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A voucher for new users is described without an amount, and whether a card is needed was not found (https://novita.ai/pricing, checked 2026-10-09).", "priceSummary": "from $0.05 / 1M in", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs index, the docs site map, the pricing page or the skill repository (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 6, "npmWeekly": 1363, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.novita.ai/guides/introduction", "rateLimitsUrl": "https://docs.novita.ai/guides/llm-rate-limits", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.novita.ai/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://novita.ai/.well-known/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "inference.llm", "inference.open-weights", "embed.text", "rerank", "image.generate", "video.generate", "speech.tts", "compute.batch" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "model", "open-weights", "usage-based", "llms-txt", "openai-compatible", "batch", "prompt-caching", "changelog" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-28", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 53.5, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 706, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 15, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 62, "payments": 35, "reliability": 28, "schema": 62, "security": 65, "transparency": 56 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Per-token prices for about 140 language models are public, and each key can carry an expiry, a model allowlist and a source IP allowlist. No status page, SLA or security.txt was found, the per-model rate limit figures are drawn by script, and both vendor SDK repositories are archived while the docs still point to them.", "bestFor": "Agents that want many open-weight models at per-token prices behind one OpenAI-style key, with keys that can be limited by model, IP and expiry.", "strengths": [ "API keys take an expiry of 24 hours, 30 days or 90 days, a per-key model access policy and a per-key source IP allowlist, the last two settable by API", "The pricing page lists input, output and cache-read prices per 1M tokens with context size for each language model, readable without a login", "The terms commit to zero data retention and say content is not used to train Novita's models by default, with stated exceptions", "A billing page states which HTTP statuses are charged. 400, 401, 403, 429, 500, 503 and 504 are not, and 200 and 499 are", "A dated changelog holds 84 entries since February 2024, 11 of them in the 90 days to 9 October 2026, and `llms.txt` links a Markdown copy of every docs page" ], "weaknesses": [ "No status page or SLA was found on the home page, the docs index or the docs site map. The home page states 99.5% uptime with no supporting document", "The rate limit page explains five tiers by monthly top-up, and the RPM and TPM figures per model are drawn by script and were not readable", "`deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash` was retired on 9 October 2026 on a notice dated 28 September 2026, and the named replacement is priced higher", "The Python and JavaScript SDK repositories are archived, last changed in November 2024 and March 2025, and the SDK docs page still tells users to install them", "The terms name the contracting party only as Novita AI, with no corporate form or address, and no DPA or sub-processor list was found", "The Acceptable Use Policy forbids scripts, bots or crawlers that extract data from the Site. Recorded as a fact, and it matters before any probe is run" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set the OpenAI client base URL to `https://api.novita.ai/openai` and send the key as `Authorization: Bearer`. 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They cover the site and the services sold through it, the inference APIs included, under Delaware law with arbitration.", "The Privacy Policy, effective 13 May 2026, covers the website and services and says it does not apply to content processed on behalf of customers, which it leaves to customer agreements.", "The Acceptable Use Policy, effective 5 August 2026, is part of the terms.", "No status page was found on the home page, the pricing page, the docs index or the docs site map.", "https://novita.ai/.well-known/security.txt returns 404.", "RDAP for novita.ai gives a registration date of 2023-09-18.", "The API answers at api.novita.ai and the docs at docs.novita.ai. `auth.md` names a token endpoint at api-server.novita.ai.", "No SLA, DPA or sub-processor list was found. The trust centre at trust.novita.ai is drawn by script and was not read." ], "score": 69 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/novita-ai.json", "live": { "slug": "novita-ai", "probe": { "target": "https://api.novita.ai/openai", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T03:53:35.923588285Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 181, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 194, "p95ms24h": 295, "samples24h": 125, "samples30d": 125, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 40, "ok": 40 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@novitalabs/novita-mcp-server", "version": "1.0.2", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:08:41.708799275Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "novita-sdk", "version": "3.1.3", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:08:40.700432938Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "novita-client", "version": "0.7.1", "released": "2024-11-08", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:08:41.522030178Z" } ], "githubStars": 6, "npmWeekly": 1363, "pypiWeekly": 540, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.novita.ai/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:37:52.275657851Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1f496fd964c8" }, { "url": "https://docs.novita.ai/changelog/28-09-26", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:37:54.59372706Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1f496fd964c8" }, { "url": "https://novita.ai/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:42:34.466314386Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "fd70ed7ca34a" }, { "url": "https://novita.ai/legal/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:42:29.861270188Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "a91f11239499" }, { "url": "https://novita.ai/legal/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:42:32.628448205Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "94067cded599" } ], "models": { "deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash": { "openrouterId": "deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash", "tools": true, "structuredOutputs": true, "jsonMode": true, "reasoning": true, "input": [ "image", "text" ], "promptCaching": true, "contextTokens": 1048576, "maxOutput": 943718, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T22:59:28.49657734Z" }, "openai/gpt-oss-120b": { "openrouterId": "openai/gpt-oss-120b", "tools": true, "structuredOutputs": true, "jsonMode": true, "reasoning": true, "input": [ "text" ], "promptCaching": false, "contextTokens": 131072, "maxOutput": 117964, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T22:59:28.49657734Z" }, "qwen/qwen3.8-flash": { "openrouterId": "qwen/qwen3.8-flash", "tools": true, "structuredOutputs": true, "jsonMode": true, "reasoning": true, "input": [ "image", "text", "video" ], "promptCaching": true, "contextTokens": 1000000, "maxOutput": 131072, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T22:59:28.49657734Z" } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T03:53:35.923588285Z" } }, "answer": "OpenRouter scores 68.5 (B) on agent readiness against Novita AI's 53.5 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. 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OAuth PKCE lets an app get a key on a user's behalf.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "No markup on tokens. The fee is on credit top-ups, 5.5% by card ($0.80 minimum) and 5% in crypto, 8% on Business. Bring your own key free up to $25,000 a month, then 5%. 25+ free models at 20 requests a minute and 50 a day, 1,000 a day after a $10 purchase (https://openrouter.ai/pricing).", "priceSummary": "5.5% fee", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "Credits can be bought in USDC through Coinbase, but requests are paid from a prepaid balance, not per call.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 226, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-26" }, "docsUrl": "https://openrouter.ai/docs", "rateLimitsUrl": "https://openrouter.ai/docs/api_reference/limits", "llmsTxt": "https://openrouter.ai/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://openrouter.ai/docs/openapi/openapi.yaml", "capabilities": [ "inference.llm", "inference.router" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "router", "free-tier", "no-card", "openapi", "llms-txt", "crypto-topup" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-01", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 68.5, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 211, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 6, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 85, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 40, "reliability": 55, "schema": 90, "security": 60, "transparency": 71 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Public OpenAPI document, llms.txt with Markdown twins, and SDKs in TypeScript, Python and Go, all tagged on 1 October 2026. No machine payment. USDC top-ups go to a prepaid balance.", "bestFor": "Agents that need many models behind one key, provider failover and a hard price ceiling per request.", "strengths": [ "Public OpenAPI document, llms.txt with Markdown twins, and SDKs in TypeScript, Python and Go, all tagged on 1 October 2026", "Per-request routing controls, fallback `models` lists, provider ordering, `zdr` and `max_price`", "429, 503 and some 402 responses carry `Retry-After`, and the SDKs honour it", "OpenRouter stores no prompts or responses unless you opt in", "Free models with no card, and Management API keys for minting and rotating keys in code" ], "weaknesses": [ "No machine payment. USDC top-ups go to a prepaid balance", "`data_collection` defaults to 'allow', which admits providers that may store and train on prompts", "Mid-stream failures arrive inside a 200 response, and upstream providers may charge for prompt processing on a failed call", "No published SLA, and the status page gave us no readable history", "API changelog silent since 19 August 2026" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `provider.data_collection: \"deny\"` or `provider.zdr: true` when the prompt holds anything private", "Pass a `models` list so a failed provider falls through to the next one", "Honour `Retry-After` on 429 and 503, and check the stream body for errors even on a 200", "Set `max_price` so a routed request can't land on an expensive provider", "Free models allow 50 requests a day until $10 of credit has been bought. 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Novita AI leads on security \u0026 auth.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Novita AI or OpenRouter?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do Novita AI and OpenRouter need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Novita AI has a hosted endpoint at https://api.novita.ai/openai and OpenRouter at https://openrouter.ai/api/v1.", "question": "Can an agent call Novita AI and OpenRouter without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Security \u0026 auth, 65 against 60" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Agents that want many open-weight models at per-token prices behind one OpenAI-style key, with keys that can be limited by model, IP and expiry.", "slug": "novita-ai", "watchFor": "No status page or SLA was found on the home page, the docs index or the docs site map. The home page states 99.5% uptime with no supporting document" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 55 against 28", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 90 against 62", "Agent ergonomics, 85 against 72", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 35", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 against 62", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 71 against 56" ], "also": [ "Free to start without a card" ], "goodFor": "Agents that need many models behind one key, provider failover and a hard price ceiling per request.", "slug": "openrouter", "watchFor": "No machine payment. 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openrouter-vs-siliconflow" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antseed-vs-openrouter.json", "title": "Antseed vs OpenRouter", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antseed-vs-openrouter" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 27, "edge": "openrouter", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "novita-ai": 28, "openrouter": 55, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 28, "edge": "openrouter", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "novita-ai": 62, "openrouter": 90, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 13, "edge": "openrouter", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "novita-ai": 72, "openrouter": 85, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "novita-ai", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "novita-ai": 65, "openrouter": 60, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "openrouter", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "novita-ai": 35, "openrouter": 40, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 22, "edge": "openrouter", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "novita-ai": 62, "openrouter": 84, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 15, "edge": "openrouter", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "novita-ai": 56, "openrouter": 71, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "OpenRouter scores 68.5 (B) on agent readiness against Novita AI's 53.5 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. 