All switching guides
Stay if you want to buy tokens.
OpenRouter wins when the product is an API key. 1AIControl wins when the product is the official app already logged in on a box you own.
Stay if this is you. People who want one API key in front of many models and are fine paying a router.
You are in the token path
A router sits between you and the vendor. 1AIControl refuses that path.
No skills or MCP registry
OpenRouter does not push CLAUDE.md-style skills onto every machine you own.
If you do switch
- Official client keeps the vendor session.
- Device pairing instead of another API key.
- $29 once, no usage fee.