diff --git a/flakes/emacs/config/init.el b/flakes/emacs/config/init.el
index d9cc517..919397e 100644
--- a/flakes/emacs/config/init.el
+++ b/flakes/emacs/config/init.el
@@ -315,9 +315,17 @@
 (use-package gptel
   :bind ("C-c RET" . gptel-send)
   :config
-  (setq gptel-api-key
-        (lambda ()
-          (nth 0 (process-lines "pass" "show" "openai-api"))))
+  (setq gptel-backend
+        (gptel-make-openai "OpenRouter"
+          :host "openrouter.ai"
+          :endpoint "/api/v1/chat/completions"
+          :stream t
+          :key (lambda ()
+                 (nth 0 (process-lines "pass" "show" "emacs-openrouter-api-key")))
+          :models '(openai/gpt-5
+                    openai/gpt-5-mini
+                    openai/gpt-5-nano
+                    deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324:free)))
   (setq gptel-default-mode 'org-mode))
 
 (use-package graphql-mode