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Ask HN: Openrouter Free Models
They also offer free models like Quasar Alpha where they don't disclose who the model provider is. In exchange for you getting a capable model for free they get to log everything to improve upon it before a proper public release. Whatever that means, as I would expect everything and your mother ... More on news.ycombinator.com
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May 27, 2025
Free model support with OpenRouter
When using OpenRouter as a provider I can't use the free models provided on OR with opencode. I might be doing it wrong I just started using opencode but in the docs it says with -m it will use the model I provide but it does not work wi... More on github.com
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July 16, 2025
Free RP models on OpenRouter : SillyTavernAI
This is a heads up that there are a couple models on OpenRouter good for RP that are 100% discounted. You can use them in ST without paying. Try... More on old.reddit.com
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openrouter free models
I suggest suppling your own google gemini key to openrouter. The rate limits are annoying, especially with the free/experimental gemini models. According to leaderboards, the Gemini 2.0 Pro experimental model is the best Gemini model for coding. You might also consider DeepSeek V3 or R1. Both are cheap or free on openrouter. More on reddit.com
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March 14, 2025
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Reddit
reddit.com โ€บ r/cline โ€บ decent free models from openrouter (did some testing today)
r/CLine on Reddit: Decent Free Models from OpenRouter (did some testing today)
January 13, 2025 -

Hey everyone,

I was testing some of the free models from OpenRouter today. Here are the ones I found most usable:

- deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324:free

- meta-llama/llama-4-maverick:free

- deepseek/deepseek-r1:free

- qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b:free

deepseek-chat was my favorite. Have you guys had much success with free models?

-Nick

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Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com โ€บ item
Ask HN: Openrouter Free Models | Hacker News
May 27, 2025 - They also offer free models like Quasar Alpha where they don't disclose who the model provider is. In exchange for you getting a capable model for free they get to log everything to improve upon it before a proper public release. Whatever that means, as I would expect everything and your mother ...
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai โ€บ collections โ€บ free-models
Free AI Models on OpenRouter | OpenRouter
Access powerful AI models at zero cost. Experiment, learn, and build with free AI models and LLMs. OpenRouter is committed to keeping AI accessible for everyone.
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Kilo
kilo.ai โ€บ free & budget models
Using Kilo Code for Free and on a Budget | Kilo Code Docs
5 days ago - This frontier AI model is 100% free in Kilo Code for a limited time. See the blog post for more details. OpenRouter offers several models with generous free tiers.
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Apidog
apidog.com โ€บ blog โ€บ free-ai-models
Best Free AI Models You Can Use on OpenRouter
April 11, 2025 - Accessing state-of-the-art language and multimodal models often involves significant computational and financial resources. However, OpenRouterโ€”a unified API gateway connecting users to hundreds of AI modelsโ€”offers an impressive selection of free, high-quality models that deliver powerful capabilities without cost barriers.
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai โ€บ nvidia โ€บ nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b:free
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free) - API, Providers, Stats | OpenRouter
1 week ago - Note: For the free endpoint, all prompts and output are logged to improve the provider's model and its product and services. Please do not upload any personal, confidential, or otherwise sensitive information. This is a trial use only. Do not use for production or business-critical systems. ... Prompt tokens measure input size. Reasoning tokens show internal thinking before a response. Completion tokens reflect total output length. ... OpenRouter supports reasoning-enabled models that can show their step-by-step thinking process.
Find elsewhere
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai โ€บ announcements โ€บ updates-to-our-free-tier-sustaining-accessible-ai-for-everyone
Updates to Our Free Tier: Sustaining Accessible AI ...
July 10, 2025 - Expanding Free Capacity: We're actively onboarding new providers to replenish and enhance our free model offerings. Additionally, OpenRouter will directly cover some of the associated costs to ensure the most popular models remain freely accessible.
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Puter
developer.puter.com โ€บ tutorials โ€บ free-unlimited-openrouter-api
Free, Unlimited OpenRouter API
4 weeks ago - This tutorial will show you how to use Puter.js to access OpenRouter's extensive collection of AI models for free, without any API keys or backend setup.
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai โ€บ deepseek โ€บ deepseek-r1:free โ€บ versions
DeepSeek: R1 โ€“ Available Model Versions | OpenRouter
January 20, 2025 - See available versions of DeepSeek: R1 - DeepSeek R1 is here: Performance on par with [OpenAI o1](/openai/o1), but open-sourced and with fully open reasoning tokens. It's 671B parameters in size, with 37B active in an inference pass. Fully open-source model & [technical report](https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news250120).
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Medium
medium.com โ€บ @firasjerbi โ€บ integrating-ai-models-using-openrouter-ais-free-models-9092ceb0aa33
Integrating AI Models Using OpenRouter.aiโ€™s Free Models ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป | by Firas Jerbi | Medium
February 17, 2025 - Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized content generation, enabling developers to build applications that generate text dynamically based on user input. In this interactive article, weโ€™ll explore how to integrate AI-generated output using the free AI model from OpenRouter.ai, specifically deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b:free.
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai โ€บ venice โ€บ uncensored:free
Uncensored (free) - API, Providers, Stats | OpenRouter
July 9, 2025 - Intended for advanced and unrestricted use cases, Venice Uncensored emphasizes steerability and transparent behavior, removing default safety and alignment layers typically found in mainstream assistant models. ... Prompt tokens measure input size. Reasoning tokens show internal thinking before a response. Completion tokens reflect total output length. ... OpenRouter provides an OpenAI-compatible completion API to 400+ models & providers that you can call directly, or using the OpenAI SDK.
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai
OpenRouter
Credits can be used with any model or provider. ... Create an API key and start making requests. Fully OpenAI compatible. ... Announcements are temporarily unavailable. Please check back later or view all announcements. ... Today we're launching Response Healing, a new feature on OpenRouter that automatically fixes malformed JSON responses from LLMs before they reach your application
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai โ€บ mistr
Models: 'mistr'
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai โ€บ pricing
Pricing - OpenRouter | OpenRouter
Transparent pricing for OpenRouter. Pay only for what you use with access to 500+ AI models. Free tier, Pay-as-you-go, and Enterprise plans available.
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GitHub
github.com โ€บ sst โ€บ opencode โ€บ issues โ€บ 1050
Free model support with OpenRouter ยท Issue #1050 ยท sst/opencode
July 16, 2025 - I might be doing it wrong I just started using opencode but in the docs it says with -m it will use the model I provide but it does not work with free models and when in opencode there is no way to select the free version of a model when using OpenRouter with the /model command.
Published ย  Jul 16, 2025
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai โ€บ deepseek โ€บ deepseek-r1:free
R1 - API, Providers, Stats | OpenRouter
Fully open-source model & technical report. MIT licensed: Distill & commercialize freely!
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Builder Society
buildersociety.com โ€บ forums โ€บ a.i.
Using "Stealth Models" via OpenRouter | Builder Society
April 11, 2025 - They partner with major AI companies to release "stealth models" which are testing versions of the latest models from an undisclosed creator. These are available for free and allow you access to the latest tech without paying for it.