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OpenRouter pricing: plans and what they cost

OpenRouter doesn’t sell subscriptions. You buy credits, and models cost the provider’s list price with no markup. OpenRouter makes money from a fee when you buy credits: 5.5% on Standard pay-as-you-go and 8% on Business. Bring-your-own-key (BYOK) usage is free up to $25,000 of list-price inference a month. After that, the fee is 5%. A Free tier gives you 25+ free models with rate limits. Enterprise is a contract through sales. We couldn’t verify the fee for paying with crypto.

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FreeNo fee25+ free models · 50 requests/day
Standard (PAYG)5.5% on credit purchaseBYOK free to $25,000/mo, then 5%
Business (PAYG)8% on credit purchaseBYOK free to $25,000/mo, then 5% · 1,000 workspaces
EnterpriseContact salesFee discounts, invoicing/POs, custom BYOK allowance
Model pricesProvider list priceNo markup

All OpenRouter plans

Per-seat prices in USD from the official pricing pages. “Annual billing” is the per-month price when billed annually, as the vendor states it; the yearly total is shown where published. “Price not verified” means we couldn’t confirm the number on an official page.

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OpenRouter plans and prices (USD, excl. tax)
PlanMonthly billingAnnual billingSeatsUsage (as published)
Freeindividual25+ free models; no platform fee, no BYOK.——1
  • Requests: 50 requests (per day)
Standard (Pay-as-you-go)individual——1
  • Byok allowance: 25,000 USD list-price inference (per month)
Business (Pay-as-you-go)business———
  • Byok allowance: 25,000 USD list-price inference (per month)
EnterpriseenterpriseContract pricing; OpenRouter says it does not discount inference.annual only——

    Fees, not subscriptions

    No markup on provider pricing. A fee is charged when you buy credits, and a 5% BYOK fee applies above the monthly allowance. Crypto payment fee: Price not verified.

    Sources: OpenRouter pricing · OpenRouter FAQ

    Sources: openrouter.ai/pricing, openrouter.ai/docs/faq.

    How OpenRouter pricing works

    How the fee works

    If you buy $100 of credits on Standard, the 5.5% fee is $5.50. You then spend the $100 at the providers’ per-token prices. On Business, the fee on the same purchase is $8.

    BYOK

    With your own provider keys, the first $25,000 of list-price inference each month has no fee. Usage above that is charged 5%.

    Free tier limits

    The Free tier allows 50 requests a day on free models. Buying credits raises the free-model limit.

    Related

    OpenRouter pricing FAQ

    Does OpenRouter mark up model prices?
    No. Inference is billed at the provider’s list price.
    What fees does OpenRouter charge?
    5.5% on Standard and 8% on Business, charged when you buy credits.
    Is BYOK free?
    Yes, up to $25,000 of list-price inference a month. After that, the fee is 5%.
    Is there a subscription?
    No. It’s pay-as-you-go. Enterprise is a contract.
    What is the fee for paying with crypto?
    Price not verified.