A user considering alternatives to OpenRouter mentioned they like Vercel AI Gateway but feel that OpenRouter offers better guardrails.

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        "author": "Significant-mood55",
        "excerpt": "I feel you, had exactly the same issue , the credits didnt show up after paying and they havent replied to the countless emails ive sent for more than 1 month. Not promoting them on purposeor anything but llmgateway has been flawless so far for me.",
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        "excerpt": "I’ve had a similar experience. New user, $25 down, test for an hour or so with opencode and my coding bench comparing some of the paid and free models by doing code reviews on a test repo. Come back a few days later to find my account is “restricted”!\n\n I did get a reply from support after two weeks, but saying they’re not lifting the ban, and otherwise no details about what happened. I’ve sent fu",
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        "excerpt": "I have no idea why people use openrouter. I tried it. It sucked all my credits right away. I'm on claude and codex sub right now both 5X.",
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        "excerpt": "Support not withstanding, what are the alternatives you’re considering for OpenRouter? I like Vercel AI Gateway but feel that OR offers better guardrails.",
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