llm-openrouter 0.6

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Simon Willison has released version 0.6 of llm-openrouter, a tool for interacting with OpenRouter's API. The update adds a refresh command that allows users to update the list of available models without waiting for the cache to expire. Willison created this feature to quickly test newly available models like Kimi 2.6 on OpenRouter.

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llm-openrouter 0.6 ↗

Simon Willison has released version 0.6 of llm-openrouter, a tool for interacting with OpenRouter's API. The update adds a refresh command that allows users to update the list of available models without waiting for the cache to expire. Willison created this feature to quickly test newly available models like Kimi 2.6 on OpenRouter.

I added this feature so I could try Kimi 2.6 on OpenRouter as soon as it became available there.

— Simon Willison

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Cluster ID: 38bcd81cd6
Importance (max): 1
Members: 1
Sources: Simon Willison
Earliest: 2026-04-20T18:00:26.000Z
Latest: 2026-04-20T18:00:26.000Z
Lead URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/20/llm-openrouter