# Router One Payment Facts

Last updated: 2026-05-31

- 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
- RMB payment methods: WeChat Pay and Alipay
- Card payment method: Stripe checkout
- 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: WeChat Pay, Alipay, and Stripe usually start at USD 5 equivalent; stablecoin top-ups usually start at USD 50 equivalent
- FX and channel fees: shown before checkout; token rates and checkout fees are separate
- 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 completion bodies; request metadata is logged for billing, routing, and observability
- Affiliation: Router One is independent and is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Stripe, Alipay, WeChat Pay, Tether, Circle, or blockchain networks

## Canonical payment pages

- Pricing: https://router.one/pricing
- Pricing methodology: https://router.one/pricing-methodology
- WeChat Pay and Alipay LLM API: https://router.one/wechat-pay-llm-api
- Alipay LLM API: https://router.one/alipay-llm-api
- Crypto-friendly LLM API: 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