--- title: "OpenRouter vs TrueFoundry: Which is searched more?" description: "Is OpenRouter or TrueFoundry more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI gateway platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/openrouter-vs-truefoundry" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # OpenRouter vs TrueFoundry: Which is searched more? Is OpenRouter or TrueFoundry more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI gateway platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: OpenRouter and TrueFoundry - **Competitive set**: AI gateway platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **OpenRouter Share of Search**: 87.3% - **TrueFoundry Share of Search**: 0.71% ## Is OpenRouter or TrueFoundry more popular in search? - In September 2026, OpenRouter had more branded searches than TrueFoundry among AI gateway platforms worldwide. OpenRouter had about 1.2 million branded searches, while TrueFoundry had 9,900. OpenRouter made up 87.3% of all AI gateway platform searches we track, and TrueFoundry accounted for 0.71%. - OpenRouter was ahead of TrueFoundry in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OpenRouter’s share of searches among AI gateway platforms worldwide moved from 84.1% to 87.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 1.2M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, TrueFoundry’s share of searches among AI gateway platforms worldwide moved from 0.67% to 0.71%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 9.9K. ## Top AI gateway platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, OpenRouter appeared in all five answers. TrueFoundry was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. OpenRouter was listed before TrueFoundry in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | LiteLLM | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Portkey | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Kong | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | OpenRouter | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | TrueFoundry | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Helicone | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about AI gateway platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which AI gateway platform should I use?": 1. LiteLLM, 2. Portkey, 3. Kong, 4. OpenRouter - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best AI gateway platforms?": 1. LiteLLM, 2. Portkey, 3. OpenRouter, 4. Kong, 5. Helicone, 6. TrueFoundry - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best AI gateway platform for model routing?": 1. LiteLLM, 2. Portkey, 3. OpenRouter - Searched Google, AI Overview "ai gateway platform": 1. Portkey, 2. LiteLLM, 3. Kong, 4. TrueFoundry, 5. OpenRouter - Searched Google, AI Overview "best ai gateway": 1. LiteLLM, 2. Portkey, 3. Kong, 4. OpenRouter Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for AI gateway platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, OpenRouter lost share of searches among AI gateway platforms worldwide, from 89.4% to 87.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for TrueFoundry worldwide rose 175% over 12 measured months, from 3.6K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | OpenRouter estimated searches | OpenRouter Share of Search | OpenRouter rank | TrueFoundry estimated searches | TrueFoundry Share of Search | TrueFoundry rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 450K | 84.1% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.67% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 368K | 80.1% | 1 | 2.9K | 0.63% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 450K | 82.9% | 1 | 2.9K | 0.53% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 550K | 83.1% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.54% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 823K | 86.5% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.46% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 1M | 74.2% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.4% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 85% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.38% | 6 | | May 2026 | 1M | 84.1% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.56% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 86.8% | 1 | 9.9K | 0.7% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 1.2M | 87.2% | 1 | 9.9K | 0.71% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 1.5M | 89.4% | 1 | 9.9K | 0.59% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 1.2M | 87.3% | 1 | 9.9K | 0.71% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OpenRouter’s and TrueFoundry’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **OpenRouter**: Measured on the search term “openrouter”. - **TrueFoundry**: Measured on the search term “truefoundry”. - [OpenRouter profile](/demand/global-en/brands/openrouter) - [TrueFoundry profile](/demand/global-en/brands/truefoundry) - [All AI gateway platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-gateway-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is OpenRouter or TrueFoundry more popular in search? In September 2026, OpenRouter had more branded searches than TrueFoundry among AI gateway platforms worldwide. OpenRouter had about 1.2 million branded searches, while TrueFoundry had 9,900. OpenRouter made up 87.3% of all AI gateway platform searches we track, and TrueFoundry accounted for 0.71%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "OpenRouter vs TrueFoundry: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/openrouter-vs-truefoundry This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/openrouter-vs-truefoundry. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.