Pricing
The free OpenRouter alternative
Tokens cost the provider's list price. We add nothing on top.
What you pay
| Smallest top-up | $5, in whole dollars |
| First 24 hours | At most $5000 for a new account |
| First top-up bonus | An extra $5 on a first top-up of $5 or more |
Earn bonus credit
Each task adds bonus credit to the next top-up you make by hand, up to 20%: 1% for each person you invite, once they have paid $20 in total, and more for posting about plaingateway or adding your own key. Pay $100, get up to $120 of credit.
Someone you invite gets 5% bonus credit on their first top-up, or $5 if that is more. You earn 10% of what they pay, for one year, up to $1000 from each person. How referral works
| Invites | Bonus credit | You pay $100, you get |
|---|---|---|
| None yet | 0% | $100 of credit |
| 5 people, each paid $20 in total | 5% | $105 of credit |
| 20 people, each paid $20 in total | 20% | $120 of credit |
plaingateway vs OpenRouter
| Fact | plaingateway | OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|
| Fee on credit purchases | 0% | “OpenRouter charges a 5.5% ($0.80 minimum) fee when you purchase credits.” |
openrouter.ai/docs/faq, read 2026-11-11.