# OpenRouter vs RouterPlus (slim)

> OpenRouter scores 68.5 (B) to RouterPlus's 51.2 (D) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-13

OpenRouter scores 68.5 (B) on agent readiness against RouterPlus's 51.2 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do llm inference.

- OpenRouter: B 68.5, rank #214 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter.min.md
- RouterPlus: D 51.2, rank #777 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/routerplus.min.md
- 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 45; Schema & documentation, 90 against 59; Agent ergonomics, 85 against 71; Maintenance & community, 84 against 44; Transparency & trust, 71 against 38. Also Free to start without a card.
- RouterPlus, good for Teams that call Claude and GPT models from one key and want the cost of every call in the response, with their own provider keys where they have them.

| Category | OpenRouter | RouterPlus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 45 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 90 | 59 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 85 | 71 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 60 | 62 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 84 | 44 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 38 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenRouter | RouterPlus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenRouter | RouterPlus |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://openrouter.ai/api/v1` | `https://api.routerplus.com/v1` |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) | Closed service. No terms of service for the gateway were found on routerplus.com or app.routerplus.com on 13 October 2026. The only terms on the site govern the capacity request form and name EVO HQ Inc, a Delaware corporation (https://routerplus.com/capacity/terms/). |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-31 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-31 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 226 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |