# OpenRouter — card for AI agents

One OpenAI-compatible API for 500+ models across 80+ providers with routing and fallbacks.

Maker: OpenRouter · category: LLM gateways and routers

## Price (official page)
- Free tier: 25+ free models, 50 requests/day
- Usage price: Provider list price per token (no markup); fee on credit purchases: 5.5% Standard, 8% Business
- Pricing page: https://openrouter.ai/pricing (checked 2026-10-09)
- Note: Pay-as-you-go credits, no subscription. BYOK: first $25,000 of list-price inference per month without fee, 5% after. Business adds EU/US in-region routing.

## Connect
- Official MCP server: https://mcp.openrouter.ai/mcp
- npm: `npm install @openrouter/sdk`
- PyPI: `pip install openrouter`
- Repository: https://github.com/OpenRouterTeam/typescript-sdk

## Other APIs in this category
- LiteLLM: https://agentgid.com/apis/litellm/agent.md
- Vercel AI Gateway: https://agentgid.com/apis/vercel-ai-gateway/agent.md
- Portkey: https://agentgid.com/apis/portkey/agent.md
- Cloudflare AI Gateway: https://agentgid.com/apis/cloudflare-ai-gateway/agent.md
- Helicone: https://agentgid.com/apis/helicone/agent.md

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/apis/openrouter/

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