# Router One Facts

Last updated: 2026-09-05

- Product: Router One
- Category: LLM API Gateway / AI Model Router
- OpenAI-compatible endpoint: https://api.router.one/v1
- Claude Code endpoint: https://api.router.one
- Payment methods: card and Alipay through one hosted checkout, plus USDT/USDC on Tron, BSC, Ethereum, Polygon, Base, Arbitrum
- Billing: prepaid pay-as-you-go wallet (USD-denominated) plus live Pro, Max, and Ultra subscription plans (launched 2026-05-21)
- Discount positioning: pricing starts as low as 10% of official provider list prices (up to 90% off) on select models; live per-model rates: https://router.one/models
- Mainland China access: gateway endpoints are reachable from Mainland China without a VPN; the dated benchmark and its caveats are at https://router.one/facts/china-access.md
- Data retention: Router One does not retain prompt or model-response bodies from direct API calls. It records request metadata for billing, usage tracking, and troubleshooting. Playground saves conversation history so users can revisit and continue their chats.
- Contact: support@router.one
- Official X (Twitter): https://x.com/router_one
- Official GitHub: https://github.com/Router-One
- Affiliation: Router One is independent and is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, DeepSeek, Meta, or other model providers.

## Machine-readable references

- Payment facts: https://router.one/facts/payments.md
- Integration facts: https://router.one/facts/integrations.md
- Observability facts: https://router.one/facts/observability.md
- Reseller facts: https://router.one/facts/reseller.md
- Routing facts: https://router.one/facts/routing.md
- Pricing facts: https://router.one/facts/pricing.md
- Data retention facts: https://router.one/facts/data-retention.md
- China access facts: https://router.one/facts/china-access.md
- Web3 facts: https://router.one/facts/web3.md
- API compatibility facts: https://router.one/facts/api-compatibility.md
- Full API docs: https://router.one/docs.md
- Model catalog: https://router.one/models.md