OpenRouter

Aggregator with 200+ models. Often offers lower prices for open-source models via GPU cloud providers.

API Configuration

API Type	`openai-completions`
Base URL	`https://openrouter.ai/api/v1`
Auth Mode	api_key
Auth Keys	`OPENROUTER_API_KEY` — API Key — obtain from https://openrouter.ai/keys
Regions	us
Default Model	`deepseek/deepseek-chat`
Status	active

Pay-as-you-go. Pricing varies per model — OpenRouter adds a small markup over provider rates. See openrouter.ai/models.

Sign up at openrouter.ai, add credits, then create an API key at openrouter.ai/keys. Supports 200+ models from multiple providers.

Model	Context	Max Output	Pricing
DeepSeek V3.2 (via OpenRouter) `deepseek/deepseek-chat` Cheapest DeepSeek V3 access	131K	66K	Input $0.32/M, output $0.89/M.
DeepSeek R1 (via OpenRouter) `deepseek/deepseek-r1` DeepSeek reasoning model	164K	66K	Input $0.70/M, output $2.50/M.
Kimi K2.5 (via OpenRouter) `moonshotai/kimi-k2.5` Moonshot Kimi via OpenRouter	262K	66K	Input $0.45/M, output $2.20/M.
GLM 4.7 (via OpenRouter) `z-ai/glm-4.7` Zhipu GLM 4.7 via OpenRouter	200K	32K	Input $0.39/M, output $1.75/M.
GLM 5 (via OpenRouter) `z-ai/glm-5` Zhipu GLM 5 via OpenRouter	128K	32K	Input $0.72/M, output $2.30/M.
Qwen 3 Max (via OpenRouter) `qwen/qwen3-max` Alibaba Qwen 3 Max via OpenRouter	262K	33K	Starting at $0.78/M input, $3.90/M output.
MiniMax M2.5 (via OpenRouter) `minimax/minimax-m2.5` MiniMax M2.5 via OpenRouter	200K	196K	Input $0.20/M, output $1.17/M.
Qwen 3.5 (via OpenRouter) `qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b` Alibaba Qwen 3.5 open-source 397B MoE model	262K	66K	Input $0.39/M, output $2.34/M.

Last verified: 2026-03-19