OpenRouter free tier: quotas, limits and gotchas

OpenRouter Free Tier

How Amo and Pimi look

Amo Finding faults

Flexible, sure, but Enterprise is fee-free up to US$200,000/month and charges 5% above that – that threshold is basically unreachable for small and mid-sized businesses. I'll flick my tail at you on this one.

Pimi Advantages

Never mind big enterprises for now — at least it supports both credit cards and crypto, and Taiwan can pay. I think that's a thoughtful touch.

So, do you need to pay or not?

Developers can access multiple models at once: the free version offers 50 trials per day. For stable usage, Pay-as-you-go is the most flexible option, but the 5.5% handling fee is a hidden cost, so calculate carefully before using extensively.

Models and quotas

Model	Quota	Window	Notes
25+ 個免費模型（各供應商提供）	每日 50 次請求	每日重置	免費模型清單會隨供應商政策變動，實際可用款數以官網當下為準

What you get for free

Feature	Free tier	Notes
免費模型數量	25+ 個	來自 4 個免費供應商
每日請求上限	50 次	這是免費層最主要的限制
付費模型存取	不可	需先儲值點數
自動比價路由	可用	同一個模型有多家供應商時會自動挑便宜或可用的
客服支援	僅社群

Limits at a glance

Quota reset: 每天重置
Commercial use: Allowed
Conditions: 需註冊帳號

Watch out for this

免費層最容易誤會的是「25+ 個免費模型」聽起來很多，但**全部共用每天 50 次請求**的額度，稍微測試一下就用完。真正要當工作用還是得儲值。

When the free quota is insufficient, how much does it cost to pay for it?

Plan	pricing	Description
Pay-as-you-go	官方報價（洽詢）	無月費、無最低消費。儲值點數時收 5.5% 平台手續費，模型本身依各供應商原價計費；可用 500+ 模型、80+ 供應商（2026-08-22更新：規模較先前記錄成長）。支援信用卡與加密貨幣（2026-07-31 直讀官網 openrouter.ai/pricing）。BYOK（自帶金鑰）額度：每月 US$25,000 list price 推論以內免手續費，超過部分收 5%
Enterprise	官方報價（洽詢）	可議平台費折扣、專屬速率上限、SLA 與共享 Slack 頻道；BYOK（自帶金鑰）額度：每月 US$200,000 list price 推論以內免手續費，超過部分收 5%（此為 BYOK Limits 列，非一般用量）（2026-07-31 直讀官網 openrouter.ai/pricing）

Checked 2026-08-22

Information for Taiwanese users

Payment method:Payable; supports credit cards and cryptocurrencies
Chinese support: partial
Available platforms:web

Try it on the official site

Sources: OpenRouter 官方定價頁（2026-07-31 直讀）

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