Provider Comparison · 41 Shared Models

Hugging Face vs Openrouter

Green highlights mark broader sourced coverage or lower directly comparable prices. They do not imply independently measured performance.

FieldAt a Glance

gateway · openaiHugging Face41 route-ready models · observed Sep 2, 2026

gateway · openaiOpenrouter111 route-ready models · observed Oct 19, 2026

Routing Surface

Side-by-Side Provider Facts

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Field	Hugging Face	Openrouter
Routing mode	gateway	gateway
API protocol	openai	openai
API base URL	https://router.huggingface.co/v1	https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
Route-ready models	41	111
Tracked model offerings	104	94
Lowest input / 1M	Unknown	$0.018
Lowest output / 1M	Unknown	$0.080
Service tiers	Standard	Standard
Regions	Global, Us	Global

7 comparable fields · 4 material differences · Interactive only until provider-comparison indexing and telemetry gates are defined

Hugging Face Route Contract

API basehttps://router.huggingface.co/v1

Input from—

Output from—

Shared routes41

Openrouter Route Contract

API basehttps://openrouter.ai/api/v1

Input from$0.018

Output from$0.080

Shared routes41

Common Coverage

Models Offered by Both Providers

Model	Canonical ID	Coverage
MiniMax M2.5	MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.5	Available from both provider routes
MiniMax M2.7	MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.7	Available from both provider routes
MiniMax M3	MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3	Available from both provider routes
Qwen3 Coder Next	Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-Next	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
Olmo 3 32B Think	allenai/Olmo-3-32B-Think	Available from both provider routes
DeepSeek R1	deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1	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
Granite 4.1 8B	ibm-granite/granite-4.1-8b	Available from both provider routes
Granite 4.2 8B	ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b	Available from both provider routes
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct	meta-llama/Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct	Available from both provider routes
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct	meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct	Available from both provider routes
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct	meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct	Available from both provider routes
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct	meta-llama/Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct	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
Devstral 2 123B Instruct 2512	mistralai/Devstral-2-123B-Instruct-2512	Available from both provider routes
Ministral 3 14B Instruct 2512	mistralai/Ministral-3-14B-Instruct-2512	Available from both provider routes
Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512	mistralai/Ministral-3-3B-Instruct-2512	Available from both provider routes
Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512	mistralai/Ministral-3-8B-Instruct-2512	Available from both provider routes
Mistral Small 4 119B 2603	mistralai/Mistral-Small-4-119B-2603	Available from both provider routes
Kimi K2 Instruct	moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Instruct	Available from both provider routes
Kimi K2 Thinking	moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Thinking	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 K3	moonshotai/Kimi-K3	Available from both provider routes
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B BF16	nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-30B-A3B-BF16	Available from both provider routes
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B BF16	nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Ultra-550B-A55B-BF16	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
Hy3	tencent/Hy3	Available from both provider routes
Hy4 preview	tencent/Hy4-preview	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

Hugging Face vs Openrouter FAQs

Is Hugging Face or Openrouter cheaper for inference?+

The lowest sourced input prices are — for Hugging Face and $0.018 for Openrouter. Lowest output prices are — and $0.080. These minima may refer to different models or tiers.

Which offers more route-ready models, Hugging Face or Openrouter?+

Hugging Face has 41 route-ready models and Openrouter has 111, so Openrouter has broader current route-ready coverage.

Do Hugging Face and Openrouter offer the same models?+

They currently share 41 tracked models, including MiniMax M2.5, MiniMax M2.7, MiniMax M3, Qwen3 Coder Next, and Qwen3.5 35B A3B.

Can I use the same API protocol with Hugging Face and Openrouter?+

Both are currently documented with the openai API protocol, although base URLs, model IDs, and authentication still differ.

Should I choose Hugging Face 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, Hugging Face or Openrouter?+

Hugging Face lists 104 tracked models; Openrouter lists 94, so Hugging Face has the larger catalog. Catalog size is separate from route readiness.

Is Hugging Face or Openrouter a gateway?+

Hugging Face is recorded as a gateway; Openrouter is recorded as a gateway. Gateways aggregate model routes, while direct providers serve their own endpoint surface.

Can I switch between Hugging Face and Openrouter without changing model IDs?+

Do not assume model IDs are portable. Even with 41 shared tracked models, base URLs, authentication, provider-specific identifiers, tiers, and request features can differ.

Are Hugging Face 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 Hugging Face vs Openrouter comparison?+

Hugging Face was last observed Sep 2, 2026 and Openrouter Oct 19, 2026. The source register below identifies the records behind the comparison.