AI Router API key setup
Smart LLM routing platform that automatically selects the optimal model based on quality, cost, and speed requirements.
Get your key
- Open the AI Router site: airouter.io
- Create an account and generate an API key.
- Paste it into the Dracon BYOK provider keys — stored encrypted (AES-256-GCM), used browser-direct, works in every Dracon tool.
Free tier
No recurring free tier advertised as of the last check. Usage is billed per the provider's listed pricing — you pay them directly, no Dracon markup.
Rate limits: Free: 1K req/mo, Starter: 20K req/mo, Pro: 100K req/mo
Connection details
- Env var
AIROUTER_API_KEY- Model lineup
- GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Llama 3.3, Gemini Pro, Mistral Large
Gotchas
Browser-direct chat is not available for this provider: We haven't verified its chat endpoints yet.. Dracon provider keys still cover it for tools that run elsewhere (for example a LiteLLM chain from the Dracon Router builder).
Our verdicts on this kind of provider
Independent comparisons we keep current as pricing and free tiers shift. A guide is setup; a verdict is whether it's worth setting up.