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OpenRouter Standard charges a 5.5% fee on top-ups, with a minimum of $0.80, and BYOK traffic is charged 5.0% after the first 1 million free requests per month.

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50%
Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
10/18/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 1/16/2027

Sources

The Hidden Cost War of LLM Gateways: 5.5% Token Tax vs. Per-Request Logging Fees

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UnverifiedOpenRouter's business model is to charge based on model call volume, taking a platform fee of approximately 5.5%.79% similar

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