Free API routes
20 rows are free in this catalogue, including OpenRouter’s Free Models Router. Almost none have an independent quality score. They are listed, not ranked. Unrated is not a clean bill of health.
People search OpenRouter free and free model router. This page lists free API rows in this catalogue. The OpenRouter Free Models Router is a router, not a scored model. Unrated is not a score of zero.
The row people search as OpenRouter Free Models Router is a router, not a model.
| Route | Vendor | LMArena | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dots3-Note Preview (free) | Dots Studio | unrated | Check |
| Free Models Router | OpenRouter | unrated | Check |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B (free) | unrated | Check | |
| Gemma 4 31B (free) | unrated | Check | |
| GLM 5.2 (free) | Z.ai | unrated | Check |
| Inkling (free) | Thinking Machines | unrated | Check |
| Inkling Small (free) | Thinking Machines | unrated | Check |
| Laguna S 2.1 (free) | Poolside | unrated | Check |
| Laguna XS 2.1 (free) | Poolside | unrated | Check |
| LFM2.5-2.6B (free) | Liquid AI | unrated | Check |
| Lyria 3 Clip Preview | unrated | Check | |
| Lyria 3 Pro Preview | unrated | Check | |
| MiniMax M2.7 (free) | MiniMax | unrated | Check |
| MiniMax M3 (free) | MiniMax | unrated | Check |
| Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free) | NVIDIA | unrated | Check |
| Nemotron 3 Super (free) | NVIDIA | unrated | Check |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | NVIDIA | unrated | Check |
| Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety (free) | NVIDIA | unrated | Check |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) | NVIDIA | unrated | Check |
| North Mini Code (free) | Cohere | unrated | Check |
Questions this page answers
What is the OpenRouter Free Models Router?
It is a router, not a scored model. This catalogue lists it as a free API row. Unrated is not a score of zero.
Are free OpenRouter models ranked here?
20 free rows are listed on this page. Almost none have an independent quality score. They are listed, not ranked.
Is MythoMax free in this catalogue?
MythoMax 13B is a priced API row, not a free row. A search for “mythomax free” is not answered by inventing a free SKU.