Preston Steele

Austin, Tech, SXSW, Cybersecurity

[Preston Steele @prestonssteele]

@jjacky Jacky is a legend! Can’t wait for it to go live!

[Alex Atallah @alexatallah]

We just announced our Fusion API:

- Fable-level performance on deep research tasks, at half the cost
- Better-than-SOTA performance using panels

The future of AI is neurodiversity, not single-model takeovers.

[Preston Steele @prestonssteele]

@alvaromorales @useOrb @Adyen @kshithappens Let's go! Congrats @alvaromorales @kshithappens. So happy to see all the hard work pay off. Adyen + Orb to the moon!

[OpenRouter @OpenRouter]

Claude Fable 5 from @AnthropicAI is live on OpenRouter!

Anthropic's most capable coding model, built for long-running, ambiguous work: legacy migrations, gnarly production bugs and async sessions that run for hours or days. SOTA on nearly all tested benchmarks.

[Alex Atallah @alexatallah]

The Big Crunch is here.

Companies are realizing:
- their inference bill grew 10x in the last few months
- another 10x growth will bankrupt them

This is what @OpenRouter is for! The best market prices for each model, + clear data & routers to help you choose the best OSS model

[Alex Atallah @alexatallah]

We're seeing a Cambrian explosion of AI models, and it's happening on OpenRouter.

The future of AI is neurodiversity:
- Agents choosing the most cost-effective model/provider/tool for the task
- Agents orchestrating multiple models for the smartest result
- Advanced security and observability for the boundary between models

Thanks to @CapitalG, @a16z, @MenloVentures, @nvidia, and our other backers. More on our Series B 👇

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Grok

[Preston Steele @prestonssteele]

@theburntpeanut I was able to get We’re Goopin hat on live TV at the Masters with Rory McIlroy the winner. #bungulators #masters

[Preston Steele @prestonssteele]

@SouthwestAir @TMobile Flew nearly 6 hours back from Hawaii and couldn't send or receive a single text!

[Preston Steele @prestonssteele]

@SouthwestAir @TMobile I appreciate the free wifi on the SW flights now, but you can't give it for free and let everyone stream youtube and socials. Its completely unusable on the last 4 flights. Two choices: get starlink on the airplanes, or block bandwidth heavy DNS. #southwest

[Kshitij Grover @kshithappens]

https://t.co/JbNThoZYJi

[Orb @useOrb]

We’re launching a new Orb brand.

Not because we changed direction, but because our customers did.

#AI is making #revenue variable, continuous, and operational. Our new brand reflects how teams are designing revenue in real time.

👉 https://t.co/N8iWcvXGdZ

[Orb @useOrb]

Join us on December 18 for a fireside chat with our CEO @alvaromorales.

We will share key customer learnings from 2025, unveil our 2026 roadmap, and examine how leading teams are redefining pricing strategy as they plan ahead.

Register now https://t.co/EQI83tV0fQ to learn what it takes to build a scalable, value aligned revenue engine for 2026.

[Preston Steele @prestonssteele]

@Hanks_Burner69 yep, down for me

[Kshitij Grover @kshithappens]

the great thing about the @useOrb logo garden is that these companies push us to be better every single day. so many 🐐s

[Kshitij Grover @kshithappens]

@sama built for you @sama

[Orb @useOrb]

🚀 AI pricing is tough—get it wrong, and you lose revenue or customers.

That’s why we built Orb Simulations:
✅ Test pricing models risk-free
✅ Forecast revenue impact with real data
✅ Find the best strategy—no spreadsheets needed

🔗 See it in action: https://t.co/EekKU6bgOY

[Orb @useOrb]

The build vs. buy dilemma is an age-old question that takes on new complexity in a rapidly changing market with the rise of AI.

Join us on Feb 14th to hear from technical leaders at @Get_Writer, @wandb, @MenloVentures, & Orb on the topic: https://t.co/9cwJftNHAs

[Preston Steele @prestonssteele]

@RRExpress @RainiersLand @TexasLottery @browndistatx What happens if raining/lightning?

[Preston Steele @prestonssteele]

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