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Models: 'free' | OpenRouter
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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
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
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
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
Videos
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OpenRouter: Easily access multiple AI models (including FREE ones) ...
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This NEW Free Model With OpenRouter Is CRAZY - YouTube
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OpenRouter: 70+ Free LLM APIs at Your Fingertips (No Credit Card) ...
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Access 300+ AI Models in Make.com with OpenRouter! - YouTube
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How to Use OpenRouter - Access FREE AI Models & API Keys | Full ...
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The Easiest Way to Use 280+ AI Models (Including FREE Ones) - YouTube
Reddit
reddit.com โบ r/cline โบ 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
Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com โบ 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 ...
Kilo
kilo.ai โบ 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.
Apidog
apidog.com โบ blog โบ 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, OpenRouterโa unified API gateway connecting users to hundreds of AI modelsโoffers an impressive selection of free, high-quality models that deliver powerful capabilities without cost barriers.
OpenRouter
openrouter.ai โบ nvidia โบ 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.
OpenRouter
openrouter.ai โบ announcements โบ 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.
OpenRouter
openrouter.ai โบ deepseek โบ deepseek-r1:free โบ 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).
Medium
medium.com โบ @firasjerbi โบ integrating-ai-models-using-openrouter-ais-free-models-9092ceb0aa33
Integrating AI Models Using OpenRouter.aiโs Free Models ๐ค๐จโ๐ป | 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, weโll explore how to integrate AI-generated output using the free AI model from OpenRouter.ai, specifically deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b:free.
OpenRouter
openrouter.ai โบ venice โบ 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
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.ai โบ mistr
Models: 'mistr'
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GitHub
github.com โบ sst โบ opencode โบ issues โบ 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