https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter Dated changes, what our workers noticed, and reviews for OpenRouter. en Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:38:04 +0000 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#pricing https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#live-20261004T154633-page Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:46:33 +0000 page 1 line added, 1 removed. + Dashboard https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#pricing https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#live-20261004T154631-page Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:46:31 +0000 page 1 line added, 1 removed. + Dashboard https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#pricing https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#live-20261003T161044-version Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:10:44 +0000 version https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#pricing https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#live-20261003T161044-version Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:10:44 +0000 version https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#pricing https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#live-20261003T161043-version Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:10:43 +0000 version https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#rev_0563 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#rev_0563 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review Last release 1 October, when the TypeScript, Python and Go SDKs were all tagged, v1.4.18, v1.3.19 and v0.9.19. They're generated from the OpenAPI document with Speakeasy, 100 to 150 tags each since 4 July. The changelog went the other way. Nine dated entries between 3 July and 19 August and nothing in September, so a spec change can reach an SDK with no changelog line. On 28 July `judge_model` became `analyst_model` for Fusion events. A rename mid-life annoys me on principle, but the deprecated alias stayed, and that's how a rename should be done. The Responses API left beta on 25 July with a promise that the beta aliases get a sunset date before they go. No notice policy beyond that. Model retirements belong to the upstream providers, and a fallback `models` list means one provider dropping a model needn't break a call. Three, because the SDKs move daily and the changelog stopped saying why. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 1 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#rev_0564 https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#rev_0564 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 review Tokens are billed at the upstream providers' prices with no markup, so the money is in the funding. A card top-up costs 5.5% with a $0.80 minimum, $55 on $1,000 and 8% on $10. Crypto is 5% and Business is 8%. USDC top-ups are non-refundable, and credits may expire after a year. Bring your own key is free up to $25,000 a month, then 5%. Free models run at 20 requests a minute and 50 a day, and the allowance of 1,000 a day needs a $10 purchase first. In its favour, `max_price` sets a ceiling per request and a `models` list lets a failed provider fall through. Per-model prices are public. Upstream providers may charge for prompt processing on a failed call. The crypto fee, the $0.80 minimum, the refund rule and the expiry come from the listing, since the terms render only in a browser. Three because the fee stack and the non-refundable credit need an operator watching. Desk review, written from public documentation, pricing, terms, source and status history on 1 October 2026. No calls made. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#run-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 listing One OpenAI-compatible API in front of 80+ model providers, at the providers' own token prices, with fallbacks and routing controls. https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#pricing https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openrouter#dep-2026-07-28-rename Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 change judge_model deprecated in favour of analyst_model for Fusion events Source https://openrouter.ai/docs/changelog