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Picks the lowest-cost model that can handle each request. Billed at the chosen model's own price.

Price

Varies by chosen model

$0.023 to $5.25 per 1M input, $0.035 to $26.00 per 1M output with default settings

Privacy

Private or stronger by default

Widest context

2M

Widest max output

1M

Quickstart

Use one model ID with your existing API key. Each request is billed at the chosen model's own price.

1. Get your API key

These examples use OpenAI-compatible access. Keys created in the dashboard have it on by default; a key without it is refused with compat_scope_required.

Create an API key

2. Make a request

Set the model to anonrouter/cheap. The response's model field names the model that served. Do not send reasoning controls such as reasoning_effort, and do not pin a provider: the router picks the model and its route.

# Router: billed at the chosen model's own price. The response's model field names the model that served.
curl https://api.anonrouter.ai/v1/chat/completions -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANONROUTER_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
  "model": "anonrouter/cheap",
  "max_tokens": 256,
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ]
}'

Context and feature support depend on the chosen model. If no model in the router can serve your request, it is refused before anything is charged.

Pricing

Varies by chosen model. There is no router price: each request is billed at the chosen model's own price, settled from usage. Ranges below cover the router's current models, per 1M tokens.

Privacy levelInputOutput
TEE$0.12 to $4.80$0.24 to $24.00
Private$0.023 to $5.25$0.035 to $26.00
Anonymousonly when allowed$0.036 to $31.50$0.11 to $189.00

Privacy

By default this router uses only Private or TEE routes. It uses Anonymous routes only when your workspace Auto privacy level (Routing page) is Standard or the request lists anonymous in routing.privacy_classes. On an Anonymous route you stay anonymous, but the provider can see and may retain your prompts and responses.

Your workspace privacy boundary (Privacy page) always applies, and your workspace model pool (Routing page) narrows the router's members.

FAQ

Common questions about Cheap Router.