What $2/mo gets you
Go is AnyRouter's lightweight paid plan and the cheapest way to unlock included credit and the free-tier models. For $2/mo you get a $4 credit added to your balance every month (~16M tokens on fast models), issued automatically, plus access to free models through anyrouter/free at 1,000 requests/day with no spend required.
No expiring trial, no feature to unlock later — the $2 buys the credit and the free-model access together, and both renew each month. Usage on Go is capped per rolling 5-hour window; Pro ($10/mo), Pro+ ($45/mo), and Max ($100/mo) lift that.
Free, three ways
You don't have to pay the $2 to get real free inference. There are three routes, each honest about its limits:
- Donate a provider key → Go free. Donate one working key to the shared pool and your Go plan is free for as long as it stays active — you skip the $2 and earn 5% back (8% if you're on Pro/Max) on every token the pool routes through your key, claimable anytime.
- The anyrouter/free daily tier. A rotating router over healthy free capacity on the Go plan, capped at 1,000 requests/day, no credit spent.
- Self-hosted on-device models. A first-party local relay serves models running on your own paired hardware — including Apple's on-device Foundation Model — at no provider cost.
Which should I pick?
| You want | Do this |
|---|---|
| Included credit + free tier, minimal effort | Subscribe to Go for $2/mo |
| The free tier without paying, and credits back | Donate an idle key at /donate |
| Just to try free models now | Subscribe or donate a key, then call anyrouter/free (1,000 req/day) |
| Zero provider cost on your own hardware | Use the on-device local relay |
Whichever you pick, BYOK and the shared pool are always free to use — requests on your own keys never deduct credits, on any plan.
Get started
See plan details on /pricing, unlock free models at /free, or donate a key at /donate to skip the $2 entirely. For the full Go breakdown see /blog/starter-plan-one-dollar, and for how the free catalog works see /blog/top-free-models-api.
Free models for $2/mo — or free if you donate one working provider key.
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