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karmic sparrow Jan 28, 2026, 2:49 AM

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how to I run claude sonnet 4.5 or opus 4.5 through OpenRouter?

I keep getting rate limited on my claude/anthropic API, and have openrouter using deepseek. but how do I get a different model on there?
idealy sonnet 45. or opus 45

dire echoBOT Jan 28, 2026, 2:49 AM

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gritty heraldBOT Jan 28, 2026, 2:50 AM

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karmic sparrow how to I run claude sonnet 4.5 or opus 4.5 through OpenRouter? I keep getting r...

To run Claude 4.5 through OpenRouter, use the openrouter/anthropic/<model> format:

Setup:

# Authenticate with OpenRouter
clawdbot onboard --auth-choice apiKey --token-provider openrouter --token "$OPENROUTER_API_KEY"

Config:

{
  env: { OPENROUTER_API_KEY: "sk-or-..." },
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      model: { primary: "openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5" }
      // or for Opus:

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