# OpenRouter

> A unified API gateway providing single-point access to hundreds of AI language models from multiple providers

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/openrouter
- **Category:** Llm Gateways
- **Homepage:** https://openrouter.ai
- **Also known as:** openrouter
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-21T13:50:34.043Z

## Vioscale score

**79.8 / 100**, confidence 36% (low). Computed 2026-09-01.

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 0.052 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 100 | 0.04877777777777778 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| integrations | 54.9 | 0.04066666666666666 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 5 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 80 | 0.084 | 6.7 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-21, [verify at source](https://openrouter.ai/pricing). Independently observed._

Hybrid · Free tier

> Free tier available. Pay-as-you-go at 5.5% platform fee. Enterprise from $25k/month.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Free | Free | ✓ | - |
| Pay-as-you-go | 5.5% platform fee on model usage, fee discounts available | - | - |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | - | annual |

### Free

Evaluation tier with limited access to test the platform

**Included limits:** models: 25+ free models, providers: 4 free providers, rate_limit: 50 requests/day

- 25+ free models
- 4 free providers
- Chat and API access
- Community support

### Pay-as-you-go

Usage-based pricing scaled by model and tokens consumed

**Included limits:** models: 500+ models, providers: 80+ providers

- 500+ models from 80+ providers
- Automatic fallback routing
- Activity logs and export
- Auto-routing and preferred vendor selection
- Budgets and spend controls
- Prompt caching
- Management API key
- Email support
- No minimum spend

### Enterprise (Contact sales)

Volume-based commitment with dedicated support and custom policies

**Included limits:** free_inference_value: $25,000 list price/month

- 500+ models, 80+ providers
- Custom data policies and model/provider routing policies
- Managed policy enforcement
- SSO/SAML authentication
- Contractual SLAs
- Support SLA with shared Slack channel
- High global rate limits
- Optional dedicated limits
- Invoicing options
- Volume commitment pricing

## About

OpenRouter aggregates 500+ language models from 80+ providers through a single, OpenAI-compatible API interface. It offers automatic fallback routing, cost control, usage analytics, and data policy management for teams deploying AI applications at scale.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Integrations (11)

_Independently observed._

- Vercel AI SDK
- Claude Code
- Cursor
- OpenAI SDK
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- Google
- Meta
- Mistral
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Terraform

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Llm Gateways. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Capabilities** | |
| Openai compatible API | ✓ |
| Automatic failover | ✓ |
| Routing strategy | Cost based |
| Caching | Exact |
| Virtual key management | ✓ |
| Budget spend controls | ✓ |
| Rate limiting | ✓ |
| Guardrails moderation | - |
| Request cost observability | ✓ |
| Streaming support | ✓ |
| Deployment model | Managed SaaS |
| Open source | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Usage based saas |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 80 | [link](https://openrouter.ai/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://openrouter.ai/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | freemium | [link](https://openrouter.ai/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://openrouter.ai/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://openrouter.ai/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://openrouter.ai/privacy) | 2026-08-21 | 75% (high) |

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://openrouter.ai/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 75% (high) |

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