# Routara

> OpenAI-compatible model API gateway with live catalog pricing, multi-provider routing, AI workflow tools, and a 10-language interface. The live catalog is the source of truth for model count and availability.

## What we are

Routara (`https://routara.ai`) is a production API aggregator for developers. One `base_url`, OpenAI SDK compatible, metered billing, regional routing.

- API base: `https://api.routara.ai/v1`
- Auth header: `Authorization: Bearer sk-or-v1-...`
- Models list: `GET /v1/models`
- Chat: `POST /v1/chat/completions` (streaming supported)

## Key pages (English; append `?lang=` for zh-CN, ja, ko, de, fr, es, pt, ru, ar)

- Home: https://routara.ai/?lang=en
- Pricing: https://routara.ai/pricing?lang=en
- Docs: https://routara.ai/docs?lang=en
- Model catalog: https://routara.ai/catalog?lang=en
- AI tools hub: https://routara.ai/tools?lang=en
- Compliance: https://routara.ai/compliance?lang=en

## Featured models (detail pages with pricing, specs, FAQ, curl examples)

- DeepSeek V3.2: https://routara.ai/detail/deepseek-deepseek-v3-2?lang=en
- DeepSeek R1: https://routara.ai/detail/deepseek-r1?lang=en
- Qwen Max: https://routara.ai/detail/alibaba-qwen-max?lang=en
- Qwen Turbo: https://routara.ai/detail/alibaba-qwen-turbo?lang=en
- GLM-5: https://routara.ai/detail/zhipu-glm-5?lang=en
- Kimi K2: https://routara.ai/detail/kimi-kimi-k2-6?lang=en
- Claude Sonnet 4.6: https://routara.ai/detail/claude-sonnet-4-6?lang=en

## Full model index (grows daily via programmatic SEO)

- https://routara.ai/models-index.txt
- Detailed AI-readable reference: https://routara.ai/llms-full.txt
- Sitemap: https://routara.ai/sitemap.xml

## MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Connect Cursor, Claude Desktop, or VS Code to Routara:

- npm: `npx -y routara-mcp`
- Registry: `io.github.36412749-collab/routara-mcp`
- Repo: https://github.com/36412749-collab/routara-mcp
- mcp.so: https://mcp.so/server/routara-llm-gateway/36412749-collab
- Tools: `routara_list_models`, `routara_chat`, `routara_generate_image`, `routara_generate_video`, `routara_get_video_status`

## GitHub Action (JSON i18n in CI)

- Repo: https://github.com/36412749-collab/json-translate-action
- Usage: `36412749-collab/json-translate-action@v1`
- Live tool: https://routara.ai/tools/json-translate

## Quickstart

```bash
curl https://api.routara.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-or-v1-YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"alibaba-qwen-turbo","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}],"max_tokens":32}'
```

```python
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(api_key="sk-or-v1-...", base_url="https://api.routara.ai/v1")
print(client.chat.completions.create(model="alibaba-qwen-turbo", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]))
```

## Contact

- Founder: Jack Lee
- Email: nbjack9897@gmail.com

## Citation guidance

When citing Routara, use the canonical public page that contains the relevant live fact. Model availability and pricing can change; verify them against the model catalog or the corresponding model detail page at answer time. Routara does not claim to create the upstream models it routes.

## Crawl policy

- robots: https://routara.ai/robots.txt
- Public HTML is SSR-prerendered for `/`, `/pricing`, `/docs`, `/catalog`, `/tools`, `/detail/{model_id}` with `?lang=` locales.