OpenRouter updated its Terms of Service on July 7, 2026, with the most material change being clarification and reorganization of user content licensing provisions. The updated terms now explicitly state that if users opt into prompt logging, chat logging is automatically enabled, and OpenRouter receives a broad license to use user content for service provision and commercial purposes, including licensing or selling anonymized content. The terms also introduced a new reference to a Stealth Program End User License Agreement for users accessing models in that program. Several sections were reorganized and minor grammatical corrections were made, but the core substantive permissions regarding content licensing and data handling remain substantially similar to previous language.
Consumers: If you use certain AI models labeled as part of the Stealth Program, you must agree to an additional license agreement incorporated by reference.
Consumers: Turning on prompt logging now automatically activates chat logging, capturing a broader record of your interactions.
The updated terms clarify that enabling prompt logging automatically activates chat logging as well, and grant OpenRouter a perpetual, worldwide license to use your content for service provision and commercial purposes. This includes the explicit right to license or sell your user content in anonymized form. Users accessing Stealth Program models must now also agree to a separate End User License Agreement. You can disable prompt logging in your account settings if you do not wish to grant these permissions.
→ Review your account settings and disable prompt logging if you do not want OpenRouter to log chats or to have rights to use your content for commercial purposes.
→ If accessing Stealth Program models, review the incorporated Stealth Program End User License Agreement to understand the specific terms governing those models.
Enabling prompt logging now automatically triggers chat logging, broadening the scope of logged interactions without separate user election.
OpenRouter receives a perpetual, worldwide license to use, modify, and license or sell user content in anonymized form for commercial purposes.
Users accessing Stealth Program models must agree to a separate End User License Agreement incorporated by reference.
This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
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