OpenRouter details latest-model aliases for major AI families
In a tip retweeted by Kenny Rogers, OpenRouter said developers can use aliases such as ~anthropic/claude-opus-latest to access the newest Claude Opus model, with existing code picking up a later version without changes. The tip says aliases are available for most model families and lists four current mappings: ~anthropic/claude-opus-latest to Claude Opus 5.5, ~openai/gpt-luna-latest to GPT-6 Luna, ~google/gemini-flash-latest to Gemini 3.8 Flash, and ~moonshotai/kimi-latest to Kimi K3.
OpenRouter says these aliases allow applications to move to newer model versions without requiring changes to their model identifiers.
RT Kenny Rogers ⚡ @OpenRouter tip #2 Use ~anthropic/claude-opus-latest as your model on OpenRouter and you are always on the newest Opus. When the next one ships, your code picks it up with no change. There are aliases like this for most model families. What a few point to today: ~anthropic/claude-opus-latest → Claude Opus 5.5 ~openai/gpt-luna-latest → GPT-6 Luna ~google/gemini-flash-latest → Gemini 3.8 Flash ~moonshotai/kimi-latest → Kimi K3
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