Xiaomi AIoT Router AC2350 vs AX1800 (AX5/RA67) for OpenWrt

Hardware Questions and Recommendations
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Hello. I'm looking into buying a new router on which I plan to install OpenWRT in the future but I can't decide which one to buy.

I'm between the 1. Xiaomi AIoT Router AC2350 and the 2. Xiaomi AX1800 (AX5/RA67).
1 has OpenWRT support and 2 doesn't (at the moment).

Currently, I don't have any Wi-Fi 6 devices but I find compelling the AX1800's better hardware specs (CPU, RAM). Also, I don't know which one would have better range and best performance with Wi-Fi 5 devices.

Which of these would your recommend in terms of better OpenWRT support and better hardware?

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I'd buy an used AC router, and wait for better AX support, and AX capable clients.

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It's rather safe to predict that the ax5 will 'never' be supported by OpenWrt at all (not enough RAM, 256 MB, for ath11k). If you want 802.11ax alternatives, look at mt7622+mt7915, maybe mt7621+mt7915 or ipq807x with at least 512 MB RAM (redmi ax6/ xiaomi ax3600) - and even ipq807x support will still take more time to be merged (see the ax3600 thread for details).

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great, thanks for the advice!