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OpenRouter · OpenRouter Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Aggregate liability cap at 12-month fees paid or $100

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 292 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What does OpenRouter limit its aggregate liability to users to?
OpenRouter limits its aggregate liability to users for all claims arising out of or relating to the Service to the greater of the amount the user paid to OpenRouter in the 12 months prior to the claim or $100.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The cap limits the maximum monetary recovery a user can obtain from OpenRouter regardless of the severity or number of claims, often to a very low dollar amount.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jul 7, 2026

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.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers' ability to recover damages from OpenRouter for any Service-related claim is capped at the greater of their last 12 months of payments or $100.

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If you knowingly misrepresent that any activity or material on our Services is infringing, you may be liable to ActiveCampaign for certain costs and damages.

Leonardo AI Medium

A party's liability for any Liability under these Terms will be reduced proportionately to the extent the relevant Liability was caused or contributed to by the actions (or inactions) of the other party...

Netflix Medium

The Netflix service and/or some of the Netflix content may not be available at any time as a result of events beyond our reasonable control...we will not be held liable should such events occur.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE OPENROUTER ENTITIES TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR ANY INABILITY TO USE ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE... IS LIMITED TO THE GREATER OF: (A) THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO OPENROUTER... IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR... OR (B) $100.

Excerpt from OpenRouter's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
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Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenRouter Terms of Service
Entity
OpenRouter
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064194
Document ID
CA-D-00810
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d22aa40bd1da8ba43c39e2622b935e1df3d8acb5d7abfae7670c288b44c0e544
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 01:17 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenRouter
Document: OpenRouter Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-064194
Captured: 2026-05-21 01:17:28 UTC
SHA-256: d22aa40bd1da8ba4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openrouter/openrouter-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-064194/aggregate-liability-cap-at-12-month-fees-paid-or-100/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenRouter's Aggregate liability cap at 12-month fees paid or $100 clause do?

The cap limits the maximum monetary recovery a user can obtain from OpenRouter regardless of the severity or number of claims, often to a very low dollar amount.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers' ability to recover damages from OpenRouter for any Service-related claim is capped at the greater of their last 12 months of payments or $100.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 292 platforms. See the full comparison.

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