# OpenRouter API: List models > Lists public OpenRouter models with per-million-token prices, context size, input types, release date and model page. Results can be sorted by newest, input price or popularity. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenRouter. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/openrouter.ai/list-models - Method: `openrouter.ai/list_models`, version 1 - Website: openrouter.ai - Returns: model name, provider, input/output price per million tokens, context length, supported inputs, release date, model page link, slug - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `sort` | string | no | `"cheapest"` | Order of models, such as cheapest for lowest input token price first. One of "newest", "cheapest", "most_used". Default "newest". | | `query` | string | no | `"Anthropic"` | Provider name or model keyword, such as Anthropic or vision. Leave blank for all models. Default "". | | `max_results` | integer | no | `5` | Maximum models to return, such as 50. Default 50. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "sort": "cheapest", "query": "Anthropic", "max_results": 5 } ``` Its output: ```json { "models": [ { "provider": "Anthropic", "model_name": "Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5 (batch)", "model_slug": "anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5:batch", "release_date": "2026-10-07", "model_page_link": "https://openrouter.ai/models/anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5:batch", "supported_inputs": [ "text", "image", "file" ], "context_length_tokens": 1000000, "input_price_usd_per_million_tokens": 0.05, "output_price_usd_per_million_tokens": 0.25 }, { "provider": "Anthropic", "model_name": "Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5", "model_slug": "anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5", "release_date": "2026-10-07", "model_page_link": "https://openrouter.ai/models/anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5", "supported_inputs": [ "text", "image", "file" ], "context_length_tokens": 1000000, "input_price_usd_per_million_tokens": 0.1, "output_price_usd_per_million_tokens": 0.5 }, { "provider": "Anthropic", "model_name": "Anthropic: Claude Haiku Latest", "model_slug": "~anthropic/claude-haiku-latest", "release_date": "2026-04-27", "model_page_link": "https://openrouter.ai/models/~anthropic/claude-haiku-latest", "supported_inputs": [ "text", "image", "file" ], "context_length_tokens": 1000000, "input_price_usd_per_million_tokens": 0.1, "output_price_usd_per_million_tokens": 0.5 } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"openrouter.ai/list_models","input":{"sort":"cheapest","query":"Anthropic","max_results":5}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Show me the cheapest vision-capable models with their per-million input prices and context lengths - Which models from Anthropic are available right now, sorted by release date? - List the 20 most used LLMs with their output token pricing - I need a table of recent open-weight models including slugs and links to their model pages on OpenRouter - Find models that accept image input and have a context window over 100k tokens ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "sort": { "enum": [ "newest", "cheapest", "most_used" ], "type": "string", "default": "newest", "description": "Order of models, such as cheapest for lowest input token price first." }, "query": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "Provider name or model keyword, such as Anthropic or vision. Leave blank for all models." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 50, "maximum": 500, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum models to return, such as 50." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "models" ], "properties": { "models": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "model_name", "provider", "input_price_usd_per_million_tokens", "output_price_usd_per_million_tokens", "context_length_tokens", "supported_inputs", "release_date", "model_page_link", "model_slug" ], "properties": { "provider": { "type": "string" }, "model_name": { "type": "string" }, "model_slug": { "type": "string" }, "release_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "model_page_link": { "type": "string" }, "supported_inputs": { "type": "array", "items": { "enum": [ "text", "image", "audio", "file" ], "type": "string" } }, "context_length_tokens": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "input_price_usd_per_million_tokens": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "output_price_usd_per_million_tokens": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } } } } } ``` ## See more - [OpenRouter API: Get model details](https://fous.com/methods/openrouter.ai/get-model.md): Looks up an OpenRouter model by name, slug or model link and returns its prices, limits, supported inputs, release date and hosting providers. - [Hugging Face API: Search models](https://fous.com/methods/huggingface.co/search-models.md): Finds public Hugging Face models by search words, with an optional task and sort order. License is null when the model does not publish one. - [Hugging Face API: List trending models](https://fous.com/methods/huggingface.co/list-trending-models.md): Lists Hugging Face models in trending order this week, optionally filtered to one task. 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