# Wholesale LLM API: there is no price sheet — here is what volume buyers do instead

> Markdown mirror of https://router.one/wholesale-llm-api for AI assistants and crawlers. Router One is an OpenAI-compatible LLM API gateway.

If you are hunting for a wholesale LLM API deal, here is the straight answer: Router One does not sell wholesale or volume discount tiers, and there is no negotiated price sheet behind a sales call. Every account — from a weekend script to a resale operation — pays the same posted per-model rates on the pay-as-you-go token line, with checkout-visible FX/channel fees kept separate. 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. Volume buyers structure around that: one funded wallet, one budget-capped key per workload or customer, and per-request usage data to reconcile it all.

## Why there is no wholesale tier

A wholesale tier only makes sense when the list price has negotiation room built in. Router One's posted rates are already the whole price: what a model costs is printed on the /models page before you ever top up, and the same number meters every account's token line. That keeps the pricing honest in both directions — nobody's rate subsidizes a bigger buyer's discount, and you never wonder what the operation next door is paying.

## How volume buyers structure spend

- Fund one wallet — card or Alipay through the hosted checkout, or USDT/USDC on six chains
- Issue one API key per workload, customer, or resold tier, each with its own maxSpend budget and rate limits
- Reconcile from per-request usage data: model, tokens, cost, latency, status on every call
- Reselling? Your customer pricing and margin live in your own portal — see the reseller guide

## Posted rates vs a negotiated wholesale deal

| Dimension | Router One posted rates | Negotiated wholesale deals |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price transparency | Per-model rates published on /models before you pay | Quoted privately after a sales process |
| Volume commitment | None — top up what you need, spend at posted rates | Usually a prepay or committed-volume contract |
| Time to start | Create a key and call the endpoint today | Days to weeks of negotiation |
| Spend control | maxSpend, rate limit, and TPM cap per key | Contract-level, enforced after the fact |
| Fit for very large committed volume | Posted rates, no negotiated tiers today | A negotiated contract can win at very large scale |

## Metering resale volume without sub-accounts

Router One has no sub-accounts or wholesale console — keys are the unit of structure. Give every downstream customer, tier, or internal workload its own key with its own maxSpend budget, request rate limit, and tokens-per-minute cap. The per-request usage data tells you exactly which key consumed what, which is all your billing system needs to invoice your side of the business.

## Not provided today (plan around these)

- Wholesale or volume discount tiers
- Sub-accounts / child accounts
- White-label branding
- Configurable markup multipliers — your margin is set in your own portal

## FAQ

### Do you offer wholesale or volume discounts?

No. Wholesale and volume discount tiers are not available today; every account pays the same posted per-model rates. 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.

### Is there a minimum top-up for bulk buying?

The checkout page is the source of truth for the minimum amount. Card and Alipay top-ups currently usually start at $5 USD equivalent; RMB amounts are converted and shown at checkout using the current FX rate. Stablecoin top-ups usually start at $5 USD equivalent.

### How do I resell volume to my own customers?

Build your service on Router One as the upstream: issue one budget-capped key per customer or tier, meter with the per-request usage data, and set your customer pricing in your own portal. The pay-as-you-go token line uses posted model rates, with checkout-visible FX/channel fees kept separate — the margin you charge on top is yours.

### Can I pay for large top-ups without a US credit card?

Yes. Top up with a card or Alipay through one hosted checkout, or with USDT/USDC on six chains (Tron, BSC, Ethereum, Polygon, Base, Arbitrum). No US credit card required.

### Will volume pricing be negotiable later?

Today the posted rate is the rate, and this page will say so for as long as that holds. If a volume program ever ships it will be published like everything else — not quoted privately.

## See also

- LLM API reseller: https://router.one/llm-api-reseller
- Pricing methodology: https://router.one/pricing-methodology
- API relay station: https://router.one/llm-api-relay-station
- LLM observability: https://router.one/llm-observability
- Pay with crypto: https://router.one/pay-with-crypto
- Canonical page: https://router.one/wholesale-llm-api
- Models and per-model token rates: https://router.one/models (markdown: https://router.one/models.md)
- Pricing: https://router.one/pricing
- API docs (markdown): https://router.one/docs.md
- Company facts: https://router.one/facts/company.md