OpenRouter pricing in 2026

Unified API and router for hundreds of LLMs from many providers with one bill. How OpenRouter charges, its plans and the alternatives.

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Billing

Pay as you use

Plans

OpenRouter plans and prices

1 plan with a public price, in US dollars.

Free
$0No fixed fee · pay per use
- Free models: 50 requests/day
- 20 requests/minute

Models billed at provider list prices. Pay-as-you-go fee on credit purchases: 5.5% (Standard) or 8% (Business). BYOK free up to $25K/month, then 5%. Enterprise: fee discounts via sales.

Prices from OpenRouter's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Usage-based: the bill depends on volume, so these are starting points, not a quote. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.

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FAQ

OpenRouter pricing questions

How does OpenRouter charge?

OpenRouter is usage-based: you pay for what you use (transactions, messages, compute and so on) rather than a fixed subscription, so the bill depends on volume. Models billed at provider list prices. Pay-as-you-go fee on credit purchases: 5.5% (Standard) or 8% (Business). BYOK free up to $25K/month, then 5%. Enterprise: fee discounts via sales. There is no fixed monthly fee on Free.

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