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Billing and Credits

Routor uses a prepaid credit system. You add credits and API calls draw from your balance as you use them.

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How Credits Work

  • 1 credit equals $1.00 USD
  • Credits are deducted per API call based on actual token usage plus Routor’s markup
  • Credits never expire
  • Signup is free — top up from the Billing page to start making requests
📷 [Screenshot: Billing page showing credit balance, transaction history, and top-up options]

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Pricing

Routor charges the provider’s rate plus a small routing markup:
Routing modeMarkup
Auto (Routor picks)+10% on provider cost
Tier mode (you specify)+8% on provider cost
Example: If a request costs 0.01ontheprovider,Routorcharges0.01 on the provider, Routor charges 0.011 in auto mode. Because Routor routes most requests to cheaper models, your total bill is typically 25 to 70% lower than routing everything to a premium model, even with the markup included.

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Viewing Your Balance

Your credit balance appears in the top-right corner of the dashboard and on the Billing page.
📷 [Screenshot: Billing page with credit balance prominently displayed]

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Adding Credits

  1. Go to Billing in the sidebar
  2. Choose an amount: 5,5, 10, $25, or a custom value
  3. Click Add Credits
  4. Complete payment via Razorpay
  5. Credits appear in your account immediately
📷 [Screenshot: Credit top-up panel with amount options and custom amount input] 📷 [Screenshot: Razorpay checkout page]

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Transaction History

The billing page shows every transaction:
ColumnDescription
DateWhen the transaction occurred
Typecheckout (top-up), manual, or deduction (usage)
AmountCredits added or deducted
DescriptionDetails like “Credit top-up via Razorpay (₹850)”
📷 [Screenshot: Transaction history table showing a mix of usage and top-up entries]

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Low Balance

When balance hits $0.00, new requests return a 402 error: 
{
  "error": {
    "message": "Insufficient credits. Please top up your account.",
    "type":    "billing_error"
  }
}

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Plans

Routor is pure pay-as-you-go — no subscriptions. Every account includes API access, all providers and models, the dashboard, and 1 routing profile (limited to 1 per account for now).