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USDC top-ups go to a prepaid balance." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/novita-ai-vs-openrouter", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/novita-ai-vs-openrouter.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/novita-ai-vs-openrouter.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/novita-ai-vs-openrouter.min.md" }, "markdown": "OpenRouter scores 68.5 (B) on agent readiness against Novita AI's 53.5 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Novita AI leads on security \u0026 auth. Both do llm inference.\n\n- Novita AI: grade D, 53.5/100, rank #706 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/novita-ai.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/novita-ai.json\n- OpenRouter: grade B, 68.5/100, rank #211 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/openrouter.json\n- Best model APIs and inference for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/inference/index.md\n- All 136 models comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/inference/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Novita AI (D)\n\nGood for: Agents that want many open-weight models at per-token prices behind one OpenAI-style key, with keys that can be limited by model, IP and expiry.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 65 against 60\n\nWatch for: No status page or SLA was found on the home page, the docs index or the docs site map. The home page states 99.5% uptime with no supporting document\n\n### OpenRouter (B)\n\nGood for: Agents that need many models behind one key, provider failover and a hard price ceiling per request.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 55 against 28\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 90 against 62\n- Agent ergonomics, 85 against 72\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 35\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 against 62\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 71 against 56\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: No machine payment. USDC top-ups go to a prepaid balance\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Novita AI | OpenRouter | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 28 | 55 | OpenRouter +27 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 62 | 90 | OpenRouter +28 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 85 | OpenRouter +13 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 65 | 60 | Novita AI +5 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 35 | 40 | OpenRouter +5 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 62 | 84 | OpenRouter +22 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 56 | 71 | OpenRouter +15 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **53.5 · D** | **68.5 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Novita AI | OpenRouter |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model router |\n| Vendor | Novita AI | OpenRouter |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.novita.ai/openai` | `https://openrouter.ai/api/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under the Novita AI Terms of Service. The agent skill and the MCP server are MIT | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-09-28 | 2026-10-01 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-31 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-13 | 2026-08-31 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | yes |\n| Popularity | 6 stars, 1.4k npm/wk | 226 stars |\n| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Novita AI.** Per-token prices for about 140 language models are public, and each key can carry an expiry, a model allowlist and a source IP allowlist. No status page, SLA or security.txt was found, the per-model rate limit figures are drawn by script, and both vendor SDK repositories are archived while the docs still point to them.\n\n**OpenRouter.** Public OpenAPI document, llms.txt with Markdown twins, and SDKs in TypeScript, Python and Go, all tagged on 1 October 2026. No machine payment. USDC top-ups go to a prepaid balance.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Novita AI\n\n1. Set the OpenAI client base URL to `https://api.novita.ai/openai` and send the key as `Authorization: Bearer`. Keys start with `sk_`\n2. Do not close a connection to stop generation. A request that reached the model is billed in full under status 499, so cap output with `max_tokens`\n3. On 429, check whether the code is `RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` or `TOKEN_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` and back off exponentially. No `Retry-After` header is documented\n4. Read the changelog for retirement notices before pinning a model id. One retirement in October 2026 came with 11 days' notice\n5. Ask the account owner for a key with an expiry, a model access policy and an IP allowlist. Keys are created and deleted only in the console\n\n### OpenRouter\n\n1. Set `provider.data_collection: \"deny\"` or `provider.zdr: true` when the prompt holds anything private\n2. Pass a `models` list so a failed provider falls through to the next one\n3. Honour `Retry-After` on 429 and 503, and check the stream body for errors even on a 200\n4. Set `max_price` so a routed request can't land on an expensive provider\n5. Free models allow 50 requests a day until $10 of credit has been bought. Check `GET /api/v1/key` for what's left\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Novita AI or OpenRouter?\n\nOpenRouter scores 68.5 (B) on agent readiness against Novita AI's 53.5 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Novita AI leads on security \u0026 auth.\n\n### Do Novita AI and OpenRouter need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Novita AI and OpenRouter without installing anything?\n\nYes. Novita AI has a hosted endpoint at https://api.novita.ai/openai and OpenRouter at https://openrouter.ai/api/v1.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/novita-ai-vs-openrouter.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/novita-ai-vs-openrouter.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"novita-ai\", \"b\": \"openrouter\"}`. 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