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These Terms govern your use of OpenRouter's AI model service and contain several provisions that significantly affect your rights. OpenRouter can end your access at any time without notice, and if you opt in to prompt logging, you give OpenRouter a permanent, irrevocable right to use your content for its own commercial purposes. All disputes must go through binding arbitration — you cannot sue OpenRouter in court or join a class action, and the most money you can ever recover from OpenRouter is capped at what you paid them in the past year or $100, whichever is higher.
OpenRouter's Terms of Service establish the conditions under which users may access its AI model routing service, including strict financial limitations, intellectual property grants, and access controls. The document caps OpenRouter's aggregate liability at the greater of amounts paid in the prior 12 months or $100, excludes warranties for high-risk or regulated use cases, and mandates binding arbitration with a class-action waiver for all disputes. Users who opt in to prompt logging grant OpenRouter a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use and distribute that content for commercial purposes, while a baseline service-operation license applies to all User Content regardless of logging preference. OpenRouter retains sole discretion to suspend or terminate accounts at any time, for any or no reason, and may restrict model access based on reasonably anticipated violations of Model Terms.
As an OpenRouter user, your financial recovery for any claim is capped at the greater of your last 12 months of payments or $100, and cryptocurrency payments are never refundable under any circumstances. If you pay by other means, you have only 24 hours from the time of your transaction to request a refund for unused Credits — missing that window eliminates your refund right entirely. If you have opted in to prompt logging, OpenRouter holds a perpetual and irrevocable commercial license to your submitted content; if you have not yet opted in, you can avoid triggering that license by keeping prompt logging disabled.
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17 important changes detected
19 versions captured · Last updated: September 2026
OpenRouter's Terms of Service was updated on August 26, 2026 to add the word 'Brand' to its footer navigation list. The previous footer listed: Product, Chat, Rankings, Benchmarks, Apps, Discover, …
View change record →OpenRouter added 'Trust Center' to the footer navigation links in their Terms of Service, detected in an update on August 25, 2026. This is a navigation or structural addition with …
View change record →In an update detected on August 18, 2026, OpenRouter modified the footer navigation of its Terms of Service document by adding a link labeled "Collections" to its product menu. The …
View change record →OpenRouter added a link to "Benchmarks" in the footer navigation of their Terms of Service page, detected on August 12, 2026. The updated footer now includes this new link alongside …
View change record →OpenRouter's Terms of Service were updated in an update detected on August 11, 2026. The change added "Developer Platform" to the navigation footer alongside existing links like "Status" and "API …
View change record →OpenRouter added detailed provisions governing API credentials, promotional credits, and credit management in an update detected on August 5, 2026. The revised terms establish that users are responsible for all …
View change record →OpenRouter restructured its User Content storage terms detected on July 28, 2026. Previously, the agreement described only Private Prompt Storage (opt-in) and general content licensing; the updated terms now distinguish …
View change record →OpenRouter's Terms of Service page was updated in an update detected on July 25, 2026. Two minor changes were made: the navigation header and footer were reorganized, with the addition …
View change record →OpenRouter removed the phrase 'State of AI' from their contact and navigation information in the Terms of Service document, detected on July 21, 2026. This appears to be a minor …
View change record →OpenRouter updated its Terms of Service on July 19, 2026, changing the contact email address for customer support, account security concerns, model terms issues, and account termination from [email protected] …
View change record →OpenRouter removed markup indicating external links (the 'opens in new tab' notation) from ten locations throughout their Terms of Service, detected on July 14, 2026. The substantive terms and policies …
View change record →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 …
View change record →OpenRouter updated their Terms of Service header on June 23, 2026, adding a Search function indicator (⌘ K) to the navigation menu. This is a minor interface change in how …
View change record →OpenRouter's Terms of Service header was updated on May 24, 2026 to display 'No models found' in the navigation area where 'Models' previously appeared. This appears to be a technical …
View change record →OpenRouter corrected a typographical error in its restriction on accessing Restricted Models, changing 'will now allow' to 'will not allow' in the usage restrictions clause. The updated language now correctly …
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