# OpenRouter /benchmarks endpoint schema updated

> OpenRouter updated the GET /benchmarks endpoint with a new response schema, added the UnifiedBenchmarksORItem type, added a property to the UnifiedBenchmarksMeta enum, and modified the UnifiedBenchmarksResponse example with a new union variant.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | openrouter |
| **Version** | — |
| **Kind** | announcement |
| **Published** | 2026-07-29 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-21 |
| **Significance** | 2/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | api-change |

## What changed


- GET /benchmarks: response schema updated, parameter source updated, description updated
- New schema: UnifiedBenchmarksORItem
- UnifiedBenchmarksMeta: enum property added
- UnifiedBenchmarksResponse: example modified, new union variant added


## Sources

- [blog_rss](https://openrouter.ai/docs/changelog#july-29-2026) — retrieved 2026-08-21


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