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OpenRouter Credits

340+ models · no markup

USD prepaid Credits for 340+ models—billed per token at direct provider rates with no inference markup

Token PlanCredits Prepaid
SubscriptionToken API
Official

Core models

GPT-5.5Claude Opus 4.8Claude Sonnet 4Gemini 3.1 ProGrok 4.3DeepSeek V4 ProQwen3.6 PlusLlama 3.3 70B InstructGPT-4o miniSonar Pro
GPT-5.5

OpenAI frontier model at direct OpenAI provider token rates.

Claude Opus 4.8

Anthropic top-tier model for complex reasoning, coding, and long context.

Claude Sonnet 4

Anthropic balanced workhorse at $3/M input and $15/M output—common for daily production.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Google frontier Pro with multi-provider routing, multimodal and long-document support.

Grok 4.3

xAI flagship text model—switchable with GPT/Claude under one API key.

See the official site for more models

Additional core model names still appear above, with full details on the latest official page.

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Plan details

Free

Free trial
Input
Free
Output
Free models 50/day
Official
Usage
New accounts get a tiny trial credit allowance; call :free-suffixed models or the openrouter/free router to validate integration and compare outputs.
Models
Before $10+ in purchased credits, all free model API calls cap at 50/day with low throughput—not for production. Frontier models (GPT-5.5, Claude Opus, etc.) require topped-up Credits at models page rates.
Best for
Developers testing API integration at zero cost

Credits

Prepaid pay-as-you-goRecommended
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Official
Usage
Top up USD balance at settings/credits manually or via auto top-up; each request deducts at models page input/output/image/reasoning token rates—see Activity for details.
Models
340+ models span OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, DeepSeek, Qwen, xAI, Mistral, Perplexity, and more—one API key switches any model id with provider routing, fallbacks, and :nitro/:floor variants.
Highlights
After $10+ purchased credits, free model limit rises to 1000/day. BYOK users: first 1M requests/month free of OpenRouter service fees, then 5% of normal model cost from Credits.
Best for
Production apps needing unified multi-provider API access billed by usage

Quota

Product type
Token Plan
Official product line
Credits Prepaid
5-hour limit
Weekly limit
Monthly limit

Notes

  • Unused Credits may expire one year after purchase; refunds within 24 hours via Credits page (platform fees non-refundable; crypto never refundable).
  • Free model API defaults to 50 requests/day; rises to 1000/day after $10+ in purchased credits. Full catalog and unit prices at openrouter.ai/models.
  • Optional prompt/completion logging grants 1% usage discount; Privacy settings control provider training policy and data retention level.

Supported coding tools

OpenRouter ChatREST APIOpenAI SDKClaude CodeCursor

Pricing and model data sourced from official vendor websites

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