> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.typingmind.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# OpenRouter

[OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/) is a platform/API layer that lets yoiu access many different AI models from different providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Minimax, Moonshot, Deepseek, etc.

Here is how to use OpenRouter models on Typing Mind.

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/typingmind/manage-and-connect-ai-models/openrouter/Untitled.png" alt="Untitled" />

## 1. Create an account

Go to [openrouter.ai](https://openrouter.ai) and create an account. Open Router allows you to use some model for free, or you can buy more credits to use the premium models.

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/typingmind/manage-and-connect-ai-models/openrouter/Untitled%201.png" alt="Untitled" />

## 2. Create an API key

After signing up, go to [https://openrouter.ai/keys](https://openrouter.ai/keys) to create an API key.

Enter “Typing Mind” to the name field. Leave the “Credit limit” empty to set the limit to unlimited.

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/typingmind/manage-and-connect-ai-models/openrouter/Untitled%202.png" alt="Untitled" />

## 3. Add Credits

Go to **Account** > **Settings**, scroll down to the credit section to **Add Credits** so you can use the generated API keys.

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/typingmind/manage-and-connect-ai-models/openrouter/Untitled%203.png" alt="Untitled" />

## 4. Enter OpenRouter API key to TypingMind

* Go to [**typingmind.com**](http://typingmind.com)
* Navigate the Models menu on the left sidebar → Switch to API key tab
* Input the copied API key

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/typingmind/f18I_2hiObU32xEr/images/api-key-tab.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=f18I_2hiObU32xEr&q=85&s=cd0e293a1514cb9d086e8754ac1106ee" alt="Api Key Tab" width="2342" height="1764" data-path="images/api-key-tab.webp" />
</Frame>

After entering the API key for OpenRouter, switch back to Models tab → select OpenRouter → enable OpenRouter models you want to chat with.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/typingmind/VAznm0Uo9H9pR4_5/images/or-model.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=VAznm0Uo9H9pR4_5&q=85&s=b1346ffe559181eaa8e70366b437e78a" alt="Or Model" width="2356" height="1740" data-path="images/or-model.webp" />
</Frame>

## 5. Use the model

Now you can select the newly added custom model and start chatting:

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/typingmind/manage-and-connect-ai-models/openrouter/image%202.png" alt="image.png" />