OpenRouter: what it charges, what it allows, and what it keeps
thecontinuitylayer.com/inference-apis/openrouterOne API key that routes requests to many model providers, with the per-token price set by the provider used.
- 1Yes
Does OpenRouter publish a per-token price?
Yes, by OpenRouter's own page.
Each public model page lists rates per 1M tokens for every upstream provider; gpt-oss-120b's headline rate is $0.027 input and $0.098 output, and the rate depends on the provider used.
Yes means: Per-token prices are on a public page with no sign-in. Partly means only some models are priced in public, or the price sits on a model page rather than the pricing page.
- 2Yes
Does OpenRouter publish its rate limits?
Yes, by OpenRouter's own page.
The docs publish free-model limits (20 requests a minute; 50 a day, or 1,000 after buying 10 credits) and say paid models have no platform-level request cap.
Yes means: The docs give request or token numbers for each tier or model. Partly means some numbers, such as a concurrency cap or the top tiers only; no means the numbers are only shown inside a signed-in account.
- 3Partly
Does OpenRouter train on your API prompts by default?
Partly, by OpenRouter's own page.
OpenRouter itself does not train on prompts unless you opt in, but some upstream providers it routes to may keep data for training, which account settings control.
Yes means: Here no is the good answer: the provider's page says what you send its API is not used for training unless you opt in. Yes means it is unless you opt out; partly means it depends on the plan, the tier or the upstream provider.
- 4Yes
Does OpenRouter say how long it keeps your prompts and outputs?
Yes, by OpenRouter's own page.
Prompts and responses are not stored by default; if you opt in to logging, they are kept at least three months.
Yes means: A stated period, or a statement that nothing is kept by default. Partly means a period for some users or requests but not others.
- 5Yes
Does OpenRouter run a public status page?
Yes, by OpenRouter's own page.
A public status page shows real-time and past system health.
Yes means: A public page shows current uptime and past incidents.
Every grade above is read from OpenRouter's own page on the day shown. If a page has changed, tell us.