OpenRouter API key free

“openrouter api key free” matches 11 listings in the UPROUTER.ONLINE directory — 11 with a free tier, worth $6.50 in tracked free credits — the largest belong to Cerebras, OpenRouter.

A router exposes model APIs (often OpenAI-compatible) through one key and one billing surface. The directory records each router's access mode (free-only, freemium, pay-as-you-go, subscription), its tracked free-credit value, community risk rating and live status, with the source URL behind every figure. 2 were up in the latest status probe.

The largest tracked free-credit allowances on this facet belong to Cerebras, OpenRouter — together the free tiers across the 11 matching listings total $6.50 where quantified.

Credit values are estimates from public sources (signup bonuses, monthly quotas, usage allowances) converted at each provider’s own rates. They are tracked, re-verified and flagged — not guarantees, and never inflated to look good.

Each of the 11 entries carries a community risk rating (low / medium / high / unrated) with the evidence behind it, a data-confidence score, and a last-verified date per field. 2 entries were up in the latest automated status probe.

Treat the rating as a starting point, not a clearance: the reasoning is public on each entry, and the provider’s own terms always win. Where data is stale or unverified, the directory marks it instead of hiding it.

Start from what you actually need: a free allowance, a stable paid endpoint, or both. 11 of the 11 matching entries carry a free tier, so for most “openrouter api key free” use cases there is a $0 starting point in the table above. On this facet the largest tracked allowances belong to Cerebras, OpenRouter.

Narrow by risk tier and the last-verified date, then open the entry: the source URL, the terms and the status probe are the three things that matter. Ordering on this page is a data sort — free-credit value, then name — and nothing about it is sponsored. For OpenRouter specifically, the rows above are the complete match set, not a sample.

1. Open the entry and read the source URL — the pricing, free-tier and access figures on the row come from the provider’s own page at that link.

2. Check the last-verified date and data-confidence score. Fresh, high-confidence rows are direct from the provider; older or community-reported rows are labeled as such. For OpenRouter, compare the row against the provider's current pricing page before you commit.

3. Read the risk rating and its reasoning. A low tier means established operator, clear terms and a stable history — a high tier means at least one of those is missing.

4. Confirm the live status probe result and the access method (api-key, subscription, local) match how you intend to use it. Then review the provider’s terms yourself — inclusion here is informational, never an endorsement.

Predicate — published, non-internal entries whose name, domain or description contains “openrouter” (case-insensitive LIKE)

Sort — free-credit value descending, nulls last, provider name ascending (disclosed data sort — never sponsored)

Freshness — counts and rows are live from the dataset (60-second server cache); each row keeps its own per-field last-verified date, and unverified or stale values are flagged in place

Limitations — we track published pricing, free-tier terms and status — not account-level behavior. Free-credit figures are normalized estimates; risk is a community evidence rating, never a guarantee; inclusion is informational only.

Full methodology, probe cadence and the correction pathway: about & methodology · raw data: public dataset (CC BY 4.0) · pricing and status on every row are measurements with dates, not guarantees.