OpenRouter pricing
OpenRouter does not mark up model prices. Inference bills at the provider's list price on every plan. OpenRouter charges a fee when you buy credits. The fee is 5.5% on Standard and 8% on Business. Enterprise gets fee discounts by contract. Figures come from the OpenRouter pricing page on October 27, 2026.
Plans at a glance
| Plan | Platform fee | Models | Rate limits | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | N/A | 25+ free models | 50 requests a day | Community |
| Standard | 5.5% on credit buys | 500+ models | Passthrough from providers | |
| Business | 8% on credit buys | 500+ models | Passthrough from providers | |
| Enterprise | Fee discounts | 500+ models | Higher allowances | Dedicated team |
Standard and Business are pay as you go. There is no minimum spend and no lock-in. Business adds EU and US in-region routing, workload identity federation, and up to 1,000 workspaces. Enterprise adds SSO, contractual SLAs, and invoicing.
BYOK limits
| Plan | Bring your own key |
|---|---|
| Free | No |
| Standard | $25,000 of list price inference a month with no fees, 5% fee after |
| Business | $25,000 of list price inference a month with no fees, 5% fee after |
| Enterprise | Custom |
With BYOK the provider bills you for inference. Above the allowance, OpenRouter charges 5% of the list price cost from your credits.
Free model limits
Free models are capped at 20 requests per minute and 50 per day. The daily cap rises to 1,000 once your account has bought $10 or more of credits. Failed attempts count toward the cap.
What the fee adds to a credit buy
Our math: $100 of credits costs $105.50 on Standard and $108 on Business. Model token prices are the same on both plans.
What we withhold
We do not list per-model token prices. They match each provider list price and sit on the model pages.
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FAQ
Does OpenRouter mark up model prices? No. Inference bills at the provider's list price. The fee applies to credit purchases.
What is the OpenRouter platform fee? 5.5% on Standard and 8% on Business, charged when you buy credits.
How does OpenRouter BYOK pricing work? Standard and Business include $25,000 of list price inference a month with no fee. After that the fee is 5%.
How many free requests does OpenRouter allow? 50 requests a day and 20 a minute on free models. It rises to 1,000 a day after you buy $10 or more of credits.
Are failed requests billed on OpenRouter? No. An attempt that errors is not charged for its model tokens.
How we check
We read and rendered the OpenRouter pricing page on October 27, 2026. Get an alert when OpenRouter changes a price.
Checked 2026-10-27. Prices and policies change. Confirm on the source before you buy.
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