# OpenRouter — AI Compare Ninja

> A unified API and marketplace for accessing 500+ LLMs from many providers through one shared credit balance.

## Overview
- **Category:** Development & Code (Agent & RAG frameworks)
- **Status:** Active · checked - Active.
- **Paid from:** buy credits, no subscription; prices vary by model / Custom (OpenRouter)
- **Free access:** No free plan published
- **Website:** https://openrouter.ai/
- **Canonical URL:** https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/openrouter

## What it does
- Access to 500+ LLMs (Large Language Models) from 80+ providers via a single API
- One shared credit balance for all models, no separate account per provider needed
- No mandatory subscription; credits are billed directly based on token consumption
- Logging disabled by default; opt-in provides a 1% discount on all requests
- Free models: 50 requests per day (1,000 per day from $10 credit balance)

## In brief
OpenRouter provides a unified API for over 500 LLMs from more than 80 providers. A single credit balance covers all models; no separate account or subscription per provider is needed. Logging is disabled by default; enabling it earns a 1% discount. Free models are limited to 50 requests per day, increasing to 1,000 per day with a credit balance of $10 or more. All model prices are in the pricing overview.


## Limits
No subscription: users buy prepaid credits and spend them per request at each provider's model rate, passed through without markup. The current FAQ notes a fee when buying credits but does not publish a fixed rate there.

## Pricing tiers
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenRouter | buy credits, no subscription; prices vary by model | Custom | Access to 500+ models from 80+ providers through a single API; One shared credit balance works across every model |

## Sources
All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below.

- https://openrouter.ai/
- https://openrouter.ai/docs/faq

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*Source: AI Compare Ninja (2026) - https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/openrouter*