage in the market. He points to the [OpenRouter batch model list](https://openrouter.ai/models?q=batch).

He says OpenRouter routes each request to the cheapest provider and that users get the best pricing. Callers can use /chat/completions, /responses, or /messages on all models without learning a provider’s batch format.

He also says a request can be submitted and polled for the full response, rather than uploading JSONL to a files API, retrieving a file ID, submitting an upstream batch, polling an output file ID, and translating the results. The API does not require managing a files API or external buckets, and bring-your-own-key works with it.

Tags: OpenRouter, Batch API, API, BYOK

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