# Bad Influence story: OpenRouter cuts model lookup output from 1 MB to 38 KB with pagination

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 11:23. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/731cbf96-fad8-46c8-b8e3-ac38accf09db

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Latest update (11-09 11:23): OpenRouter cuts model lookup output from 1 MB to 38 KB

Overview: OpenRouter says it reduced the output of its model lookup for agents from about 1 MB, roughly 250k tokens, to 38 KB, a 96% reduction, and that the results are now paginated. The change targets the amount of text a lookup places into an agent's context window.

OpenRouter also says transcripts now include timestamps and speaker labels in plain text, so any client can read them. The source is a single post from OpenRouter's X account, and no independent measurement of the change is reported.

Coverage timeline (newest first):
1. 11-09 11:23 · OpenRouter · [OpenRouter cuts model lookup output from 1 MB to 38 KB](https://badinfluence.news/items/ki2nap0ep7i551b70cuxcmmhg)
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