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Free tier

Free models.
No card needed.

1000 requests a day, one URL, automatic failover — $0 per token. Included with Go: $2/mo, or free when you donate a provider key.

Call anyrouter/free from any OpenAI-compatible client on the Go plan. AnyRouter routes the request to the best available free model and falls back automatically if that model is unavailable. Donate a key to unlock it free — no card required.

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Who it's for

Perfect for the stuff that isn't precious

Just want free tokens and don't care about ZDR? Same. Free models are for the code you don't mind sharing — testing, prototyping, and yolo-mode agents.

Dev loops

Wire up an integration and iterate — cheap, fast, no meter running.

Prototypes & demos

Ship a proof-of-concept before you commit a cent.

Yolo-mode agents

Let an agent run wild on a scratch repo — coding, chat, or long-context.

Throwaway scripts

One-off jobs and glue code you'll delete tomorrow.

Honest caveat: free models make no ZDR or data-privacy guarantees — they route across pooled provider free tiers. Keep sensitive code on a paid or BYOK route. For a scratch repo, though? Half the time that code isn't even yours :)

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How it routes

How a free request flows

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What you get

What you get

1000Daily requestsper account
00:00 UTCResetsevery calendar day
$0Per-token costnothing deducted
GoPlan$2/mo or donate a key

Free to unlock

Donate a provider key to the shared pool and free models activate at no cost — no card needed. Or subscribe to Go for $2/mo.

One OpenAI-compatible URL

A single base URL and anyrouter/free as your model id — no per-provider SDKs, no client rewrites, no key rotation.

Access to free models

Each request is routed to the best free model available at that moment, spanning multiple providers.

Automatic failover

If the primary free model is unavailable or rate-limited, AnyRouter falls back to the next candidate automatically. If it stays silent on a stream, a second free model starts after about 2.5 seconds and the first token wins.

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Compare

Free tiers, side by side

ProviderPlanFree-model requests / dayFee on creditsBYOK feeSource
AnyRouterFree plan105% + 50¢ card processor fee; AnyRouter keeps $0None, not counted toward the capFree tierCredits
AnyRouterGo ($2/mo) or donate a key10005% + 50¢ card processor fee; AnyRouter keeps $0None, not counted toward the capFree tierCredits
OpenRouterUnder $10 credits purchased505.5% ($0.80 min)None up to $25k/mo of usage, then 5%LimitsFAQ
OpenRouter$10+ credits purchased10005.5% ($0.80 min)None up to $25k/mo of usage, then 5%LimitsFAQ
RequestyFree plan2005% markup on usageNot publishedPricing

Checked on 2026-10-04 against each provider's public pages. Limits change — follow the source links for current numbers. "Not published" means we couldn't find the number on the public page.

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Quickstart

Two minutes to your first request

Sign up, create an API key, then run:

curl https://anyrouter.dev/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANYROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "anyrouter/free",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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