Every model costs less than the provider charges directly, up to 50% off. Prices are published, so you know the cost before you run anything.
No subscriptions. Credits don't expire, and you only pay for what you run.
Only pay for what's delivered. If a generation errors out, your credits are refunded automatically.
How Router compares
Model
Official
Elsewhere
Router
Discount
Claude Sonnet 5.5per 1M output tokens
$10.00
$10.00OpenRouter
$7.50
−25%
GPT-6 Solper 1M output tokens
$10.00
$10.00OpenRouter
$5.00
−50%
Gemini 3.8 Flashper 1M output tokens
$3.75
$4.125OpenRouter
$1.875
−50%
GPT Image 2per image
$0.053
$0.053fal
$0.046
−15%
Nano Banana 2per image
$0.067
$0.080fal
$0.044
−35%
Official is the provider's own API. Elsewhere is the public price on OpenRouter (chat) or fal (images) for the same model and settings, checked Oct 22, 2026. Full price list
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Shipping an AI app? Router speaks the OpenAI API, so the SDK you already use works as it is. Point it at Router and get the same models and the same lower-cost credits as the studio, on one bill.
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Early access
TypeScript · OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from"openai";
const router = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://your-router-host/api/v1",
apiKey: process.env.ROUTER_API_KEY,
});
const stream = await router.chat.completions.create({
model: "claude-sonnet-5-5",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Write a hook for my launch video" }],
stream: true,
});