> AnyRouter
AnyRouter (anyrouter.top) is a public-welfare AI API relay primarily serving the mainland Chinese developer community. It specializes in routing Claude Code and other frontier models for free, supported by community sign-in bonuses and referral credits.
// pros
- About $50 free credit on sign-up, get started with Claude Code without a credit card or payment
- Native Claude Code CLI support, directly calling large models like Claude 4 Opus / Sonnet
- Referral bonus ($50 each side), suitable for low-cost trial by individuals/open-source projects
- Has official docs (docs.anyrouter.top) and is listed by several reviews as a viable public-welfare relay option
// cons
- Mediocre stability: suffered a large-scale attack in July 2025 with ~1 day of downtime; community rates it ~7/10, ~80% availability
- Mass account bans in early 2026, returning 403 'user has been banned', affecting both edu-email and Linux.do accounts
- No official appeal channel; banned accounts lose their balance with no recourse
- Previously disabled GitHub one-click login; login methods and policies change frequently
- Public-welfare nature questioned: community worries about 'grabbing traffic then cashing in / running off'; long-term sustainability uncertain
- Third-party relay; code/data are visible to the intermediary, unsuitable for commercial or sensitive projects
Usable as a temporary channel for individuals or open-source projects to try Claude Code for free—just claim the ~$50 credit for a low-cost trial; do not use it for commercial or sensitive data, do not rely on long-term stability, and be aware accounts may be banned anytime with no appeal. For commercial use rely on the official Claude API.
community_reputation
AnyRouter is widely discussed on Linux.do, Zhihu, appinn, and 80aj with polarized opinion: praised as a 'small-but-fine, sign-up-bonus, Claude-Code-supporting' public-welfare interface, yet long questioned over 'public welfare vs. cashing-in/exit-scam'. The July 2025 attack outage and the early-2026 mass bans (403 'user has been banned') with no appeal channel are the main negatives. Overall it is a usable but unstable free public-welfare relay of uncertain longevity, fine for individual/open-source trial but not for commercial or important use.
imported analysis — independent third party, not Uprouter editorial · verify before relying on it
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: Grants ~$50-$100 in free credits on sign-up based on community reports.
| 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 | — | — | — |
<a href="https://uprouter.online/s/anyrouter-top" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://uprouter.online/badge/anyrouter-top.svg" alt="AnyRouter live status on UPROUTER.ONLINE" height="40"></a>Paste this into your README, docs or status page. The badge shows the same best-effort probe data as the directory, refreshes automatically, and links back to the full AnyRouter entry — no tracking, no scripts.
$ 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. Rated medium risk. a free relay that forwards to an upstream with only partial transparency: some model coverage or pricing is confirmed, while other figures rest on third-party reports or a login-gated console. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
$ Can I use AnyRouter through Uprouter Connect?
Yes — AnyRouter is Connect-compatible. Add your AnyRouter API key in Uprouter Connect (encrypted at rest) and route requests to it through one OpenAI- and Claude-compatible API, optionally behind failover aliases. Uprouter meters the traffic in compute at the provider's listed rate.
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
No recorded changes yet.
live_status
full history →best-effort probes · not a guarantee · last 13h ago
| Checked | Status | Latency |
|---|---|---|
| 13h ago | up | 1320ms |
| 14h ago | up | 1166ms |
| 1d ago | up | 1134ms |
| 2d ago | up | 1112ms |
| 3d ago | up | 1338ms |
| 4d ago | up | 1088ms |
| 12d ago | down | — |
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
Rated medium risk. a free relay that forwards to an upstream with only partial transparency: some model coverage or pricing is confirmed, while other figures rest on third-party reports or a login-gated console.
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
curl https://uprouter.online/api/connect/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer upr_live_YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{
"model": "claude-4-opus",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello via AnyRouter" }]
}'Metered in Uprouter compute — the usage log shows which upstream served each request and its exact cost.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, Connect compatibility, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.