OpenRouter silently ignores effort params — benchmark via native API endpoints, not assumptions

PawelHuryn · x · 2026-09-22

PawelHuryn notes it's common for effort parameters to do nothing, especially on OpenRouter — which is why their benchmark switched to native API endpoints. Each effort level is measured directly rather than assumed to work, since some parameters get silently ignored.

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