OpenRouter
by OpenRouter
At a glance
Unified API gateway that routes requests to 400+ large language models from many providers.
llm-api gateway infrastructure
- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- Platforms & Infrastructure
- Business model
- Paid
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2023
Overview
OpenRouter is a unified API gateway that routes requests to 400+ AI models from many providers through one endpoint and one bill. Developers use an OpenAI-compatible API to switch between frontier and open models without separate accounts, with routers for automatic fallbacks, free models, and cost control. Pricing passes through each model's usage rates, with pay-as-you-go and enterprise plans.
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Key features
- Single OpenAI-compatible API for 400+ models
- Automatic fallbacks and provider routing
- Routers for free models and cost control
- Unified billing across providers
Use cases
- Comparing models without provider lock-in
- Adding fallbacks for reliability in production
- Accessing many models with a single integration
Pricing
OpenRouter uses pay-as-you-go pricing that passes through provider rates, with enterprise plans; several models can be used free, and zero-token responses are not charged.
Record details
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Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-10-09
- Pricing
- openrouter.ai ↗
- Documentation
- openrouter.ai ↗
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- US
Selection profile
Every field says where its value comes from. "Unknown" means we have not confirmed it — it does not mean the product lacks the feature.
Selection profile11 fields3 unknown
- Tasks it fits
- Running models yourself
Derived from the record: category "platforms".
Suggest a correction - How you use it
- API
Derived from record tag matching /^(api|llm-api|search-api)$/.
Suggest a correction - Runs on
- Web
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Suggest a correction - Where it runs
- Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
Suggest a correction - Works offline
- Not recorded
The record contains no offline-operation claim.
Suggest a correction - Official service region
- Global
Mirrors the availability field already on the record ("global").
Suggest a correction - Public API
- Yes
Matched on the vendor page: “For Every Model Better prices , better uptime , no subscriptions. Get API Key Discover Models 600T+ Monthly Tokens 10M+ Global Users 80+ Providers 500+ Models Text, Image”
Suggest a correction - Licence
- proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
Suggest a correction - Commercial use
- Not recorded
Commercial product; the terms reviewed here do not state a non-commercial restriction, but that was not verified.
Suggest a correction - Interface languages
- Not recorded
No vendor page read in this pass states the product's own interface languages; the key exists so the field can be answered later rather than left absent.
Suggest a correction - Billing
- Subscription Free allowance: No Subscription required: Yes
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Where each value comes from
- Tasks it fits
- Our inference
- How you use it
- Our inference
- Runs on
- Our inference
- Where it runs
- Our inference
- Works offline
- Our inference
- Official service region
- Our inference
- Public API
- Verified 2026-10-09 openrouter.ai ↗
- Licence
- Our inference
- Commercial use
- Our inference
- Interface languages
- Unknown
Key facts and their evidence
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API: Public API documented Verified 2026-10-09 openrouter.ai ↗
Applies to: As stated on openrouter.ai on 2026-10-09
Matched on the vendor page: “For Every Model Better prices , better uptime , no subscriptions. Get API Key Discover Models 600T+ Monthly Tokens 10M+ Global Users 80+ Providers 500+ Models Text, Image”
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Frequently asked questions
What is OpenRouter?
OpenRouter is an API gateway that gives developers one endpoint and one bill for hundreds of AI models from many providers.
Is OpenRouter compatible with the OpenAI API?
Yes. OpenRouter exposes an OpenAI-compatible API, so most existing clients work by changing the base URL.
Does OpenRouter have free models?
Yes. Some models are offered free with rate limits; paid usage follows each model's per-token pricing.
What does the OpenRouter record not establish?
The vendor pages fetched for this record do not establish OpenRouter's plan prices, licence terms, service regions, or interface languages.
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