pi: with free models

OpenRouter # Today I signed up for OpenRouter. The Unified Interface For LLMs Better prices, better uptime, no subscriptions. Its main selling point is a single LLM API endpoint to rule them all, without lock-in to a specific provider or model. Upon signing up you’ll get an API Key: sk-or-v1-..., which you’ll save to your password manager. You use one, right?! The next step is to wire the key to a harness. At this point it’s no surprise I’ve been investing in pi, though OpenCode remains a decent contender. In pi, run /login, select “Sign in with an API key”, select OpenRouter and then input the key. Then select a /model. A good starting point is openrouter/free: The simplest way to get free inference. openrouter/free is a router that selects free models at random from the models available on OpenRouter. The router smartly filters for models that support features needed for your request such as image understanding, tool calling, structured outputs and more. It’s slow. But it’s free!…