OPENROUTER ALTERNATIVE
Like OpenRouter, but you don't pay the markup.
OpenRouter aggregates third-party providers and adds a margin. Runcrate is the underlying provider for many of the same open models — DeepSeek, Llama, Qwen, Mistral — at provider-direct pricing. Plus image, video, audio, embeddings, and GPU rentals.
COMPARISON
Runcrate vs OpenRouter.
| Feature | Runcrate | OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|
| Provider markup | None (we run the GPUs) | Provider price + 5.5% |
| Frontier models | Claude, GPT, Gemini available | Yes (routed to provider) |
| Open-source models | 200+, served direct | Routed across many providers |
| Image generation | FLUX, SDXL, Sora, Veo | Routed image models |
| Audio (TTS / STT) | Whisper, Qwen3-TTS, Kokoro | Limited |
| GPU rentals | H100, H200, B200 on-demand | Not offered |
GPU PRICING
GPU pricing comparison.
| Model | Provider | Price | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2 | DeepSeek | $0.27 / 1M | Reasoning, code, 128K ctx |
| anthropic/claude-4-sonnet | Anthropic | $3 / 1M in, $15 / 1M out | Top-tier reasoning |
| meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout | Meta | $0.20 / 1M | Open weights, multilingual |
| Qwen/Qwen3-Max | Alibaba | $0.30 / 1M | 30+ languages, 128K ctx |
| openai/whisper-large-v3 | OpenAI | $0.02 / min | Speech-to-text, 100+ langs |
| black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-pro | Black Forest Labs | $0.04 / image | Photorealistic |
WHY SWITCH
Why teams switch to Runcrate.
200+ models, one API key
Chat, code, image, video, audio, embeddings, vision — all under a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint with per-token / per-image / per-second billing.
OpenAI-compatible drop-in
Swap the base URL and your existing OpenAI SDK code keeps working. No custom client library, no rewrite, no lock-in.
Inference + GPU rentals
When the API isn't enough, rent a dedicated H100, H200, or B200 from the same account — same billing, same dashboard, no separate vendor.
Per-second billing, no minimums
Pay only for what you use. No hourly bucketing, no commitment, no idle charges. Prepaid credits never expire.
GET STARTED
Try it now.
import Runcrate from "@runcrate/sdk";
const rc = new Runcrate({ apiKey: "rc_live_YOUR_API_KEY" });
const response = await rc.chat.completions.create({
model: "deepseek/deepseek-v3.2",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello from Runcrate" }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);FAQ