Auto Router
Analysis Summary
Auto Router is OpenRouter's intelligent routing service, not a standalone language model. It dynamically selects from available models based on the incoming request, supporting text, image, file, audio, and video inputs with tool use, function calling, and vision declared. The 2M token context window reflects the maximum of routed models rather than a fixed capability.
For businesses, the appeal is flexibility: a single API endpoint that adapts to task type without manual model selection. However, because it has no benchmark data of its own, performance is entirely dependent on which underlying model is selected at runtime. Predictability and consistency, which matter for client-facing workflows, are harder to guarantee.
Pricing is listed as variable (pass-through). Teams exploring multi-model orchestration may find it a useful entry point, but production deployments requiring consistent quality should route to specific benchmarked models directly.
Assessed June 6, 2026
Editorial notes
OpenRouter's Auto Router is a routing layer, not a model, with no benchmark data of its own; it supports broad modalities and tool use but scores on its own merits are not measurable.
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Performance Profile
How Auto Router compares
Its 2M-token context window is larger than 100% of the models we list. At $-1,000,000.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 100% of comparable models.
About Auto Router
Your prompt will be processed by a meta-model and routed to one of dozens of models (see below), optimizing for the best possible output. To see which model was used,..
Capabilities
How does Auto Router stack up?
Compare side-by-side with other legacy models.
Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
openrouter/auto
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| Provider | openrouter |
| Release Date | November 8, 2023 |
| Context Length | 2,000,000 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
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Frequently asked questions about Auto Router
How much does Auto Router cost?
Auto Router costs $-1,000,000.00 per million input tokens and $-1,000,000.00 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Auto Router?
Auto Router has a context window of 2,000,000 tokens (2M).
What can Auto Router do?
Auto Router supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Auto Router?
Auto Router is developed by Openrouter and was released on November 8, 2023.
