OpenRouter launches quarterly event series for developers actually shipping models to production

Live demos, no slides

OpenRouter, the unified interface that gives access to more than 500 models from 80-plus providers and processes over 200 trillion tokens a month, is launching a quarterly event series called "In Production." The first event takes place September 9 at CapitalG's San Francisco offices, and the concept is straightforward: no hype, no futuristic decks, just founders who have taken a real product live and show what it looks like under the hood. Alex Atallah, OpenRouter's co-founder and CEO, will take the stage himself for a live demo of the platform, a rare chance to see the tool in action without a marketing layer on top.

Three founders, three products in the field

On stage will be Om Buddhdev, co-founder and CEO of Olam Labs (YC S26), Gregor Žunič, co-founder of Browser Use (YC W25), and Hai Ta, co-founder of Userlens (YC P26). Each will present their product, explain how OpenRouter fits into their stack, and share what worked, what broke along the way, and what they learned while moving fast. The format includes a live demo, Q&A, and then networking with drinks, no generic panels on "the future of AI."

The numbers behind the platform

OpenRouter positions itself as a routing layer above the model market: 500-plus models, 80-plus providers, better pricing than direct access, higher uptime, and no subscription model. The volume, 200 trillion tokens a month, signals significant adoption among teams running real production workloads, not just experiments. The event is meant to reflect that community: developers who pick a model per task, swap providers when needed, and need an abstraction layer that won't lock them in.

An event for builders, not investors

The invitation is explicitly aimed at founders, engineers, and AI builders who ship code to production. Spots are limited on purpose, and the agenda is tight: doors at 18:00, demos and Q&A until 19:15, then open time for conversation. This isn't a conference with hundreds of attendees and swag booths, it's a room of people who have hit the same infrastructure, routing, and cost problems and can trade notes without explaining the basics.

Logistics and registration

The event takes place September 9 at CapitalG's San Francisco offices, with an 18:00 start. Registration is via an application form, spots are limited, and organizers are screening to keep the audience relevant. For anyone building with LLMs day to day who wants to see how other teams solve the same infrastructure problems, this is the room to be in.