As a nobody I like OpenRouter because it lets me quickly test out all of the emerging open weight models. I normally use Claude Code but if I run out of usage I'll pull up GLM 5.2 or Deepseek V4 in OpenCode via OpenRouter. Occasionally I'll run Claude's work by a Google/OpenAI model through OpenRouter. If Claude Code becomes too expensive I now know I'll be pretty comfortable with open weight models.