# Novita AI vs OpenRouter (slim)

> OpenRouter scores 68.5 (B) to Novita AI's 53.5 (D) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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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 & auth. Both do llm inference.

- Novita AI: D 53.5, rank #706 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/novita-ai.min.md
- OpenRouter: B 68.5, rank #211 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter.min.md
- Novita AI, good 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. Ahead on Security & auth, 65 against 60.
- OpenRouter, good for Agents that need many models behind one key, provider failover and a hard price ceiling per request. Ahead on Reliability, 55 against 28; Schema & documentation, 90 against 62; Agent ergonomics, 85 against 72; Payments & pricing, 40 against 35; Maintenance & community, 84 against 62; Transparency & trust, 71 against 56. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Novita AI | OpenRouter |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 28 | 55 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 62 | 90 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 85 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 65 | 60 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 62 | 84 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 56 | 71 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Novita AI | OpenRouter |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model API | Model router |
| Vendor | Novita AI | OpenRouter |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.novita.ai/openai` | `https://openrouter.ai/api/v1` |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Novita AI Terms of Service. The agent skill and the MCP server are MIT | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |
| Last release | 2026-09-28 | 2026-10-01 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-05 | 2026-08-31 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-13 | 2026-08-31 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 6 stars, 1.4k npm/wk | 226 stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |