How can I access real-time data through OpenRouter.ai?

On **OpenRouter** (assuming you mean OpenRouter.ai), you have access to real-time data primarily through two methods: ### 1. **Perplexity Models (Native Real-Time Search)** OpenRouter hosts Perplexity's Sonar models directly. These models have built-in web search and retrieve live internet data automatically without extra configuration: * `perplexity/sonar` * `perplexity/sonar-reasoning` * `perplexity/sonar-deep-research` ### 2. **OpenRouter's `:online` Web Search Feature (Works on standard models)** OpenRouter has a built-in web search plugin that allows you to add real-time web browsing to almost **any standard model** (OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama, Gemini) by appending `:online` to the model ID or passing the web plugin in your request. Examples on OpenRouter: * `openai/gpt-4o:online` * `anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet:online` * `google/gemini-2.0-flash-001:online` * `meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct:online` When called, OpenRouter automatically searches the web, injects real-time context into the prompt, and then hands it to the LLM. --- ### Practical Recommendation for Production: * **For fast, cheap real-time search:** Use `perplexity/sonar` via OpenRouter. * **For complex reasoning on fresh data:** Use `anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet:online` or `perplexity/sonar-reasoning`.