Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.arouter.ai/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
OpenAI SDK
The OpenAI Python SDK works out of the box with ARouter.
Installation
Basic Usage
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.arouter.ai/v1",
api_key="lr_live_xxxx",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="openai/gpt-5.4",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in one sentence."}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
Multi-Provider Routing
Switch providers by changing the model string:
# Anthropic via OpenAI SDK
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
# DeepSeek via OpenAI SDK
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek/deepseek-v3.2",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
# Gemini via OpenAI SDK
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="google/gemini-2.5-flash",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
Streaming
stream = client.chat.completions.create(
model="openai/gpt-5.4",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Write a haiku about code."}],
stream=True,
)
for chunk in stream:
if chunk.choices[0].delta.content:
print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content, end="")
Async
import asyncio
from openai import AsyncOpenAI
client = AsyncOpenAI(
base_url="https://api.arouter.ai/v1",
api_key="lr_live_xxxx",
)
async def main():
response = await client.chat.completions.create(
model="openai/gpt-5.4",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
asyncio.run(main())
Embeddings
response = client.embeddings.create(
model="openai/text-embedding-3-small",
input="The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog",
)
print(response.data[0].embedding[:5])
Anthropic SDK
The Anthropic Python SDK works natively.
Installation
Basic Usage
import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic(
base_url="https://api.arouter.ai",
api_key="lr_live_xxxx",
)
message = client.messages.create(
model="claude-sonnet-4.6",
max_tokens=1024,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(message.content[0].text)
For the Anthropic SDK, set base_url to https://api.arouter.ai (without /v1).
The SDK adds /v1/messages automatically.
Streaming
with client.messages.stream(
model="claude-sonnet-4.6",
max_tokens=1024,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Write a story."}],
) as stream:
for text in stream.text_stream:
print(text, end="")
Gemini SDK
The Google Generative AI Python SDK works by
configuring the API endpoint.
Installation
pip install google-generativeai
Basic Usage
import google.generativeai as genai
genai.configure(
api_key="lr_live_xxxx",
transport="rest",
client_options={"api_endpoint": "https://api.arouter.ai"},
)
model = genai.GenerativeModel("gemini-2.5-flash")
response = model.generate_content("Hello!")
print(response.text)
The transport="rest" parameter is required. The Gemini SDK defaults to gRPC,
which is not supported by ARouter.