Can we do Mixture of Agents (MoA) on Claude Code via OpenRouter? Looking to ditch Claude Max for pay-per-use.

Hey everyone,

I'm currently paying €100/month for Claude Max and I use Claude Code as my main harness. I've built a lot of important skills and workflows on top of it (copywriting agents, automation pipelines, etc.) and I don't want to lose that.

But I'm wondering: is there a way to use Mixture of Agents (MoA) with Claude Code + OpenRouter?

The idea:

- Instead of paying flat €100/month for Claude Max, I want to pay per-use via OpenRouter credits

- Use cheaper models (Qwen, DeepSeek, etc.) for simple tasks

- Reserve Claude Sonnet/Opus only for complex decisions

- Keep Claude Code as my harness since all my skills run on it

What I need to know:

1. Can Claude Code work with OpenRouter as a backend (not just Anthropic's API)?

2. Is there a way to route different tasks to different models (MoA-style) within the same Claude Code session?

3. Has anyone set up LiteLLM or similar proxy to make Claude Code talk to OpenRouter?

4. What's the actual cost difference? If I mix Qwen 14B (cheap) + Sonnet (expensive only when needed), can I get below €30-40/month?

My current setup:

- Claude Max €100/mo

- Multiple custom skills (copywriting, content automation, etc.)

- I use Opus 4.8 for everything right now

- Clients: 2 (fitness copywriting, Instagram content)

I saw what Nous Research is doing with their Portal (mixing GLM 5.2 + DeepSeek + Qwen) and it looks like exactly what I need — but I want to keep Claude Code as my harness.

Any help appreciated. Thanks!

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Can we do Mixture of Agents (MoA) on Claude Code via OpenRouter? Looking to ditch Claude Max for pay-per-use.