OpenRouter Launches Batch API with Half-Price Token Pricing

Key Info

OpenRouter has launched its Batch API, which halves per-token pricing on most models for workloads that don't need immediate responses, delivering results within 24 hours.

Highlights

• Cuts per-token pricing in half on most models, returns results within 24 hours.
• Images and files must be public URLs (no base64); audio and video input and OpenRouter's web plugin are not supported in batch.
• Every batch is tracked in the Batches tab of logs with model, provider, status, and cost; inputs and results are kept for 30 days or until deleted.