Pricing
Pay the same provider prices as going direct. Keep more of every top-up.
Compare
The undercut, in one table
| Top-up comparison | SwitchGate AI | OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee on top-ups | 4.9% | 5.5% |
| Minimum fee | $0.50 | $0.80 |
| Paid credits | Never expire | Expire after 12 months |
| Provider prices | List price, pass-through | List price, pass-through |
Volume tiers
Your fee drops on its own
The platform fee falls automatically as monthly top-ups grow. No negotiation, no forms.
Under $1k4.9%
≥ $1k / mo4.5%
≥ $5k / mo4.0%
≥ $20k / mo3.5%
Plans
Four ways to run
Free
Trial credits
Kick the tires on the full catalog.
- Trial credits on signup
- Full model catalog
- Token economy mode
- Community support
Popular
Pro
Pay-as-you-go
For builders shipping real traffic.
- 4.9% top-up fee, min $0.50
- Credits never expire
- Full request tracing & cost per call
- Cross-provider retry
Team
$19 / seat / mo
Minimum 3 seats
Governance for teams that share one gateway.
- Per-user model locks & budgets
- Projects and burnable prepaid keys
- Runaway-agent kill switch
- Everything in Pro
Enterprise
From $2k / mo
Annual agreement
Residency, compliance, and your own models.
- BYOE private models
- SSO / SCIM provisioning
- Data residency options
- SLA with credit remedies
- Dedicated Slack channel
FAQ
Questions, answered
How does the platform fee work?
We charge 4.9% (minimum $0.50) when you top up credits. Model usage itself is billed at provider list price, never marked up. Volume tiers lower the fee automatically as your monthly top-ups grow.
Do credits expire?
No. Paid credits never expire. Buy once, use whenever, with no 12-month inactivity cliff.
What is the refund policy?
Unused credits are refundable within 30 days, minus payment processing costs.
Are model prices really the same as the providers'?
Yes. 100% pass-through at provider list price. Our only revenue on usage is the top-up fee above.
Do you train models on my data?
Never. SwitchGate is pure routing: no training, no fine-tuning, no weight hosting, ever.
Start with trial credits
Full catalog, token economy mode, and every governance control from the first request.