Pricing / Routes / model-api
Model API Pricing Route
A route type describes the purchase or access path. Pricing model, direct plan rows, purchase track, and pricing owner remain separate fields.
01
Route taxonomy is about access path, not price level, ranking, buyer fit, or editorial guidance.Route definition
Definition
A model-specific API access route where exact pricing may be owned by an API platform entity.
Use when
The model record is reached through a platform API or model endpoint with route-specific pricing facts.
Do not use when
The entity is itself the API platform; use api-usage for the platform route.
02
Current formal records can combine this route with multiple commercial models. The model describes charging logic; the route describes the access path.Model coverage
03
Route rows carry source URL, checked date, primary marker, and optional pricing owner boundary.Route facts
| tool | route label | primary | pricing model | starting price | unit | pricing owner | source | checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Image gpt-image | Primary official pricing route | primary | Usage Based | No numeric price asserted | Not present | Current entity | developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing | 2026-05-07 |
| Nano Banana nano-banana | Primary official pricing route | primary | Usage Based | No numeric price asserted | Not present | Current entity | ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing | 2026-05-07 |
| OpenRouter openrouter | Free model access | No | Free | No numeric price asserted | Not present | Current entity | openrouter.ai/pricing | 2026-05-06 |
04
Route facts should be source-backed. Missing source or owner fields stay visible rather than being inferred.Evidence and ownership
Route facts
3
Current records with this canonical route type.
Primary routes
2
Tool records where this route is the primary pricing route.
Source URLs
3
Route facts with a route-level source URL.
Owner boundaries
0
Route facts where exact prices belong to another canonical entity.
05
These requirements prevent route pages from becoming unsupported pricing claims.Evidence requirements
Required evidence
Official model/API pricing source
Required evidence
Pricing owner boundary when different from model record