Is it worth using these models if I have a claude code subscription already? The appeal of lower cost is nice but I haven't gotten over the switching cost yet.
[0] https://github.com/rynfar/meridian
[1] https://github.com/router-for-me/CLIProxyAPI
edit: reworded for clarity
At some point I will switch, $200 buys a lot of tokens on OpenRouter.
But regardless, you definitely should use a harness where switching models on the fly is easy. There's a reason why Anthropic uses their own proprietary formats/conventions anywhere they can - to lock you in when inference eventually commoditizes.
They're only a better value if you're paying API rates