What it sells
OpenRouter for Voice AI: one API, every call on the best speech model
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedEngineering teams building voice AI products.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
One API for STT, LLM and TTS; Router picks a model per language by measured latency, quality or cost, with failover; Gateway runs beside LiveKit/Pipecat with BYOK keys.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Take rate of 5% on provider rate (Router) or $0.09/minute bundled (Speko infra).
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Self-serve API keys with $10 signup credit; book a demo; enterprise by contract.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Summer 2026 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.