OpenRouter
Unified API and model router for accessing text, image, video, and audio models from multiple providers.
Overview
OpenRouter provides a single API for models from many providers, with routing, fallbacks, and cost tracking. Its pricing page lists a free plan with free models and request limits, plus pay-as-you-go plans with platform fees and provider model usage charges.
Key Capabilities
- Access models from multiple providers through one API
- Route requests and configure fallbacks
- Track provider usage and costs
- Use free models or pay for model inference
Ideal Use Cases & Goals
- “Integrate multiple AI model providers in one application”
- “Compare models without maintaining separate integrations”
- “Route requests based on availability or cost”
Direct Alternatives
Tools that offer comparable features or target the same creative workflow: