Version history

OpenRouter raised its minimum age requirement from 13 to 18 years old and removed the parental consent option for users under 18. The company also added a new Files API section establishing procedures for uploading and storing files, including automated screening for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and malware, along with a DMCA takedown policy and designated copyright agent. These changes establish new content moderation obligations and clarify OpenRouter's legal reporting duties under federal law.

OpenRouter restructured its Terms of Service to add detailed provisions governing API credentials, promotional credits, and credit mechanics. The updated terms now explicitly state that users are responsible for all activity under their API credentials except where caused by OpenRouter's breach, require prompt notification of credential compromise, and authorize OpenRouter to suspend or revoke credentials if reasonably necessary to protect the Service or parties involved. The terms also introduce a new section defining promotional credits as non-refundable, non-transferable, and subject to expiration, with OpenRouter retaining discretion over the order in which purchased and promotional credits are applied.

OpenRouter restructured its User Content section to clarify how it handles user inputs and outputs. The updated terms now explicitly state that when users opt into prompt logging, OpenRouter gains a broad license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute user content for commercial purposes, including licensing or selling anonymized content. The terms also added new provisions requiring users to warrant they own or have rights to their inputs and that inputs do not infringe third-party rights, and introduced a Stealth Program End User License Agreement requirement for certain models.