How It Works
Three things to know
Add funds
Top up your account with Stripe or crypto. Your balance stays until you spend it — no expiry, no minimum.
Pick a model, drift
Each run costs whatever the model costs on OpenRouter, plus a 7% platform fee. Cheap models cost fractions of a cent. Frontier models cost more.
No balance? Free models work
OpenRouter offers free-tier models you can run with a $0 balance. They may have rate limits from the provider, but they cost you nothing.
Models
Browse models and costs
Every model on OpenRouter, with per-token pricing. Filter by free models to see what works with a $0 balance.
Questions
The details
What does a typical run cost?
It depends on the model and how many responses you request. A 5-response run on a free model costs nothing. The same run on GPT-4o might cost a few cents depending on output length. Browse the model table above for exact per-token rates.
Does my balance expire?
No. Your balance stays in your account until you use it.
Why the 7% fee?
It covers infrastructure, the response parser, history storage, and ongoing development. OpenDrift doesn’t charge subscriptions or show ads — the platform fee is the only way we sustain the project.
Can I use my own OpenRouter key?
Coming soon. Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) will let you connect your OpenRouter API key and pay providers directly at their rates. BYOK requires a small monthly fee to cover platform infrastructure.