OpenRouter vs Baidu ERNIE API Pricing (2026)
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OpenRouter vs Baidu ERNIE API

LLM API Providers pricing comparison · 2026

OpenRouter pricing ranges from $0–$75/per million tokens, while Baidu ERNIE API ranges from $0.1–$10/per million tokens. These products use different pricing models (Usage-based (pay per token/image/minute) vs Per-seat subscription), so a direct price comparison isn't meaningful — costs depend on usage volume and mix.

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2 products · LLM API Providers
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OpenRouter
OpenRouter is a unified LLM gateway that routes requests to the best available provider fo
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Baidu ERNIE API
Baidu ERNIE API uses pay-as-you-go token-based pricing with no fixed monthly fee under the
verified 2d ago
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Usage-based
$2.5 per 1M input tokens
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Usage-based
$1.1 per 1M tokens
see vendor pricing for volume tiers
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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 10 sourced facts
8 hidden-cost · 1 contract · Vendr median
Last verified 2w ago
Confidence Medium confidence
Sources 1 sourced fact
Vendr median
Last verified 2d ago
Confidence Medium confidence
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Plans at a glance

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
4 documented
  • Platform Markup Fee
    5% of license costs
    3 sources
  • Provider Pricing Variability
    100-700% of base provider costs
    2 sources
  • Free Model Reliability and Downtime
    5-15% of license costs
    2 sources
  • Provider Discounts Not Automatically Passed Through
    10-75% of license costs
    1 source
No hidden costs documented
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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
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Best for
Experimentation and development with free open-source models
Watch out
5% platform fee plus $0.35 per deposit applied on top of all provider costs
No public ratings yet
Best for
China-market apps and Chinese-first workloads
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Each link opens the vendor's pricing page in a new tab.
Visit OpenRouter pricing
Free plan limits → Discount programs →
Visit Baidu pricing
Discount programs →
License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
LLM API Providers

OpenRouter

$0–$75
/per million tokens
2 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →
VS
LLM API Providers

Baidu ERNIE API

$0.1–$10
/per million tokens
2 plans
Full pricing breakdown →
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Different Pricing Models

Direct price comparison isn't meaningful here — OpenRouter uses Usage-based (pay per token/image/minute) pricing while Baidu ERNIE API uses Per-seat subscription pricing. Your actual cost will depend on usage volume, team size, or both. Here's each product in its native unit.

Usage-based (pay per token/image/minute)

OpenRouter

From $0.075 per 1M input tokens
See full OpenRouter pricing →
vs
Per-seat subscription

Baidu ERNIE API

$0.1–$10 / per million tokens
See full Baidu ERNIE API pricing →

OpenRouter and Baidu ERNIE API both operate in the llm api providers category. This page compares their list pricing.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan OpenRouter Baidu ERNIE API
Free Models Free /month Custom
Pay-as-you-go Custom Custom

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