At a glance
- Credit
- Free use of models whose ID ends in :free, rate limited
- Who qualifies
- Any OpenRouter account.
- Time to claim
- About 5 minutes
- Approval odds
- High: Any account can call the :free models; no review.
- Offer ends
- No end date published
- Credit lasts
- Not stated on the official page
- Last checked
- 2026-10-27
Before you start
What the claim asks of you, from the official pages and our own claim run. Not stated means the official page does not say.
- Card on file: Not stated on the official page
- Paid-tier account: Not needed
- Registered company: Not needed
- Company email: Not needed
- LinkedIn profile: Not asked for
- Country limits: None stated
- Solo developer, no company: Can claim it
How to claim
Open the OpenRouter limits page.
Pick a model whose ID ends in :free.
Call it with your API key.
Optionally buy at least 10 credits to raise the daily cap.
Start the claim at openrouter.ai/docs/api_reference/limits.
Limits
- With under 10 credits bought: 20 requests per minute and 50 per day.
- With 10 or more credits bought: 1,000 per day.
Sources
Every fact above comes from these official pages, last checked on 2026-10-27. Offers change: read the official page before you claim, and trust it where it differs from this page.