Provider pricing
OpenRouter AI API pricing
OpenRouter is a unified inference gateway that proxies 300+ models from every major lab and inference provider behind a single OpenAI-compatible API. Pricing matches upstream rates with a small markup (often offset by free-tier credits and provider promos), and built-in routing automatically falls back to a healthy provider when one is rate-limited or down.
Founded2023
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
Tracked models1
Best for
Teams that want one integration to test, route, and cost-optimize across the entire LLM market.
Strengths
- Single API + key for 300+ models across every major provider
- Automatic provider fallback and load-balancing for high uptime
- Per-request provider preference, price ceiling, and latency routing
- Free-tier credits + frequent promo pricing on top open-weight models
Tracked OpenRouter models
| Model | Input $/M | Output $/M | Context | Tier | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owl Alpha | $0 | $0 | 1,048,756 | Flagship | Free alpha — high-performance agentic foundation model with native tool use and ~1.05M context. Prompts/completions may be logged. |