What is RouterBase?
200+ text, image, video and audio models through one API.
Who is RouterBase best for?
RouterBase is best for developers who want chat, image and video models behind one OpenAI-compatible key.
Apps that switch models often
One OpenAI-compatible key reaches models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, ByteDance and others, so changing model is one field in the request.
Keeping an app up during outages
Automatic fallback moves a request to another provider when the first one fails.
One bill instead of many
All usage comes out of one prepaid balance, with per-key spending caps and usage exports by model, key or project.
Image and video generation
Seedream, Nano Banana, GPT Image 2, Veo 3.1, Kling and Seedance sit behind the same API as the chat models.
How much does RouterBase cost?
RouterBase has no subscription: you top up a prepaid balance and pay per model, from $0.0285 per image, $0.0425 per million tokens for chat and $0.68 per second of video, and new accounts get free starter credits.
- 12 image models, up to $0.1139 per image
- Seedream, Nano Banana and GPT Image 2
- 5% to 20% below the provider's own rate
- 77 chat models, up to $10 per million tokens
- OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM and more
- Up to 30% below the provider's own rate
- 10 video models, including Seedance, Veo 3.1 and Kling 3.0 4K
- Kling 3.0 4K is $1.99 a second; Veo 3.1 is $1.52 a video
- Up to 15% below the provider's own rate
New accounts get free credits with no card needed; RouterBase does not say how much they are worth. After that you top up a US dollar balance by card or PayPal. Calls are charged only when they succeed, there is no monthly minimum, calls stop when the balance runs out, and unused credits can be refunded within 30 days of purchase. Accounts spending more than $1,000 a month move to Silver, Gold and Ultra tiers with deeper discounts, and Enterprise contracts are quoted on request. The pricing table gives one rate per million tokens for each chat model, while the homepage model cards show higher rates for some of the same models, so check a model's own page before you budget. Full pricing on routerbase.com. We checked these prices on .
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What are the best RouterBase alternatives?
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Questions about RouterBase
What is RouterBase?
200+ text, image, video and audio models through one API.
Who is RouterBase for?
RouterBase is best for developers who want chat, image and video models behind one OpenAI-compatible key.
Is RouterBase free?
No, RouterBase is pay as you go, but new accounts get free credits with no card required so you can try the models first. RouterBase does not say how much the starting credit is worth, and once it runs out, calls fail until you top up your balance.
How much does RouterBase cost?
RouterBase's paid plans are Image models at From $0.0285 per image, Chat models at From $0.0425 per million tokens and Video models at From $0.68 per second of video.
What are the best RouterBase alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are AIMLAPI, Kie.ai and Eden AI.
Where can I try RouterBase?
On its official website, routerbase.com.
Can I get a refund on unused RouterBase credits?
Yes. RouterBase refunds unused credits within 30 days of purchase when you email support with your account email, and the money goes back to the original payment method. Failed calls are never charged, because their cost is held and then released when the call fails.
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