Free model routesHigh confidence
OpenRouter
24 model routes currently listed at zero price.
Free accessFree model routes
Payment cardNo
AccountRequired
Sources4 first-party links
API endpoint
https://openrouter.ai/api/v1Catalog snapshot
24Models mentioned
stealth/ox-alphadots-studio/dots-3-note-preview:freeliquid/lfm-2.5-2.6b:freenvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:freethinkingmachines/inkling-small:freepoolside/laguna-s-2.1:freethinkingmachines/inkling:freepoolside/laguna-xs-2.1:freecohere/north-mini-code:freez-ai/glm-5.2:freenvidia/nemotron-3.5-content-safety:freenvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:freenvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning:freegoogle/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:freegoogle/gemma-4-31b-it:freegoogle/lyria-3-pro-previewgoogle/lyria-3-clip-previewnvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:freeopenrouter/freenvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b:freenvidia/nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl:freenvidia/nemotron-nano-9b-v2:free2026-09-302026-08-24Limits and terms
- Requests Per Minute
- 20
- Requests Per Day Without Purchase
- 50
- Requests Per Day After 10 USD Credit Purchase
- 1,000
- Scope
- Total across free-model requests; failed requests count.
Eligibility
- Account Required
- Yes
- Payment Method Required
- No
Free Router
- Model Id
- openrouter/free
- Price USD
- 0
- Behavior
- Randomly selects a compatible model from the current free pool.
History
- Date
- 2025-07-10
- Event
- OpenRouter described how it would sustain its free tier after two upstream providers moved paid-only.
- Date
- 2026-02-23
- Event
- The openrouter/free router was announced.
Receipts
4Primary sources
Official DocsOpenRouter FAQhttps://openrouter.ai/docs/faqLive CatalogModels endpointhttps://openrouter.ai/api/v1/modelsOfficial DocsFree Models Routerhttps://openrouter.ai/docs/guides/routing/routers/free-routerAnnouncement · 2025-07-10Updates to Our Free Tierhttps://openrouter.ai/blog/announcements/updates-to-our-free-tier-sustaining-accessible-ai-for-everyone/