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@ Leo Wandersleb
2025-03-03 18:46:40
OpenRouter appears to be the main player in the field of providing access to multiple LLMs and while it appears to have some features I'm missing at nostr:npub16g4umvwj2pduqc8kt2rv6heq2vhvtulyrsr2a20d4suldwnkl4hquekv4h, its payment process is the best advertisement to not using them.
First of all, I **have to** create an account and agree to the privacy policy and TOS. Ok, nobody reads those, right?
Then my first query fails due to lack of funds. Sure, same with nostr:npub16g4umvwj2pduqc8kt2rv6heq2vhvtulyrsr2a20d4suldwnkl4hquekv4h.
Let's add some funds, shall we? I heard they also accept "crypto".
https://i.nostr.build/fBCSX9QzE6BskwXK.png
I have to opt in to use crypto and it defaults to $10 but the due amount is $10.53? A 5.3% fee for using the hardest money possible? That's quite a surprise, given nostr:npub16g4umvwj2pduqc8kt2rv6heq2vhvtulyrsr2a20d4suldwnkl4hquekv4h has a 5% discount instead.
So, whatever. I'm not going to stay long. I just want to try this out to know what I'm missing out on. After all, nostr:npub16g4umvwj2pduqc8kt2rv6heq2vhvtulyrsr2a20d4suldwnkl4hquekv4h costs a ton when using in the Cline plugin and while some claim it's just how Cline works, I wanted to see for myself if changing between the providers mid session would change the fees. But not with $10. How about $5? Well, no surprise, the fee just went up a bit but not much. 5.4% it is, so I'm getting my wallet ready ... but what is this???
https://i.nostr.build/chBuUJGZ5gd3zBao.png
I want to make a payment, not connect a wallet. Apparently Bitcoin is not supported at least by this merchant.
Clicking on "Open Billing Portal" on the other hand opens stripe and pre-fills my full name and email address. I can't edit neither. Guess I have to trust stripe to not have harvested my email before hitting that submit button. We will see in my spam folder.
https://i.nostr.build/rOAxYt4flc3bpXsw.png
Well, ... guess I'll leave it to the PPQ team to monitor their competition and trust them after having seen enough red flags elsewhere.