OpenRouter Adds Video Generation: One API for Veo, Seedance, Wan and Sora

Melvin Vivas · X video post · 2026-04-16 · 3:27 · 212 views · Open on X

Topics: LLM Fundamentals, LLMOps, Deployment & Monitoring, AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: intermediate

Summary

Melvin Vivas shares OpenRouter's launch video for video generation. One unified API now covers top video models (Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1, Wan 2.7, Sora 2 Pro), alongside text, image, audio, embedding and reranker models. The OpenRouter team explains why they built it: video generation is fragmented and switching models costs a lot. They also show how to compare pricing, read the docs, use async video jobs, query model capabilities, and pass model-specific parameters through to the provider.

Key points

• OpenRouter's one API now covers video generation, next to text, images, audio, embeddings and rerankers.
• Launch models: Google Veo 3.1, BytePlus/ByteDance Seedance 2.0, Alibaba Wan 2.7 and OpenAI Sora 2 Pro. The team picked them for both expressiveness and cost efficiency.
• Usage stats: over 1 in 15 OpenRouter requests include images, audio or files as input. Image generation reached 100M generations in a few months and is growing about 50% month over month.
• Why build it: video models each have unique capabilities, but switching between them costs developers a lot. A unified API lowers that cost.
• On the OpenRouter model listing you can filter by output modality (video). Hover over a price to see the cost for each resolution and generation type, which makes models easier to compare.
• Video generation is asynchronous: you submit a job, wait a minute or two, then download the result. This lets you track several generations at once.
• A video models route lets you fetch each model's capabilities in code: supported resolutions (most support at least 1080p), durations and cost per generation.
• You can pass parameters through to the provider's own API, so you don't lose model-specific features by going through OpenRouter.

Resources mentioned

• OpenRouter · tool · openrouter.ai · free
  A single OpenAI-compatible API that routes requests to hundreds of models from many providers, with one bill and model fallbacks.
  Also in: Customizing Your Coding Setup with Pi Coding Agent Extensions (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), The Jev model is now on OpenRouter (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Kev-4B model, an alternative to Jev, now available on OpenRouter (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Space Bunny Alpha: stealth 1M-context flash model on OpenRouter (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 42 more
• OpenRouter Documentation · docs · openrouter.ai · free
  OpenRouter's docs explaining video generation parameters, the async request flow and the video models route.
  Also in: OpenRouter MCP: Pick, Price, and Test LLMs from Inside Your Coding Agent (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)
• Veo 3.1 · tool · deepmind.google · check price
  Google DeepMind's text-to-video model family. "Veo Omni" is a speculated, unconfirmed new variant of it.
  Also in: "Veo Omni?": A 10-Second Teaser Clip of a Possible New Google Video Model (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)
• Seedance 2.0 · tool · fal.ai · paid
  ByteDance's multimodal video generation model. It makes videos with synchronized audio from text, image, video and audio inputs.
  Also in: Opinion: Seedance 2.0 Still Beats Gemini Omni for Video (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Cheap API access to Seedance 2.0 via WaveSpeedAI? (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Seedance 2.0 on fal: Strict Content Filters Block Video Generation (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Seedance 2.0 + Suno: Prompting an AI K-pop Music Video Synced to Audio (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 8 more
• Wan 2.7 · tool · alibabacloud.com · check price
  Alibaba's video generation model.
• Sora 2 Pro · tool · openrouter.ai · paid
  OpenAI's video generation model.
• OpenRouter Discord · community · discord.com · free
  OpenRouter's community server, where members get early access to and test new features.

Try this

• Browse the OpenRouter model listing, filter by video output, and hover over prices to compare costs by resolution.
• Read the video generation section of the OpenRouter docs and API reference.
• Use the video models route to check each model's resolutions, durations and pricing in code.
• Join the OpenRouter Discord for early access to new features.