Discounted Models

BitRouter runs its own self-hosted provider for open models, priced 25% below official rates. You get that price automatically — and open-source builders can apply for a deeper custom discount.

25% off by default

Every model except the closed-source families — OpenAI (gpt-*), Anthropic (claude-*), Google (gemini-*), and xAI (grok-*) — is served by BitRouter's self-hosted provider at 25% below the model's official price.

This takes no suffix and no configuration. Because the self-hosted provider is the cheapest source for these models, normal routing already sends your requests there and bills the discounted rate. (The four closed-source families above aren't on the self-hosted provider, so they route to their usual upstreams at standard pricing.)

Pin to the self-hosted provider with :discount

Append :discount to a model id to route the request specifically to BitRouter's self-hosted provider:

curl http://localhost:8787/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "moonshotai/kimi-k2.6:discount",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Translate to French: Hello."}]
  }'

The suffix rides on the model string — no body fields, no SDK — and works the same on the OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google surfaces (/v1/messages, /v1beta/models/{model}:generateContent). Use it to guarantee your traffic lands on the discounted self-hosted supply; it's also where any custom discount on your account applies.

Custom discounts up to 50% for open-source projects

Building an open-source agent harness or another open-source project on BitRouter? We offer customized discounts — up to 50% off — for you and your community.

Reach out to set it up:

• Email kelsenliu@bitrouter.ai
• Or book a meeting with the founder: