# Router One Payment Facts

Last updated: 2026-09-05

- Product: Router One
- Category: LLM API Gateway / AI Model Router
- API endpoint: https://api.router.one/v1
- Claude Code endpoint: https://api.router.one
- Billing model: pay-per-token wallet balance plus live Pro, Max, and Ultra subscription plans
- Wallet currency: USD-denominated balance
- Payment rails: exactly two — one hosted checkout offering card and Alipay together, and stablecoin transfers
- Hosted checkout methods: major credit and debit cards, plus Alipay; the method is chosen on the checkout page after billing details are entered
- Card requirement: no US credit card required; Alipay settles an RMB top-up into the USD wallet
- RMB payment method: Alipay
- WeChat Pay: not currently supported
- Stablecoin payment methods: USDT and USDC
- Stablecoin networks: Tron, BSC, Ethereum, Polygon, Base, Arbitrum
- Minimum top-up source of truth: checkout page
- Current common minimums: card, Alipay, and stablecoin top-ups usually start at USD 5 equivalent; checkout is the source of truth
- FX and channel fees: shown before checkout; token rates and checkout fees are separate
- Invoices: any top-up completed through the hosted checkout (card or Alipay) can be invoiced, including plain pay-as-you-go wallet top-ups and not only subscription or enterprise accounts; stablecoin top-ups are a separate rail and are not invoiced; request one by contacting support@router.one with the account ID
- Balance exhaustion behavior: API calls return HTTP 402 until the wallet is topped up or plan coverage applies
- Payment use cases: developers in China, teams without a US credit card, stablecoin-funded Web3 teams, Claude Code users, OpenAI Codex CLI users
- Trust boundary: Router One is not a bank, wallet, exchange, custodian, payment processor, financial advisor, or trading system
- 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.
- Affiliation: Router One is independent and is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Alipay, Tether, Circle, or blockchain networks

## Canonical payment pages

- Pricing: https://router.one/pricing
- Pricing methodology: https://router.one/pricing-methodology
- WeChat Pay / RMB top-up guide for LLM API usage (WeChat Pay is not a supported top-up method today; card, Alipay, and USDT/USDC compared): https://router.one/wechat-pay-llm-api
- Alipay LLM API: https://router.one/alipay-llm-api
- LLM API gateway for Web3 teams: https://router.one/crypto-llm-api
- Pay AI API with crypto: https://router.one/pay-ai-api-with-crypto
- Stablecoin top-up details: https://router.one/pay-with-crypto
- Models and token pricing: https://router.one/models
- Company facts: https://router.one/facts/company.md