OpenRouter expands catalog to 500+ models, 80+ providers across pricing tiers
What happened
Between the Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026 captures of OpenRouter's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: 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+. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit increase) with an upward direction.
It lands 42 days after OpenRouter's previous change, "OpenRouter swaps free BYOK request quotas for dollar-based fee thresholds" (Jul 6, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "OpenRouter expands provider network to 70+ on all paid plans" (Jun 22, 2026) and "OpenRouter rebrands enterprise discounts as fee-only savings" (Jun 17, 2026). OpenRouter has been tracked since 2026-05-16.
In the same window Together AI, Mistral AI, Metabase, OpenAI and Anthropic also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Enterprise · LimitChanged400+500+ and providers grew
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | Limit | 400+ | 500+ and providers grew | Changed |
Values as written on OpenRouter's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of OpenRouter's pricing page (openrouter.ai) from Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "400+" becomes "500+ and providers grew".
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OpenRouter, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 28, 2026improvedOpenRouter adds Workload Identity Federation to Business, Enterprise plans
- Sep 21, 2026packagingOpenRouter renames Pay-as-you-go plan to Standard, fee stays 5.5%
- Sep 14, 2026packagingOpenRouter adds Business tier: 8% fee, 1,000-workspace limit, signed DPA
- Aug 17, 2026improvedOpenRouter expands catalog to 500+ models, 80+ providers across pricing tiers · this change
- Jul 6, 2026packagingOpenRouter swaps free BYOK request quotas for dollar-based fee thresholds
- Jun 22, 2026improvedOpenRouter expands provider network to 70+ on all paid plans
- Jun 17, 2026packagingOpenRouter rebrands enterprise discounts as fee-only savings
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- Together AIAug 17Together AI unveils Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B, Muse Glimmer, DeepSeek V4 Pro pricing on ...
- Mistral AIAug 17Mistral AI folds Education into Pro, adds bundled API credits to entry plans
- MetabaseAug 3Metabase: Storage add-on price cut ($40/500k rows → $2/1M rows)
- OpenAIJul 25OpenAI: ChatGPT plan taglines reframed to 'Best for X' audience framing
- AnthropicJul 23Anthropic: Fable model + context window disclosed in comparison table
Questions about this change
Did OpenRouter raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit increase.
What changed on OpenRouter's pricing page between Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026?
Enterprise limit: 400+ → 500+ and providers grew, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 10, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does OpenRouter change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for OpenRouter in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "OpenRouter swaps free BYOK request quotas for dollar-based fee thresholds" on Jul 6, 2026; OpenRouter has been tracked since 2026-05-16.