How to Estimate Your Monthly Bill With This OpenRouter Pricing Calculator
Use the free OpenRouter Pricing Calculator above to see what your monthly bill will look like before you scale up traffic. Just pick your plan or model tier and type in your expected usage—the calculator updates your cost breakdown right away.
Want to bring that monthly bill down to $0? Check our free startup credit guide or browse ready-to-use accounts in our Pre-Approved Credit Marketplace.
1. 2026 Pricing & Rate Table
| Plan / Item | 2026 Rate & Included Quota |
|---|---|
| Model Token Rates | Same per-token rate as the underlying model provider (0% markup) |
| Credit Top-Up Fee | 5.5% fee on card top-ups (5% on crypto) |
| Frontier Models (Claude Sonnet / GPT-4o) | $2.50–$3.00 per 1M input · $10.00–$15.00 per 1M output |
| Open-Weights (DeepSeek-R1 / Llama 3.3 70B) | $0.12–$0.55 per 1M input · $0.30–$2.19 per 1M output |
2. Easy Ways to Lower Your Monthly Cost
- OpenRouter passes through exact provider token prices and only charges a 5.5% fee when you add credits to your balance.
- You can plug your own funded OpenAI, Anthropic, or AWS Bedrock API keys into OpenRouter (BYOK) to spend your free startup credits through one API.
- Route simple prompts to Llama 3.3 70B or DeepSeek-V3 to save over 85% compared to frontier models.