openrouter-pricing-basics
Understand OpenRouter pricing, calculate costs, and optimize spend. Use when budgeting, comparing model costs, or tracking spend. Triggers: ''openrouter pricing'', ''openrouter cost'', ''model pricing'', ''openrouter budget'', ''how much does openrouter cost''. '
npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill openrouter-pricing-basics --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# OpenRouter Pricing Basics ## Overview OpenRouter charges per token with separate rates for prompt (input) and completion (output) tokens. Prices are listed per token in the models API (multiply by 1M for per-million rates). Credits are prepaid with a 5.5% processing fee ($0.80 minimum). Free models are available for testing and low-volume use. ## Prerequisites - An OpenRouter API key (`sk-or-v1-
What does the openrouter-pricing-basics skill do?
Understand OpenRouter pricing, calculate costs, and optimize spend. Use when budgeting, comparing model costs, or tracking spend. Triggers: ''openrouter pricing'', ''openrouter cost'', ''model pricing'', ''openrouter budget'', ''how much does openrouter cost''. '
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill openrouter-pricing-basics --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills, a repository with 2,596 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.
