OpenRouter partner credits
OpenRouter
$5K
estimated value
Category
LLM APIs
Last verified
Aug 5, 2026
What the OpenRouter startup program is
OpenRouter is a unified API that routes requests to more than 400 frontier and open-source language models, letting developers swap providers without rewriting code or juggling multiple accounts. Its startup program grants inference credits usable across the whole catalog plus a stretch of waived platform fees, giving AI-native teams room to benchmark models and control costs while they find product-market fit.
Eligibility
The conditions OpenRouter actually applies to OpenRouter applicants, written out from their own terms, are available to members.
How to apply
The direct apply link, plus the claim steps for the programs we have written a guide for, are available to members.
the rest of this listing
Membership opens the OpenRouter conditions, the apply link and 234 other perks.
Not sure you would qualify?
$24/mo or $228/yr. 240 verified perks, every apply link, and the guides we have written.
Who the OpenRouter perk is for
Perkstack has not pinned this listing to a single funding stage, which usually means the provider judges applicants on product and company age rather than on how much you have raised. Access is partner routed: an investor, accelerator or cloud partner has to put you forward, so the introduction matters as much as meeting the criteria. We rate the realistic chance of approval for an eligible team as low.
What the OpenRouter perk is worth
Perkstack estimates this listing at about $5K. Every figure on the site is an estimate of what the credit or benefit is realistically worth to an early stage company, not a quote and not a guarantee of the tier you will be offered. Providers routinely run several tiers, so treat this as the ceiling to aim at and check the program page for the current numbers.
What the listing includes
- The eligibility conditions for OpenRouter, written out from the provider's own terms
- The direct apply link, so you are not guessing which of the provider's five pages is the real form
- Straight through to the provider: this listing has no written guide yet, so you get the verified conditions and the direct link
- The same treatment on 234 other perks, each with a last verified date
How this listing is verified
A human last opened OpenRouter's own program page and confirmed this offer on Aug 5, 2026. Credit programs change quietly: tiers get cut, forms move behind partner referrals, and dead programs stay published for months. Perkstack rechecks listings and marks the ones that expire or change their terms, so the date above is the date the offer was confirmed rather than the date the page was written.
Frequently asked
How much are OpenRouter partner credits worth?
Perkstack values OpenRouter partner credits at about $5K. That is our estimate of what the benefit is realistically worth to an early stage company, and the listing carries the date we last checked it.
Who qualifies for OpenRouter partner credits?
OpenRouter sets its own conditions, and they usually cover company age, funding stage and whether you are a new customer. The eligibility section on this listing spells out the ones we verified.
Do I need an investor or accelerator to get OpenRouter credits?
This listing is partner exclusive, so access runs through an investor, accelerator or cloud partner rather than an open public form. The route matters as much as the eligibility, and the listing names the conditions we verified.
Are OpenRouter partner credits still available?
It was active when we last hand verified it on Aug 5, 2026. Perkstack rechecks listings and marks programs that expire or change their terms, so the date on this page is the date the offer was confirmed.
How do I claim OpenRouter partner credits?
You apply on OpenRouter's own site. Perkstack members see the direct apply link, the eligibility conditions we verified, and a step by step claim guide for the programs we have written one for.
What are the alternatives to OpenRouter?
Perkstack tracks other LLM APIs perks alongside this one, including Azure OpenAI, Together AI and Baseten. Stacking several small programs usually beats waiting on one large approval.