Find Discounted Models with OpenRouter's New Filter

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-08-19 · Open on X

Topics: LLM Fundamentals, LLMOps, Deployment & Monitoring · Level: beginner

Summary

OpenRouter now has a filter that lists all discounted models. The creator points to GPT 5.6 Sol (1M context) pricing as an example, a handy way to cut API costs.

Key points

• OpenRouter's models page can be filtered to show only discounted models (discount=true).
• GPT 5.6 Sol with 1M context was among the discounted models.
• Compare pricing, context length and benchmarks on OpenRouter before choosing a model.

Resources mentioned

• Compare AI Models: Pricing, Context & Benchmarks | OpenRouter (discounted filter) · website · openrouter.ai · free
  OpenRouter model list filtered to discounted models, with pricing and context details.
• OpenRouter · tool · openrouter.ai · free
  A single OpenAI-compatible API that routes requests to hundreds of models from many providers, with one bill and model fallbacks.
  Also in: Customizing Your Coding Setup with Pi Coding Agent Extensions (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), The Jev model is now on OpenRouter (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Kev-4B model, an alternative to Jev, now available on OpenRouter (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Space Bunny Alpha: stealth 1M-context flash model on OpenRouter (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 42 more
• GPT 5.6 Sol · tool · openai.com · paid
  A GPT-family model available through an API, whose API and credit pricing was cut by over 20% for three months.
  Also in: Creator's Top 3 Closed Models: Fable 5, GPT 5.6 Sol, Grok 4.6 (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Coworker v0.3.1: Telegram Streaming Sync, Built Fast with Codex (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Coworker: Open-Source Grok Bot Clone Built on Pi and CopilotKit (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), GPT 5.6 Sol (medium) in ChatGPT for planning tasks (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 12 more

Try this

• Check OpenRouter's discounted-models filter before choosing an API model.