Quick setup
Open the kRouter dashboard at http://localhost:20128
Go to Providers → click Featherless
Paste your API key, click Save
Test the connection
Use in your IDE
Point any OpenAI-compatible client at kRouter using your local API key.
# Endpoint
http://localhost:20128/v1
# API key (from Dashboard → API Keys)
sk-krouter-XXXX
# Model
fl/<model-id>How Featherless billing works with kRouter
Featherless is pay-per-token. You bring your own API key and kRouter routes to it, so you keep your own rate limits and billing relationship. kRouter authenticates it via apikey.
Through kRouter, Featherless serves chat and code completion. Requests reach it through the same local OpenAI-compatible endpoint as every other provider, so switching to or from Featherless is a one-line model change in your client rather than a rewrite.
Featherless links
Featherless FAQ
Is Featherless free through kRouter?
Featherless is pay-per-token: you bring your own API key and are billed by Featherless at their rates. kRouter adds nothing on top and is free and MIT-licensed.
How do I use Featherless with Claude Code or Cursor?
Connect Featherless in the kRouter dashboard, then point your tool at kRouter's local endpoint (http://localhost:20128/v1) with a kRouter API key. Any OpenAI-compatible client works, and models are addressed as featherless/<model>.
What happens when Featherless is rate limited?
kRouter detects the limit, parks that account until its real reset time, and fails over to your next connected account or provider — so the request still completes instead of erroring.