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Connect through OpenRouter, then replace this example with any copied model ID from the directory.
curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"cohere/north-mini-code:free","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key=os.environ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"],
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="cohere/north-mini-code:free",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1", apiKey: process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY });
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "cohere/north-mini-code:free",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);
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