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OpenRouter

Unified API and routing layer for hundreds of AI models and providers

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PricingFreemium
Starting price$0 minimum spend
Free planYes
Free trialYes
APIYes
Open sourceNo
DeploymentCloud
Last verifiedAugust 3, 2026
Overview

Tool overview

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Summary

What is OpenRouter?

OpenRouter provides one OpenAI-compatible API for hundreds of language, vision, audio, and multimodal models across many providers. It supports free models, pay-as-you-go credits, routing, fallbacks, data policies, budgets, analytics, BYOK, and enterprise controls.

Best fit

Best for

Developers and enterprises needing flexible multi-model access

Audience

Who is it for?

Application developersAI platform teamsStartupsEnterprise engineering organizations
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Capabilities

Key features

Unified OpenAI-compatible API

Automatic routing, fallbacks, and provider selection

Budgets, logs, caching, and data-policy controls

Free models, BYOK, and enterprise management

Workflows

Use cases

Switch between models without rewriting integrations

Improve model availability with provider fallbacks

Compare cost, latency, and throughput

Centralize AI usage and budgets across teams

Strengths

Pros

  • Free tier includes more than 25 models
  • No minimum spend for pay-as-you-go
  • Inference prices are passed through without markup
Considerations

Limitations

Provider policies, logging, and training practices differ and must be configured deliberately.

Credits may expire under the terms, and production users should monitor deprecations and routing.

Cost

Pricing details

Pricing modelFreemium
Starting price$0 minimum spend
Free planYes
Free trialYes
Pricing context

Billing options

Free modelsPrepaid pay as you goEnterprise volume contract
Pricing context

Pricing note

Free includes 25+ models and 50 requests per day. Pay-as-you-go has no minimum spend and passes through model-provider inference prices; OpenRouter charges a 5.5% fee with a $0.80 minimum when purchasing credits. Enterprise offers negotiated fees and limits.

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Compatibility

Supported languages

  • English
Connectivity

Integrations

OpenAI SDK

Python SDK

TypeScript SDK

Vercel AI SDK

Agent SDKs

Provider APIs

Specs

Technical details

PlatformsWeb, API
Multilingual supportUnknown
Login requiredYes
Open sourceNo
DeploymentCloud
CompanyOpenRouter, Inc.
Models / versions400+ language, vision, audio, and multimodal models
Editions / plansFree, Basic, Professional, Organization, and Custom plans
Data confidenceHigh
Last verifiedAugust 3, 2026
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OpenRouter provides one OpenAI-compatible API for hundreds of language, vision, audio, and multimodal models across many providers. It supports free models, pay-as-you-go credits, routing, fallbacks, data policies, budgets, analytics, BYOK, and enterprise controls.
Developers and enterprises needing flexible multi-model access
The listed pricing model for OpenRouter is Freemium. Pricing can change, so users should verify the latest plan details on the official website.
Yes. The current profile indicates that a free trial is available.
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