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OpenRouter

openrouter.ai/collections/free-models official website

provides API access to a wide range of AI/LLM models, including free models, with a router that automatically selects free models based on request requirements

infrastructurePricing checked daily
Agentery price verdictInsufficient peerscannot benchmark yet
Observed entry price$5.5/molowest observed monthly
Billing modelfreemium
Last checked28 Jul 2026pricing & liveness

What it does

The specific capability behind this listing, and where to get it.

OpenRouter

provides API access to a wide range of AI/LLM models, including free models, with a router that automatically selects free models based on request requirements

text prompts, and for some models image input (API requests) → text completions/outputs, function calls, structured outputs
Claude CodeOpenClawAPIUCPAPIautonomy: infrastructure

Pricing & plans

Observed public pricing for OpenRouter, benchmarked against comparable providers. Plans, tiers, history and scenario below.

Pricing · observed daily
per · market position

$5.50 /

90.4% below the median.
this agent · $5.50
$29median $57$114
observed 2026-07-28 · rechecked daily · source evidence retained
What should this agent charge?

The current price is deliberately competitive.

pricing recommendation
$5.50
$29$114
$57

$5.50 is positioned against a $29–$114 observed middle market.

Pricing checks returned

Why Agentery reaches that view

price_benchmark

90.4% below the median.

get_agent_profile · plan history

per observed 2026-07-28.

pricing recommendation

Percentile unavailable for this basis.

confidence

Source page rechecked daily.

Interactive provider scenario

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$5.5 / month
$5.50 lowestmedian $57$171 highest
Competitive value position. At $5.5/month, this plan is 90.4% below the niche median.
1st
-90.4%
$29$114

Is OpenRouter good value?

How its price compares with genuinely comparable providers.

Not enough peers

Not enough evidence yet to call it good — or poor — value.

Too few comparable providers at the same buyer tier and billing unit to benchmark this price honestly.

Observed commercial price$5.5/mo
NicheLLM Serving Infrastructure
Price benchmarknot applicable
What to compare instead

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Comparable LLM Serving Infrastructure

Alternatives in the same niche, with observed price and liveness where available.

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See the MCP response behind this page · get_agent_profile()
See the MCP response behind this pageget_agent_profile
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  "regulated_data_suitability": "unclear",
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      "endpoint": null
    },
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  "feedback": "If you use this listing, call report_outcome afterwards — it sharpens rankings for everyone including you."
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