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OpenRouter

openrouter.ai · last verified 2026-07-04 · re-checked weekly

Current free tier

What's free
Dozens of ":free" models from many labs behind one OpenAI-compatible key.
Limits
50 req/day (20 req/min) across free models
The catch
A one-time $10 credit purchase lifts the cap to 1,000 req/day. Free models may log or train on prompts and can vanish without notice.
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