OpenRouter pricing
OpenRouter does not mark up tokens; its margin is a percentage on credit top-ups, so the effective cost is list price plus 5.5% or 8%. BYOK users get the first $25,000 of monthly inference free of fees, which makes it cheap to use as a router over existing provider contracts.
- Priced by
- Usage based
- Headquarters
- Unknown
- Founded
- 2023
- Pricing page tracked since
- Unknown
- Last checked
- Oct 9, 2026
Plans and prices
Billed on what is consumed, such as API calls, messages or payment volume. Prices as extracted on Oct 9, 2026.
Free
Free
Oct 9, 2026
Enterprise
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Oct 9, 2026
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- Does OpenRouter have a free plan?
- Yes. OpenRouter lists a free plan next to its paid plans, so you can start without paying.
About OpenRouter
OpenRouter lists 2 plans, starting with Free. OpenRouter is based in United States and was founded in 2023. It sells through a mix of product-led and sales-led motions. It works in Artificial Intelligence, LLM API, Developer Tools, Infrastructure. In its own words: "OpenRouter gives one API and one bill for models from many providers, passing through each provider's list price per token. It makes money from a fee on credit purchases (5.5% on Standard, 8% on Business) and a 5% fee on bring-your-own-key usage above $25,000 a month, with contract pricing for Enterprise."