OpenRouter
New York City-based AI platform company founded 2023. Private. Provides unified API access to 400+ large language models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others. Serves developers and enterprises building AI applications.
Pricing Change History
11 changesElevenLabs launch offer (every ElevenLabs model 50% off through Oct 19, 2026) banner removed after expiry; plan fees unchanged.
New Private Endpoints row in the plan comparison: not included on Free, Standard or Business; available as an Enterprise add-on.
New site banner: ElevenLabs launch offer, every ElevenLabs model 50% off through October 19, 2026.
Enterprise BYOK limit changed from $200,000/month with no fee (5% after) to Custom. Advanced notifications added under Budgets & Spend Controls, available on Business and Enterprise plans only.
Added new 'Workload Identity Federation' row to the plan comparison table, available on Business and Enterprise plans (not on Free or Standard)
The 'Pay-as-you-go' plan was renamed to 'Standard' across the page (nav tabs, table headers, meta description, FAQ copy). Billing model and Platform Fee (5.5%) are unchanged.
New 'Business' tier introduced between Pay-as-you-go and Enterprise at an 8% platform fee, raising the workspace limit to 1,000 (vs 5 on Free and Pay-as-you-go) and adding a DPA row offering a signed copy on request.
Pay-as-you-go and Enterprise pricing rows now advertise a larger model and provider catalog: models grew from 400+ to 500+ and providers grew from 70+ to 80+.
BYOK Limits changed from free-request quotas (1M/5M reqs/month) to dollar-based inference thresholds ($25,000 PAYG, $200,000 Enterprise) before a 5% fee; Enterprise no longer shows opaque custom pricing.
Provider count increased from 60+ to 70+ for Pay-as-you-go and Enterprise plans.
Enterprise platform fee discount label changed from 'Bulk discounts available' to 'Fee discounts available', clarifying the discount applies to fees only, not inference pricing.
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Captured| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | Free |
| Standard | Usage-based |
| Business | Usage-based |
| Enterprise | Contact |
Company Facts
How OpenRouter compares with its peers
| Company | Entry price | Last change |
|---|---|---|
A Anthropic | $17 /mo, billed annually | Oct 12, 2026 |
O OpenAI | $8 /mo | Oct 26, 2026 |
G Google | Contact | Oct 12, 2026 |
M Metabase | $90 /mo, billed annually | Oct 26, 2026 |
M Mistral AI | $14.99 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
T Together AI | $9 per GPU-hour (B200, promo) | Oct 26, 2026 |
OpenRouter pricing FAQ
- How much does OpenRouter cost?
- OpenRouter offers a free Free plan; its paid plans are quote-based (contact sales).
- Does OpenRouter have a free plan?
- Yes. OpenRouter's Free plan is free.
- What pricing model does OpenRouter use?
- OpenRouter uses usage-based pricing across 4 plans, with a free tier.
- When did OpenRouter last change its pricing?
- Oct 26, 2026: OpenRouter drops expired ElevenLabs 50%-off banner; plan fees unchanged.
- How often has OpenRouter changed its pricing?
- Pulse has recorded 11 pricing changes for OpenRouter since it started tracking on May 16, 2026; the pricing page was last captured on Oct 26, 2026.
- Who are OpenRouter's pricing peers?
- Pulse compares OpenRouter with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Metabase, Mistral AI and Together AI.