Yes. As of 2026-10-09, OpenRouter has 18 free API tier offers we track: Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) on OpenRouter, Dots3-Note Preview (free) on OpenRouter, Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) on OpenRouter and 15 more; 6 other offers from OpenRouter are listed below.
Every offer from OpenRouter in our catalog, each with the date it was last verified against the provider's own page. "No" and "ended" are answers too, so they stay listed.
| Offer | Provider | Status | What it offers | Expiry | Verified | Source | Caveats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on apodex/apodex-1.1-mini:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 262,144 tokens; input: text. | no stated expiry | 2026-10-05 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. End rule: when OpenRouter stops listing this slug at $0, the row is retired to a dat… |
| Dots3-Note Preview (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on dots-studio/dots-3-note-preview:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 512,000 tokens; input: te… | expires 2026-12-31 | 2026-10-05 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. OpenRouter's model list gives an expiration_date of 2026-12-31; the row is retired t… |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 262,144 tokens; input: image, t… | no stated expiry | 2026-10-05 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. End rule: when OpenRouter stops listing this slug at $0, the row is retired to a dat… |
| Gemma 4 31B (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on google/gemma-4-31b-it:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 262,144 tokens; input: image, text… | no stated expiry | 2026-10-05 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. End rule: when OpenRouter stops listing this slug at $0, the row is retired to a dat… |
| Inkling (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on thinkingmachines/inkling:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 1,048,576 tokens; input: text, i… | no stated expiry | 2026-10-05 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. End rule: when OpenRouter stops listing this slug at $0, the row is retired to a dat… |
| Inkling Small (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 1,048,576 tokens; input: t… | no stated expiry | 2026-10-05 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. End rule: when OpenRouter stops listing this slug at $0, the row is retired to a dat… |
| LFM2.5-2.6B (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on liquid/lfm-2.5-2.6b:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 65,536 tokens; input: text. | no stated expiry | 2026-10-05 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. End rule: when OpenRouter stops listing this slug at $0, the row is retired to a dat… |
| Laguna S 2.1 (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on poolside/laguna-s-2.1:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 262,144 tokens; input: text. | expires 2026-10-31 | 2026-10-05 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. OpenRouter's model list gives an expiration_date of 2026-10-31; the row is retired t… |
| Laguna XS 2.1 (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on poolside/laguna-xs-2.1:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 262,144 tokens; input: text. | expires 2026-10-31 | 2026-10-05 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. OpenRouter's model list gives an expiration_date of 2026-10-31; the row is retired t… |
| Ling 3.0 Flash Sante (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash-sante:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 262,144 tokens; input: t… | no stated expiry | 2026-10-05 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. End rule: when OpenRouter stops listing this slug at $0, the row is retired to a dat… |
| Ling 3.1 Flash on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on inclusionai/ling-3.1-flash, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 262,144 tokens; input: text. | no stated expiry | 2026-10-08 | source | Not a :free variant: OpenRouter's model page says "The pricing shown on this page for Ling 3.1 Flash is zero, so you are not charged for prompt or completion tokens." No end date is stated for the $0 price. End rule: wh… |
| Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 256,000 tok… | no stated expiry | 2026-10-08 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. The model page carries NVIDIA's notice for the free endpoint: "For the free endpoint… |
| Nemotron 3 Super (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 262,144 tokens; input:… | no stated expiry | 2026-10-05 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. End rule: when OpenRouter stops listing this slug at $0, the row is retired to a dat… |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 1,000,000 tokens; input… | no stated expiry | 2026-10-08 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. The model page carries NVIDIA's notice for the free endpoint: "For the free endpoint… |
| Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on nvidia/nemotron-3.5-content-safety:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 128,000 tokens; input:… | no stated expiry | 2026-10-08 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. The model page says use of the free endpoint is logged: "The logged session data for… |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 1,000,000 tokens; input: te… | no stated expiry | 2026-10-08 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. The model page carries NVIDIA's notice for the free endpoint: "For the free endpoint… |
| North Mini Code (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | available | $0 prompt and $0 completion tokens on cohere/north-mini-code:free, as listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (prompt 0, completion 0) when read 2026-10-05. Context 256,000 tokens; input: text. | no stated expiry | 2026-10-05 | source | Limits are OpenRouter's policy for :free variants (see afr-0010, and afr-0047 for the one-off $10 unlock); they are not restated here. End rule: when OpenRouter stops listing this slug at $0, the row is retired to a dat… |
| OpenRouter :free model variants | OpenRouter | available | Rotating set of :free model variants — 16 of 467 models carried a :free suffix at $0 prompt and completion when read from openrouter.ai/api/v1/models on 2026-10-08: NVIDIA Nemotron 3 (nano-omni-30b r… | no stated expiry | 2026-10-08 | source | ROSTER MOVED 2026-09-27 → 2026-10-08: 17 of 458 became 16 of 467. Gone: InclusionAI Ling 3.0 Flash Fin, Qwen 3.8 27B. New: Apodex 1.1 Mini. Earlier, 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-27: 20 of 443 became 17 of 458. Gone: InclusionAI… |
Discounts, subscriptions, applications, and offers that ended or do not exist. They are not a free API tier, and they are listed so nothing is hidden.
| Offer | Provider | Status | What it offers | Expiry | Verified | Source | Caveats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter for Startups | OpenRouter | available | Up to $3,000 in universal inference credits, spendable across OpenRouter's frontier and open model catalog rather than scoped to one vendor, plus 0% processing fees for 12 months (no platform markup… | limited-time, no date | 2026-08-28 | source | NOT open access, and the gate is the main thing to read: eligibility requires a pre-Series B venture-backed startup, building an AI-native product full-time, REFERRED BY AN APPROVED OPENROUTER PARTNER, with a public com… |
| OpenRouter — $10 credits unlock 1000 free requests/day | OpenRouter | available | Purchasing at least 10 credits (~$10, one-off) raises the daily cap on :free model variants from 50 to 1000 requests/day. The per-minute limit is 20 RPM either way. The credits are yours to spend on… | no stated expiry | 2026-08-24 | source | Not free — it requires a real $10 purchase, which is why it is deal_type spend_unlock and not a free row; the underlying 50/day free tier (afr-0010) needs no spend. OpenRouter's docs state the threshold as "at least 10… |
| OpenRouter — 50% off GPT-5.6 Sol routes | OpenRouter (routing OpenAI models) | available | 50% off OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol and Sol Pro when routed through OpenRouter: $2/M input and $10/M output, carrying an explicit “50% off” label on the provider page. The batch variants (openai/gpt-5.6-sol:b… | limited-time, no date | 2026-10-06 | source | Not free — a discount on paid inference. NOT A DUPLICATE OF afr-0050: that row is OpenAI's own promotional pricing at $4/M in and $20/M out, guaranteed at least through 2026-11-21; this is OpenRouter's separate routing… |
| Ox Alpha (stealth preview) | OpenRouter (anonymous third-party provider) | ended | Preview ended on or about 2026-08-26, within a day of the predicted 2026-08-27. The model stealth/ox-alpha is no longer listed at all on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models (417 models returned, zero occur… | expires 2026-08-26 | 2026-10-06 | source | — |
| Qwen3.8 27B (free) on OpenRouter | OpenRouter | ended | The $0 variant ended by 2026-10-05: qwen/qwen3.8-27b:free was no longer listed on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models when read at 17:46:43Z (464 models returned, 20 of them at $0 prompt and completion), a… | no stated expiry | 2026-10-05 | source | — |
| Space Bunny Alpha (stealth preview) | OpenRouter (anonymous third-party provider) | ended | Preview ended on 2026-10-05, the expiration date OpenRouter's own models list carried for it: stealth/space-bunny-alpha was still listed at $0 with expiration_date 2026-10-05 at 01:29:58Z that da… | expires 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-05 | source | — |