OpenRouter alternatives
11 x402 AI inference APIs compared with OpenRouter: the price per call read from each 402, x402 grade, uptime and median response time from our own daily unpaid checks.
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11 OpenRouter alternatives compared
Ranked by x402 grade, then uptime from our daily checks, then x402 score and response time. Price is shown but never used for ranking; “lower” or “higher” compares with OpenRouter’s per call. Paid placement never changes the order.
Higher x402 grade (A); also pays on Base
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.01
- Response
- 279 ms
Higher x402 grade (A); also pays on Base
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.003
- Response
- 284 ms
Higher x402 grade (A); also pays on Base and Solana
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.01
- Response
- 287 ms
Higher x402 grade (A); also pays on Base
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.001
- Response
- 435 ms
Higher x402 grade (A); also pays on Base
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (13/13)
- Price in 402
- $0.028
- Response
- 246 ms
Higher x402 grade (F); also pays on Base and Solana
- x402 grade
- F (0/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.005
- Response
- 276 ms
Higher x402 grade (A); also pays on Base and Solana
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.01
- Response
- 526 ms
- 8. OnHubUp
Higher x402 grade (A); also pays on Base
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.002
- Response
- 865 ms
Higher x402 grade (A); also pays on Base
- x402 grade
- A (90/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.002
- Response
- 581 ms
Higher x402 grade (C); also pays on Base and Solana
- x402 grade
- C (70/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $14.62
- Response
- 774 ms
Higher x402 grade (A); also pays on Base
- x402 grade
- A (90/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 92.9% (13/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.002
- Response
- 368 ms
Prices are what each endpoint’s 402 asked for at our last check, for the one endpoint we check. Each API does its own job and other routes may be priced differently, so a lower price is not like-for-like. Check the provider before paying.
OpenRouter alternatives FAQ
What are the best alternatives to OpenRouter?
By our ranking (x402 grade, then uptime from our daily checks, then x402 score and response time): Gondola, JarvisClaw, AiSpace. Each does its own job, so check that its endpoints cover what you use OpenRouter for.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Same category, ranked by x402 grade, then uptime from our own daily unpaid checks, then x402 score, valid x402 share and median response time. Price is shown but never used for ranking, and paid placement never changes the order.
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Data as of Nov 10, 2026, 7:18 AM ET. One unpaid request per listing per day to its example endpoint; up means any answer below HTTP 500 except 404/410 within 8 seconds. The x402 grade comes from x402fix, our free unpaid check of each 402 payment request; it rates the payment request, not uptime, and is not an endorsement. Listings with no check yet, no price read from a 402, or a check we are fixing are left out.
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