Free models and APIs on OpenRouter in 2026
OpenRouter provides one API for hundreds of models. This page lists the models currently available at no token cost.
20 modelsup to 1M contextbest: Nemotron 3.5 Super VLUpdated:
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Models with the :free suffix allow 50 requests per day, or 1,000 per day after a one-time $10 top-up (20 requests per minute).
- Base URL
https://openrouter.ai/api/v1- Compatibility
- OpenAI Chat Completions
- Card
- Not required
| # | Model ↕ | AA Index ↕ | Context ↕ | Size ↕ | Limit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-super-vl:free |
26.5 | 1M | Mid-size | Free tier | Open |
| 2 |
Nemotron 3 Ultra
nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:free |
22.9 | 1M | Frontier | Free tier | Open |
| 3 |
Inkling Small
thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free |
25.7 | 1M | Small | Free tier | Open |
| 4 |
Inkling
thinkingmachines/inkling:free |
25.0 | 1M | Small | Free tier | Open |
| 5 | 
Gemma 4 26B A4B
google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free |
16.7 | 262K | Mid-size | Free tier | Open |
| 6 |
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:free |
12.9 | 1M | Mid-size | Free tier | Open |
| 7 |
Gemma 4 31B
google/gemma-4-31b-it:free |
14.7 | 262K | Mid-size | Free tier | Open |
| 8 |
Nemotron 3 Super
nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free |
— | 262K | Frontier | Free tier | Open |
| 9 |
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni
nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning:free |
10.3 | 256K | Mid-size | Free tier | Open |
| 10 | 
North Mini Code
cohere/north-mini-code:free |
9.9 | 256K | Small | Free tier | Open |
| 11 |
Laguna S 2.1
poolside/laguna-s-2.1:free |
— | 262K | Small | Free tier | Open |
| 12 |
Laguna XS 2.1
poolside/laguna-xs-2.1:free |
— | 262K | Small | Free tier | Open |
| 13 |
Xing4.0 29B A4B
xingchen-agi/xing4.0-29b-a4b:free |
— | 262K | Mid-size | Free tier | Open |
| 14 |
LFM2.5-2.6B
liquid/lfm-2.5-2.6b:free |
8.4 | 66K | Small | Free tier | Open |
| 15 |
Dots3-Note Preview
dots-studio/dots-3-note-preview:free |
— | 512K | Small | Free tier | Open |
| 16 |
Flint
recursive/flint-v1.0:free |
— | 262K | Small | Free tier | Open |
| 17 |
Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-content-safety:free |
— | 128K | Mid-size | Free tier | Open |
| 18 |
Lyria 3 Pro Preview
google/lyria-3-pro-preview |
— | 1M | — | Free tier | Open |
| 19 |
Lyria 3 Clip Preview
google/lyria-3-clip-preview |
— | 1M | — | Free tier | Open |
| 20 |
Free Models Router
openrouter/free |
— | 200K | — | Free tier | Open |
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Benchmarks: Artificial Analysis (October 24, 2026). A dash means the model is not on their leaderboard; we never estimate scores ourselves.
FAQ
Is OpenRouter free?
Models with the :free suffix allow 50 requests per day, or 1,000 per day after a one-time $10 top-up (20 requests per minute). 20 models are currently free.
Is OpenRouter compatible with the OpenAI API?
Yes — use the base URL https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 with any OpenAI-compatible client or SDK.
Does OpenRouter require a card?
No, free models work without a card.