UnoRouter vs Janitor.AI: the backend, plus a chat of your own
Janitor.AI is a character chat front-end that needs a backend. UnoRouter is that backend on one key, and it has its own character chat too, so you can stay in one place.
Janitor.AI is a huge character chat front-end, but it does not run models. You point it at a proxy. UnoRouter is that proxy, one key to 200+ models, and it also ships its own character chat and drives coding agents off the same key. So this is not really a rival. It is the backend Janitor asks you to bring, plus a place to chat if you want one.
Janitor needs a backend
Janitor's own JanitorLLM is restrictive, so most people paste in a proxy, and the community's usual pick is OpenRouter: make an account, create a key, paste it in. UnoRouter is the same kind of OpenAI-compatible proxy, except the key is also the account and reaches 200+ models, free tier included, credits that do not expire, and it has its own chat if you ever want to leave Janitor.
We are the proxy, and more
Paste your UnoRouter key into Janitor's proxy fields with base URL https://api.unorouter.com/v1 and it works like any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Same key, 200+ models, one balance. No per-provider wallet, no juggling.
Plus a character chat of our own
Here is the 2-in-1: the same key that powers Janitor also runs UnoRouter's built-in character client, personas, lorebooks, presets, SillyTavern card import, and it points coding agents (Claude Code, Cline, Codex) at the same models. One account for character chat and code. Janitor is chat that needs a backend; UnoRouter is the backend, the chat, and the code.
Switching is one line
Keep using Janitor if you love it, just point it at https://api.unorouter.com/v1. Or open UnoRouter's own chat with the same key and import your cards. Nothing to install either way.
How to pick
Want to stay in Janitor and just need a solid backend? UnoRouter is that on one key. Want one account that is the backend and a real character chat and your coding agents' gateway? That is the whole point of UnoRouter.
Ready to try the 2-in-1? Create a free account or open the chat.
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