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 # OpenRouter SDK
 
 The [OpenRouter SDK](https://openrouter.ai/docs/sdks/python) is a Python toolkit designed to help you build AI-powered features and solutions. Giving you easy access to 400+ models across providers in an easy and type-safe way.
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