diff --git a/.changeset/tender-cycles-help.md b/.changeset/tender-cycles-help.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d43e423ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tender-cycles-help.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"roo-cline": patch
+---
+
+Better OpenRouter error handling
diff --git a/src/core/Cline.ts b/src/core/Cline.ts
index 073bd10911..2e29ad453c 100644
--- a/src/core/Cline.ts
+++ b/src/core/Cline.ts
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ export class Cline {
 		} catch (error) {
 			// note that this api_req_failed ask is unique in that we only present this option if the api hasn't streamed any content yet (ie it fails on the first chunk due), as it would allow them to hit a retry button. However if the api failed mid-stream, it could be in any arbitrary state where some tools may have executed, so that error is handled differently and requires cancelling the task entirely.
 			if (alwaysApproveResubmit) {
-				const errorMsg = error.message ?? "Unknown error"
+				const errorMsg = error.error?.metadata?.raw ?? error.message ?? "Unknown error"
 				const baseDelay = requestDelaySeconds || 5
 				const exponentialDelay = Math.ceil(baseDelay * Math.pow(2, retryAttempt))
 				// Wait for the greater of the exponential delay or the rate limit delay