All updates · Official

Official news, first rumor reports and substantive progress. Each entry keeps the information published at that time.

• OpenRouter rebuilds provider routing for speed, reliability, and value—not price alone

  OpenRouter’s Oct 28, 2026 blog says it replaced price-only default routing with an algorithm that blends realized price, latency, throughput, and error rates. Early results cite about 16.9% better TTFT, 16.3% higher throughput, 67% fewer capacity errors, and ~6% higher cost before providers optimize for the new router; no customer code changes required.

  OfficialOfficial updateOct 29Source: OpenRouterPart of OpenRouter
• OpenRouter announces CSAM screening across its platform and clarifies ZDR retention exceptions

  OpenRouter says it is applying CSAM screening across the platform and updating docs/terms so Zero Data Retention still means prompts and responses are not kept after processing except when users opt into storage or retention is required for CSAM review, reporting, and legal preservation. Training-use prohibitions are restated.

  OfficialOfficial updateOct 28Source: OpenRouterPart of OpenRouter

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