OpenRouter

Unified API for routing requests to a large catalog of language models from multiple providers.

Pricing: usage
Free tier: true
Open source: No

Editorial review

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Identity · Taxonomy

Documentation(HTTPS URL): https://openrouter.ai/docs/quickstart.mdVerification pending
Tags(open-source;cloud-native): llm-gateway, model-routing, api-aggregator, pay-as-you-goVerification pending

Platform · Deployment

Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance): SaaSVerification pending

Pricing · Licensing

Free plan(true/false): trueVerification pending
Pricing model(free;subscription;usage;seat;asset;transaction;revenue-share;perpetual;custom): usageVerification pending

Features · Product · Fit

Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics): Unified API for hundreds of LLMs, Routing with fallbacks across providers, Cost tracking with no inference markup, BYOK with a free monthly allowance, Image, video, and speech APIs, Workspaces with SSO and budgetsVerification pending

Api · Integrations · Ecosystem

API available(true/false): trueVerification pending

Audience · Use · Case

Best for(Neutral editorial summary): Developers and teams that want a single API to hundreds of models across providers, with per-token pricing, fallbacks, and centralized billing.Verification pending
Company-size fit(individual;SMB;mid-market;enterprise): individual, SMB, mid-market, enterpriseVerification pending
Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate): Multi-provider model access for AI applications, LLM spend management, Provider failover and routingVerification pending

Lifecycle · Versioning

Maintenance status(active;maintenance;deprecated;EOL;archived): activeVerification pending

Vendor · Maintainer

Headquarters country(US): United StatesVerification pending
Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual): commercialVerification pending

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