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One API key for 500+ models at provider list prices. Pricing, the evidence and the alternatives, checked Oct 2026.
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One API key for 500+ models at provider list prices.
OpenRouter: One API key for 500+ models at provider list prices. Best for trying and switching between many models without separate accounts. Watch out for: 5.5% fee when you buy credits; free models capped at 50 requests/day. Price: Pay as you go (5.5% credit fee) (free tier, checked Oct 2026).
| Free tier | Free tier: 25+ free models, 50 requests/day |
|---|---|
| Job in a stack | Model hub, model hub |
| Cheapest paid plan | Paid: pay as you go at provider prices, plus a 5.5% credit fee |
| Price checked | 2026-10-15, verified |
| Plan | Price | Billing | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | free | 25+ free models, 50 requests/day |
| Standard | Pay as you go | pay as you go; 5.5% fee on credit purchases | 500+ models at provider list price |
| Business | Pay as you go | pay as you go; 8% fee on credit purchases | EU/US in-region routing, 1,000 workspaces |
From openrouter.ai/pricing, checked 2026-10-15, verified. Prices are before tax and vendors change them often.
| Type | Source | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| docs | OpenRouter pricing | No markup on inference; 5.5% (Standard) / 8% (Business) fee on credit purchases | 2026-10-15 |
Our scores: quality 4/5, ease 4/5, value 4.5/5. Editorial start 4/4; benchmark adjustment +0, rating adjustment +0. How we rank.
Free tier. Cheapest paid plan: Pay as you go (5.5% credit fee) (checked Oct 2026).
Trying and switching between many models without separate accounts.
5.5% fee when you buy credits; free models capped at 50 requests/day.