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Spending $10 once on OpenRouter raises your free-tier cap 20x, permanently

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OpenRouter's free models have a daily request cap, and it isn't one number. From their rate limits page , as of 2026-08-28: Credits purchased (all time) Requests/min Requests/day Less than $10 20 50 At least $10 20 1000 Note the column header: credits purchased, all time . Not your current balance.…

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  1. 2026-08-28 14:53 · DEV Community — AI
    Spending $10 once on OpenRouter raises your free-tier cap 20x, permanently

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