> AnyRouter
AnyRouter is a third-party relay that forwards Claude Code and OpenAI Codex traffic through an Anthropic- and OpenAI-compatible endpoint at https://anyrouter.top. Registration is via GitHub or LinuxDO, and the official docs advertise a $50 free credit on signup with no credit card required, plus $50 for each side on a successful referral. Rates are expressed as billing multipliers rather than an open price list - the docs recommend Claude 4 Sonnet for routine work because it bills at one fifth of Claude 4 Opus. Dated notices track model availability (GPT 6 on 2026-09-05, GPT 5.5 on 2026-05-26) alongside a documented record of attacks, abuse-driven registration freezes and a one-day outage.
// pros
- The docs state a $50 signup credit with no credit card and no paid subscription, plus $50 for both parties on a successful referral, and describe the grant as a limited-time promotion.
- Setup uses official clients unchanged: exporting ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN and ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=https://anyrouter.top makes Claude Code work, and a Codex config (wire_api "responses") is documented too.
- API tokens are self-managed from an API token page, and the docs suggest setting the token quota to unlimited for convenience.
- A backup endpoint is published (https://pmpjfbhq.cn-nb1.rainapp.top) for users whose network blocks the primary domain, and model additions are announced with dates.
- Billing is transparent about relative cost: the docs state Sonnet bills at one fifth of Opus, which gives a usable cost lever without a public rate card.
// cons
- The relay forwards Claude Code traffic only: the FAQ states it does not and cannot forward non-Claude-Code API traffic, so it cannot serve general API workloads.
- Stability is explicitly not guaranteed - notices record a one-day outage on 2025-07-16 after sustained attacks, a suspension of new GitHub-account registrations on 2025-07-15, and forwarding errors that require restarting the client.
- Email registration is restricted to *.edu.cn addresses, so most users outside China must authenticate through GitHub or LinuxDO.
- There is no standard price list: cost is described in multipliers, and the site itself warns that no authorised groups, tutorials or mirror sites exist, which makes lookalike services an active deception risk.
Use AnyRouter only as a free or low-cost way to trial Claude Code and Codex access, with the $50 credit treated as a promotional grant rather than a budget line. Do not place it in a production path that needs an SLA, and keep the official Anthropic and OpenAI credentials ready as a fallback given the documented outage and abuse history.
written by Mike Fleming, Uprouter editorial · verified against official sources September 16, 2026
How we estimated this: the free allowance is converted to a dollar value using the provider’s own pay-as-you-go rates for the models a typical developer would reach for. When the allowance is metered in requests, tokens or minutes rather than dollars, we assume median usage of the cheapest capable model. Because assumptions are involved, the figure carries the est. flag — treat it as an order of magnitude, not a quote.
note: docs.anyrouter.top states the signup grant as $50 free credit with no credit card required, plus $50 for each party on a successful referral (registration notice on anyrouter.top, fetched 2026-09-16).
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (source-reported) | free | — | — | — | About $50 free credit on sign-up (community reports of $100–$125 after promotions/referrals stack), no credit card required; each successful referral gives both sides $50; bounded by credit exhaustion, not permanently free. |
| Free Relay | free | — | Free | Free | Daily sign-in grants 25-50 quota units. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude 4 Opus | — | — | — |
| Claude 4 Sonnet | — | — | — |
$ Does AnyRouter have a free tier?
Yes — AnyRouter offers a free tier that we value at roughly $50.00 in free credits (estimate — derived from rate-limited usage at pay-as-you-go prices). Always confirm current limits on AnyRouter's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does AnyRouter cost per 1M tokens?
AnyRouter does not publish simple per-1M-token pricing (it may bill per request, per output, or via a subscription plan). Check their official pricing page for exact figures.
$ Is AnyRouter safe to use?
Uprouter rates AnyRouter as medium risk. High. AnyRouter is an unofficial relay in front of Anthropic's Claude Code rather than a first-party vendor, it documents recurring attacks, a full-day outage and abuse-driven registration freezes, and it publishes no standard rate card - only a billing-multiplier note and a promotional credit. The $50 grant is explicitly limited-time and tied to invite mechanics, and the service cannot forward non-Claude-Code traffic, so switching costs are immediate if it degrades. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
Raw community sentiment, shown unblended. Votes never feed into objective data fields like price, risk, or status — and never into sort order.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
price_history
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live_status
full history →best-effort probes · not a guarantee · last 1d ago
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Uprouter runs its own probes; best-effort, not a guarantee. Probe results depend on our network location and cadence — for production, always use the provider’s own status page.
risk_&_confidence
High. AnyRouter is an unofficial relay in front of Anthropic's Claude Code rather than a first-party vendor, it documents recurring attacks, a full-day outage and abuse-driven registration freezes, and it publishes no standard rate card - only a billing-multiplier note and a promotional credit. The $50 grant is explicitly limited-time and tied to invite mechanics, and the service cannot forward non-Claude-Code traffic, so switching costs are immediate if it degrades.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
# AnyRouter's own API — get a key from their dashboard
curl https://YOUR-PROVIDER-ENDPOINT/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "claude-4-opus",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
}'Direct to the provider — Uprouter receives nothing; verify their current pricing before purchasing.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.