Provider Comparison · 34 Shared Models
Deepinfra vs Openrouter
Green highlights mark broader sourced coverage or lower directly comparable prices. They do not imply independently measured performance.
Routing Surface
Side-by-Side Provider Facts
| Field | Deepinfra | Openrouter |
|---|---|---|
| Routing mode | direct | gateway |
| API protocol | openai | openai |
| API base URL | https://api.deepinfra.com/v1/openai | https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 |
| Route-ready models | 49 | 111 |
| Tracked model offerings | 49 | 94 |
| Lowest input / 1M | $0.010 | $0.018 |
| Lowest output / 1M | $0.10 | $0.080 |
| Service tiers | Standard | Standard |
| Regions | Global | Global |
9 comparable fields · 6 material differences · Interactive only until provider-comparison indexing and telemetry gates are defined
Deepinfra Route Contract
https://api.deepinfra.com/v1/openaiOpenrouter Route Contract
https://openrouter.ai/api/v1Common Coverage
Models Offered by Both Providers
| Model | Canonical ID | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| MiniMax M2.7 | MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.7 | Available from both provider routes |
| MiniMax M3 | MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3 | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.5 35B A3B | Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Qwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | Qwen/Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.8 27B | Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B | Available from both provider routes |
| Claude Fable 5 | anthropic/claude-fable-5 | Available from both provider routes |
| Claude Opus 5 | anthropic/claude-opus-5 | Available from both provider routes |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 | Available from both provider routes |
| DeepSeek V3 | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 | Available from both provider routes |
| DeepSeek V3.2 | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2 | Available from both provider routes |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash | Available from both provider routes |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Available from both provider routes |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B | google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it | Available from both provider routes |
| Gemma 4 31B | google/gemma-4-31B-it | Available from both provider routes |
| Granite 4.2 8B | ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b | Available from both provider routes |
| Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct | meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct | Available from both provider routes |
| phi-4 | microsoft/phi-4 | Available from both provider routes |
| Kimi K2.5 | moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 | Available from both provider routes |
| Kimi K2.6 | moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6 | Available from both provider routes |
| Kimi K2.7 Code | moonshotai/Kimi-K2.7-Code | Available from both provider routes |
| Kimi K3 | moonshotai/Kimi-K3 | Available from both provider routes |
| gpt-oss-120b | openai/gpt-oss-120b | Available from both provider routes |
| gpt-oss-20b | openai/gpt-oss-20b | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.7 Max | qwen/qwen3.7-max | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.8 Flash | qwen/qwen3.8-flash | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.8 Max | qwen/qwen3.8-max | Available from both provider routes |
| Hy3 | tencent/Hy3 | Available from both provider routes |
| Hy4 preview | tencent/Hy4-preview | Available from both provider routes |
| Inkling | thinkingmachines/Inkling | Available from both provider routes |
| Inkling Small | thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small | Available from both provider routes |
| GLM 5 | zai-org/GLM-5 | Available from both provider routes |
| GLM 5.1 | zai-org/GLM-5.1 | Available from both provider routes |
| GLM 5.2 | zai-org/GLM-5.2 | Available from both provider routes |
Provider Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Deepinfra vs Openrouter FAQs
Is Deepinfra or Openrouter cheaper for inference?+
The lowest sourced input prices are $0.010 for Deepinfra and $0.018 for Openrouter, favoring Deepinfra. Lowest output prices are $0.10 and $0.080, favoring Openrouter. These minima may refer to different models or tiers.
Which offers more route-ready models, Deepinfra or Openrouter?+
Deepinfra has 49 route-ready models and Openrouter has 111, so Openrouter has broader current route-ready coverage.
Do Deepinfra and Openrouter offer the same models?+
They currently share 34 tracked models, including MiniMax M2.7, MiniMax M3, Qwen3.5 35B A3B, Qwen3.5 397B A17B, and Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B.
Can I use the same API protocol with Deepinfra and Openrouter?+
Both are currently documented with the openai API protocol, although base URLs, model IDs, and authentication still differ.
Should I choose Deepinfra or Openrouter?+
Choose based on the exact model route, price observation, protocol, regions, and service tier you need. The green highlights identify lower sourced minima or broader documented coverage; they do not measure latency, reliability, or output quality.
Which lists more AI models, Deepinfra or Openrouter?+
Deepinfra lists 49 tracked models; Openrouter lists 94, so Openrouter has the larger catalog. Catalog size is separate from route readiness.
Is Deepinfra or Openrouter a gateway?+
Deepinfra is recorded as a direct route; Openrouter is recorded as a gateway. Gateways aggregate model routes, while direct providers serve their own endpoint surface.
Can I switch between Deepinfra and Openrouter without changing model IDs?+
Do not assume model IDs are portable. Even with 34 shared tracked models, base URLs, authentication, provider-specific identifiers, tiers, and request features can differ.
Are Deepinfra and Openrouter prices directly comparable?+
Only at the exact model, tier, region, and token type. The headline minima above can come from different models or service tiers, so they are useful discovery signals rather than an apples-to-apples bill estimate.
How current is the Deepinfra vs Openrouter comparison?+
Deepinfra was last observed Oct 19, 2026 and Openrouter Oct 19, 2026. The source register below identifies the records behind the comparison.