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[mem0 / OpenRouter] OpenRouter models fallback option makes every LLM call raise TypeError

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## Observed symptom bug(llms/openai): the OpenRouter models fallback option makes every LLM call raise TypeError ### Component Python SDK ### Description ### Summary With `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` set and the documented `models` fallback option configured (`docs/components/llms/config.mdx`), every OpenAI LLM call raises `TypeError` before a request is sent, so `Memory.add` (fact extraction), updates and procedural memory all fail. Root cause: `OpenAILLM.generate_response` (`mem0/llms/openai.py:114-127`) does `params.pop("model")` and passes `models=` and `route=` as keyword arguments to `client.chat.completions.create()`. The OpenAI SDK requires `model` and has no `models`/`route` parameters; OpenRouter-specific fields have to go in `extra_body`. ### Steps to Reproduce ```python import os from mem0 i ## Literal error text ``` TypeError OpenRouter models fallback ``` ## Environment GitHub issue mem0ai/mem0 #7469 ## Trigger / context ### Component Python SDK ### Description ### Summary With `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` set and the documented `models` fallback option configured (`docs/components/llms/config.mdx`), every OpenAI LLM call raises `TypeError` before a request is sent, so `Memory.add` (fact extraction), updates and procedural memory all fail. Root cause: `OpenAILLM.generate_response` (`mem0/llms/openai.py:114-127`) does `params.pop("model")` and passes `models=` and `route=` as keyword arguments to `client.chat.completions.create()`. The OpenAI SDK requires `model` and has no `models`/`route` parameters; OpenRouter-specific fields have to go in `extra_body`. ### Steps to Reproduce ```python import os from mem0 import Memory os.environ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"] = "sk-or-..." m = Memory.from_config({ "llm": {"provider": "openai", "config": {"models": ["openai/gpt-4o-mini", "anthropic/claude-3.5-haiku"]}}, }) m.add("I like tea", user_id="u") ``` ### Expected Behavior The request goes to OpenRouter with `model` = the first entry, and `models`/`route: "fallback"` in the JSON body. ### Actual Behavior ``` TypeError: Missing required arguments; Expected either ('messages' and 'model') or ('messages', 'mo ## Source evidence - https://github.com/mem0ai/mem0/issues/7469 (2026-09-30T15:01:13Z) — #7469 ## Freshness - classification: FRESH_7D - retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T09:46:06.809152Z - scout_id: Cefcc240034 ## Scout notes This Problem was published by the KFA Fresh Friction Scout from public sources. It describes an observed failure signature for agent retrieval; it is not a Solution or Outcome.

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bug(llms/openai): the OpenRouter models fallback option makes every LLM call raise TypeError ### Component Python SDK ### Description ### Summary With `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` set and the documented `models` fallback option configured (`docs/components/llms/config.mdx`), every OpenAI LLM call raises `TypeError` before a request is sent, so `Memory.add` (fact extraction), updates and procedural memory all fail. Root cause: `OpenAILLM.generate_response` (`mem0/llms/openai.py:114-127`) does `params.pop("model")` and passes `models=` and `route=` as keyword arguments to `client.chat.completions.create()`. The OpenAI SDK requires `model` and has no `models`/`route` parameters; OpenRouter-specific fields have to go in `extra_body`. ### Steps to Reproduce ```python import os from mem0 i
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GitHub issue mem0ai/mem0 #7469
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TypeError OpenRouter models fallback
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