Free
Free access to OpenRouter's platform with a limited set of free models and providers. Intended for trying the service and light usage.
- 25+ free models
- 4 free providers
- Chat and API access
- Activity logs & export
- 50 requests/day rate limit
AI App Integrations Tools

PRODUCT OVERVIEW
OpenRouter is a unified interface for accessing AI models, offering text, image, video, and audio generation through a single API. It aggregates 500+ active models from 80+ providers, letting developers route requests across providers with automatic fallback when one goes down, and tune routing for price, performance, or latency. The API is fully OpenAI compatible, so existing integrations can point to OpenRouter with minimal changes. Teams can set custom data policies to control which models and providers receive prompts, and organizations can manage workspaces and API keys. Access is credit-based: users sign up, buy credits usable with any model or provider, and create an API key to start making requests.
Sign up on openrouter.ai using Google, GitHub, or MetaMask; you can set up an organization for your team later.
Purchase credits that can be used with any model or provider in the catalog.
Create an API key in your workspace and start making requests through the fully OpenAI-compatible API.
Accessing many AI models through one OpenAI-compatible API
Routing requests across providers to reduce cost or latency
Maintaining uptime with automatic fallback when a provider goes down
Enforcing data policies on which providers receive prompts
Generating text, images, video, and audio from a single integration
OpenRouter is a unified interface for AI models, offering text, image, video, and audio generation through a single API that aggregates 500+ models from 80+ providers.
Yes. The documentation states the API is fully OpenAI compatible, so you can create an API key and start making requests.
OpenRouter uses credits: you buy credits that can be used with any model or provider, and the site states there are no subscriptions.
The homepage lists 500+ active models across 80+ providers.
OpenRouter describes distributed infrastructure that can fall back to other providers when one goes down, for higher availability.
Yes. Custom data policies let you ensure prompts only go to the models and providers you trust.
Create an account with Google, GitHub, or MetaMask, buy credits, then generate an API key and start making requests.
Yes. The signup flow notes that you can set up an organization for your team later.
OpenRouter bills inference at provider list price on every plan; platform fees are charged on credit purchases (5.5% Standard, 8% Business). Enterprise pricing is set by contract. BYOK includes $25,000 of list-price inference per month with no OpenRouter fee on Standard and Business, then a 5% fee. Prices exclude applicable taxes.
Free access to OpenRouter's platform with a limited set of free models and providers. Intended for trying the service and light usage.
Pay-as-you-go plan with access to 500+ models and 80+ providers; inference billed at provider list price. A 5.5% fee applies when buying credits.
Pay-as-you-go plan for teams adding advanced notifications, in-region routing, and higher workspace limits. An 8% fee applies when buying credits.
Contract-based plan with volume pricing, prepaid credits, and annual commitments. Includes enterprise controls, SSO/SAML, and dedicated support.
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