Affordable open models, lower token prices on Claude AWS routes and subscriptions with more included credits than the amount paid. See two calculated examples at the same budget.
Profile: 1,000 requests, each with 2,000 input tokens and 500 billed output tokens.
Output includes billed reasoning where applicable. No cache, batch or additional options.
Per million tokens: input USD 0.15, output USD 0.50.
0.55 credits for 1,000 requests
Total budget compared: USD 39.00, excluding taxes.
Compared OpenRouter model ID : z-ai/glm-5.3-flash
Token cost of 1,000 requests on OpenRouter: USD 0.55, excluding credit-purchase fees.
Per million tokens: input USD 1.20, output USD 6.00.
5.4 credits for 1,000 requests
Total budget compared: USD 39.00, excluding taxes.
Compared OpenRouter model ID : anthropic/claude-sonnet-5
Token cost of 1,000 requests on OpenRouter: USD 9.00, excluding credit-purchase fees.
Estimate assumes the entire monthly allocation is used on this model alone, without reserve or carried-over credits. Monthly credits are replaced at renewal; your plan’s credit rules still apply.
OpenRouter Standard by card: 5.5% fee when purchasing credits, with a USD 0.80 minimum. The displayed total budget includes these fees for one purchase.
Request counts are rounded down. Results depend on the tokens actually billed. The compared models do not guarantee identical capabilities, rate limits or processing conditions.
OpenRouter prices verified on Oct 2, 2026 · OpenRouter catalog · Fee conditions
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The reduction compares each AWS Claude route with the corresponding RouterLab Claude route, per input, output and cache token.
claude-haiku-4-5Reduction: input 40 %, output 40 %, cache read 40 %, cache write 40 %.
claude-sonnet-5Reduction: input 40 %, output 40 %, cache read 40 %, cache write 40 %.
claude-opus-5Reduction: input 40 %, output 40 %, cache read 40 %, cache write 40 %.
Equivalent value represents usage at the reference Claude rate when credits are used on the applicable routes. It is neither a payment nor additional credits.
For a compatible route, replace the API address, key and model ID. Check account access and the required protocol in the catalog, then follow the complete guide.
Follow the quickstartTwo explicit usage profiles with the same total budget, catalog prices and the documented top-up fees.
No. The subscription price is the amount paid; included credits are the usage budget allocated under the plan rules.
For a compatible route, update the API key, API address and model ID, then follow the quickstart.
Choose a protocol, model family or integration.