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PRODUCT OVERVIEW

What is OpenRouter?

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.

How to use OpenRouter

  1. 1

    Create an account

    Sign up on openrouter.ai using Google, GitHub, or MetaMask; you can set up an organization for your team later.

  2. 2

    Buy credits

    Purchase credits that can be used with any model or provider in the catalog.

  3. 3

    Generate an API key

    Create an API key in your workspace and start making requests through the fully OpenAI-compatible API.

OpenRouter Features

Single unified API for 500+ models from 80+ providers

Text, image, video, and audio generation through one interface

Automatic provider fallback for higher availability

Routing tuned for price, performance, and latency

Fully OpenAI-compatible API

Custom data policies controlling which models and providers receive prompts

Credit-based billing usable across any model or provider

Organization and workspace setup for teams

OpenRouter Use Cases

  • 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 FAQs

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 Official Information

Company
OpenRouter, Inc
Website
https://openrouter.ai/
Documentation
https://openrouter.ai/docs

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OpenRouter Pricing

Not specified

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

$0USD / monthly

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

Standard

$5.5% platform fee on credit purchasesUSD / pay-as-you-go

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.

  • 500+ models
  • 80+ providers
  • Auto-routing and preferred vendor selections
  • Budgets & spend controls
  • Prompt caching

Business

$8% platform fee on credit purchasesUSD / pay-as-you-go

Pay-as-you-go plan for teams adding advanced notifications, in-region routing, and higher workspace limits. An 8% fee applies when buying credits.

  • 500+ models
  • 80+ providers
  • Advanced notifications
  • EU and US in-region routing
  • 1,000 workspaces

Enterprise

Custom (contract-based)USD / contract

Contract-based plan with volume pricing, prepaid credits, and annual commitments. Includes enterprise controls, SSO/SAML, and dedicated support.

  • Managed policy enforcement
  • SSO/SAML
  • Contractual SLAs
  • Invoicing options
  • Dedicated support team

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