#What's the difference between :free and $0/M input tokens & $0/M output tokens

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late topaz
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If you choose $0 Prompt Pricing, most of what it shows are models with an ID ending in :free. But it also show shows models like google/gemini-flash-1.5-8b-exp and OpenRouter's very own stealth openrouter/quasar-alpha that "just charge $0 for the input and output.

Does it mean the latter requires credits despite not using them? If so, why do you force these models when obviously the filters were meant to exclude them?
Will you consider at least having a secondary filter of "without credits - yes/no"?

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spark linden
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:free models will always be free, and are subject to the free model rate limits.
Models at zero cost without :free are subject to the paid model rate limits, but pricing may change to be paid at any given time.

brittle junco
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Models with :free should also be labeled in their title as (free) which is something you can search for as an alternative to the prompt pricing filter.