Auto Router

OpenRouter chatvisionvideoaudioimage_gen Long Free

API ID: openrouter/auto

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Input Price
Free
/1M tokens
Output Price
Free
/1M tokens

About Auto Router

Auto is OpenRouter's intelligent routing model, automatically selecting the best model for each query. The router analyzes requests and routes to optimal models based on task requirements. Auto provides convenient access to diverse model capabilities through single endpoint. For developers seeking simplified model selection, Auto offers intelligent routing across OpenRouter's model catalog.

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Price Ranking
#1 lowest price among 950 Chat models — Top 20% cheapest!

Model Specifications

Context Length
2.0M
Max Output
—
Release Date
2023-11-08
Capabilities
chat vision video audio image_gen
Input Modalities
textimageaudiofilevideo
Output Modalities
textimage

Best For

  • Image analysis, document understanding, visual Q&A
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance
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This model is completely free!

No token costs - use it without worrying about API bills.

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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with Auto Router API

OpenAI-compatible SDK 
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openrouter/auto",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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