Summary of Reddit Comments on "Open Router AI Costs"

Cohere Command R Plus

• Quality: Closest to somewhat GPT4 quality.
• Features: No filters, free trial API key with 1000 calls per month, pay as you go model available.
• Quote: "Cohere Command R Plus is the closest to somewhat GPT4 quality, and has no filters, plus their free trial API key gives you 1000 calls per month."

Infermatic AI

• Model Type: Subscription-based.
• Usage: Infermatic for subscription-based, Openrouter for pay as you go.
• Recommendation: "Infermatic for subscription based, openrouter for pay as you go. Personally I use OR."

Openrouter.ai

• Features: Offers a large catalogue of models.
• Pricing: Transparent pricing on their site.
• Quote: "Openrouter.ai is probably your best bet."

NovelCrafter

• Integration: Can be used with Openrouter without NovelCrafter but with limitations.
• Usage: NovelCrafter helps organize work better.
• Quote: "Technically you can use the free models on novel crafter but I don’t know why you’d wanna limit yourself like that."

Gemni Models

• Availability: Available through OpenAI compatibility layer on Google's Vertex AI.
• Quote: "Just FYI, Google’s Gemini models (not embedding) are already available through an OpenAI compatibility layer that Google offers."

Pricing Models

• Concerns: Losses may come from model training and free users.
• Usage: Pro plans may be more cost-effective for advanced features.
• Quote: "I think the losses come more from the model training and the free users."

User Experience

• Confusion: Users find Openrouter's pricing system confusing.
• Challenges: Some struggle to understand and control costs related to AI models.
• Quote: "It seems weird and complicated and I'm afraid I pay (way) too much."

Chat Content and Models

• Content Creation: Users generate a significant amount of text with low costs.
• Model Choices: OpenRouter allows using multiple LLMs for different purposes.
• Quote: "Your account on OpenRouter is like a gift card that you charge up with money and use until it runs out."

Technical Support

• Feedback: Users have mixed experiences with technical support of AI platforms.
• Response: Some users report receiving unsatisfactory responses to feature requests and issues.

Novel Writing Experience

• Token Usage: Users tend to press the regenerate button frequently while interacting with AI models.
• Features: NovelCrafter integration enhances writing process with AI-generated suggestions.
• Quote: "Most of my charges are related to prompting the LLMs in chat to suggest improvements on what I've written."