
What OpenRouter really costs
OpenRouter adds no markup on model prices and charges a 5.5% fee on credit purchases on Standard, 8% on Business. Credits are bought from $5 to $25,000 per transaction, by card, AliPay or crypto, and may expire 365 days after purchase. Unused credits can be refunded within 24 hours, fees excluded, and crypto payments are never refunded.
Twenty models are free, capped at 50 requests a day in total, or 1,000 a day once you have bought at least 10 credits. Prompts and completions are not logged by default, and opting in to logging earns a 1% discount.
Uncensored roleplay models on OpenRouter
The catalog has few uncensored roleplay models: four carry such names, two Euryale 70B versions, Magnum 72B and a Dolphin Mistral 24B edition. Euryale 3.3 costs $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.75 output, Magnum $2.50 and $5.00.
OpenRouter strengths and limitations
Strengths
- One API for 462 models.
- No markup on provider prices.
- No prompt logging by default.
Limitations
- Each model’s terms apply on top.
- Few uncensored roleplay models.
- Refunds limited to 24 hours.
OpenRouter versus Infermatic
Infermatic charges a flat fee from $9 a month for a small set of uncensored roleplay models, with one or two concurrent requests. OpenRouter bills per token with no subscription, across a far wider catalog.
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