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Crouton Alpha API Pricing

Crouton Alpha API pricing: free ($0.00 per 1M tokens) for input and $0.00 per 1M tokens for output, from OpenRouter. Published Last checked · Source (data) · Methodology

OpenRouter: Published price: $0.00 per 1M tokens (free), in USD as the source shows it · as shown in the United States on 9 Nov 2026 · the page does not say whether tax is included; we do not assume it is excluded · no price change seen since 4 Nov 2026.

Data as of9 Nov 2026Prices checked 9 Nov 2026 · test requests to 8 Nov 2026Data & API
Task receipt: OpenRouter: $0.0000 Calculated · Document analysis Assumption: 3 steps; initial input 50,500 tokens; growth 2,500 tokens/step; visible output 1,000 tokens/step. Month: 14,600 tasks. No hidden reasoning or retries. Formula: sum of input, output, cache reads and cache writes × their published rates / 1M. Each step uses its own context tier. Missing cache or batch prices are Unknown.
Task receipt.Calculated · Document analysis Assumption: 3 steps; initial input 50,500 tokens; growth 2,500 tokens/step; visible output 1,000 tokens/step. Month: 14,600 tasks. No hidden reasoning or retries. Formula: sum of input, output, cache reads and cache writes × their published rates / 1M. Each step uses its own context tier. Missing cache or batch prices are Unknown. Open image · Explore the chart · Measured Lab · CC BY 4.0
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Prices USD per 1M tokens, as listed

  • $0.00Input per 1M tokens, through OpenRouter Published
  • $0.00Output per 1M tokens, through OpenRouter Published
All prices by channel
Price per 1M tokensProvider directThrough OpenRouterPrevious prices by channel
Input—$0.00 Published—
Output—$0.00 Published—

Input price through OpenRouter, 4 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026

4 Nov 2026$0.00 throughout9 Nov 2026

Context window1,048,576tokens Published
Max output943,718tokens Published

How we got this number

  • What we read: the published price on openrouter.ai/api/v1/models
  • Checked: ; tracked since 4 Nov 2026
  • Shown in: the United States
  • Checks so far: 6 checks since 4 Nov 2026
  • What changed: no price change since 4 Nov 2026
  • Page updated:

Other measured facts

QuestionAnswerCheckedStatus
How much does Crouton Alpha cost per 1M output tokens on OpenRouter?$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
What is the context window of Crouton Alpha on OpenRouter, in tokens?1,048,576 tokensPublished
What is the maximum output length of Crouton Alpha on OpenRouter, in tokens?943,718 tokensPublished

History

Same price in all 6 checks since 4 Nov 2026.

  1. — First check: $0.00 per 1M tokens (free) Added to tracking later than most plans here; it joins month-to-month comparisons from its second month.

The source record lists $0.00 per token (free) ($0.00 per 1M tokens (free)), fetched on 9 Nov 2026.

The source record, as published
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What the source says · openrouter.ai

Latest briefings each price change recalculated as a task cost

  1. DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: price rise input $0.115 → $0.111 per 1M tokens (-3 %), output $4.00 → $4.44 per 1M tokens (+11 %)
  2. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: price cut input $0.300 → $0.0060 per 1M tokens (-98 %), output $1.20 → $0.500 per 1M tokens (-58 %)
  3. MoonshotAI Kimi K2.5: price rise input $0.500 → $0.532 per 1M tokens (+6 %), output $2.50 → $3.33 per 1M tokens (+33 %)

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Record history — 24 records for 4 questions
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the United States
How much does Crouton Alpha cost per 1M input tokens on OpenRouter?
TimeValueStatus
9 Nov 2026$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
8 Nov 2026$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
7 Nov 2026$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
6 Nov 2026$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
5 Nov 2026$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
4 Nov 2026$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
How much does Crouton Alpha cost per 1M output tokens on OpenRouter?
TimeValueStatus
9 Nov 2026$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
8 Nov 2026$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
7 Nov 2026$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
6 Nov 2026$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
5 Nov 2026$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
4 Nov 2026$0.00 per 1M tokens (free)Published
What is the context window of Crouton Alpha on OpenRouter, in tokens?
TimeValueStatus
9 Nov 20261,048,576 tokensPublished
8 Nov 20261,048,576 tokensPublished
7 Nov 20261,048,576 tokensPublished
6 Nov 20261,048,576 tokensPublished
5 Nov 20261,048,576 tokensPublished
4 Nov 20261,048,576 tokensPublished
What is the maximum output length of Crouton Alpha on OpenRouter, in tokens?
TimeValueStatus
9 Nov 2026943,718 tokensPublished
8 Nov 2026943,718 tokensPublished
7 Nov 2026943,718 tokensPublished
6 Nov 2026943,718 tokensPublished
5 Nov 2026943,718 tokensPublished
4 Nov 2026943,718 tokensPublished
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Calculated · Document analysis

Assumption: 3 steps; initial input 50,500 tokens; growth 2,500 tokens/step; visible output 1,000 tokens/step. Month: 14,600 tasks. No hidden reasoning or retries.

Formula: sum of input, output, cache reads and cache writes × their published rates / 1M. Each step uses its own context tier. Missing cache or batch prices are Unknown.

Fresh input · Visible output · Cache read · Cache write

Sources: this page; published model prices (data (JSON)); task assumptions (data (JSON)). Published prices · Observed responses · Calculated scenarios · Assumptions stated with each chart.