A simple OpenRouter alternative for open models

Solo Router gives you one API key for 26 models from DeepSeek, Z.ai (GLM), Moonshot (Kimi), Alibaba (Qwen), Meta, Google, MiniMax, NVIDIA and more. Same request format, prepaid credit, one clear price per model.

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Solo Router vs OpenRouter at a glance

	Solo Router	OpenRouter
Model focus	Open and open-weight models (DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi, Qwen, Llama, Gemma…)	Hundreds of models, including Claude and GPT
Request format	Standard chat completions, streaming, tools	Standard chat completions, streaming, tools
Billing	Prepaid credit from $5; one per-token price per model	Prepaid credit; provider prices plus a fee on credit purchases
Cost per request	Returned in every response (`usage.cost`)	Available through their API and dashboard
Prompt storage	Never stored; only token counts and cost are logged	Depends on account settings and provider
Images & embeddings	Stable Diffusion 3.5 + 6 embedding models on the same key	Varies by model

Comparison based on public information as of October 2026. OpenRouter is a great product with a much larger catalog; Solo Router is built for teams that mainly use open models and want simple, predictable billing.

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# before
base_url = "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"
# after
base_url = "https://solorouter.ai/api/v1"   # + your Solo Router key

# model IDs use the same org/model style, e.g.
model = "deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash"

Popular models on Solo Router

Model	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Cached / 1M
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash	1M	$0.39	$1.56	$0.008
GLM-5.3 z-ai/glm-5.3	1M	$1.82	$5.72	$0.34
Kimi K3 moonshotai/kimi-k3	262K	$3.90	$19.50	$0.39
Qwen 3.8 Max qwen/qwen3.8-max	1M	$2.60	$7.80	$0.26
MiniMax M3.1 Flash minimax/minimax-m3.1-flash	1M	$0.20	$0.78	$0.019
Llama 4 Maverick meta-llama/llama-4-maverick	128K	$0.33	$1.13	$0.065

Frequently asked questions

Is Solo Router a drop-in OpenRouter alternative?

For open models, yes: both use the standard chat-completions format, so you change the base URL to https://solorouter.ai/api/v1 and use your Solo Router key. Model IDs follow the same org/model style.

Does Solo Router have Claude or GPT?

Not at the moment. Solo Router focuses on open and open-weight models such as DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi, Qwen, Llama and Gemma. If you need Claude or GPT, OpenRouter or the vendors themselves are the right choice.

How does billing compare?

Both are prepaid. Solo Router shows one per-token price per model, including our margin, plus a card fee at top-up. Every API response includes the exact cost of the request.

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