
~22 free models (marked with `:free` suffix). OpenAI SDK-compatible. [^4]
General steps — follow the official page for details
https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 in your SDK or HTTP client.| MODEL | MODALITY | CONTEXT | OUTPUT | RATE LIMIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
+ ~12 more free models openrouter-12-more-free-models | text, image | Varies | Varies | 20 RPM, 50 RPD |
`cohere/north-mini-code:free` openrouter-coherenorth-mini-codefree | text | 256K | 64K | 20 RPM, 50 RPD |
`google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free` openrouter-googlegemma-4-26b-a4b-itfree | text, image | 262K | 32K | 20 RPM, 50 RPD |
`google/gemma-4-31b-it:free` openrouter-googlegemma-4-31b-itfree | text, image | 262K | 32K | 20 RPM, 50 RPD |
`inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash:free` openrouter-inclusionailing-30-flashfree | text | 262K | 32K | 20 RPM, 50 RPD |