DigitalOcean says it is now an OpenRouter AI model provider
The cloud provider says DeepSeek V3.2, Kimi K2.6 and DeepSeek V4 Flash are available, but pricing and hosting details are not disclosed.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: X
Why it matters
DigitalOcean's OpenRouter move shows how conventional cloud providers are trying to move up the AI stack, but the unanswered pricing and hosting details will determine whether founders treat it as infrastructure or just another route to the same models.
DigitalOcean said in a post on X that it is now a model provider on OpenRouter, making DeepSeek V3.2, Kimi K2.6 and DeepSeek V4 Flash available through that channel.
https://x.com/digitalocean/status/2061858726693511520?ref=runtimewire
For a company better known for droplets, managed databases and developer infrastructure than for AI model distribution, the move points to a broader land grab around inference: the part of the AI stack where apps send prompts to hosted models and pay for usage.…