Quick setup
Open the kRouter dashboard at http://localhost:20128
Go to Providers → click TokenRouter
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
tr/<model-id>How TokenRouter billing works with kRouter
TokenRouter 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, TokenRouter serves chat and code completion. Requests reach it through the same local OpenAI-compatible endpoint as every other provider, so switching to or from TokenRouter is a one-line model change in your client rather than a rewrite.
OpenAI-compatible gateway to 300+ models across providers.
TokenRouter links
TokenRouter FAQ
Is TokenRouter free through kRouter?
TokenRouter is pay-per-token: you bring your own API key and are billed by TokenRouter at their rates. kRouter adds nothing on top and is free and MIT-licensed.
How do I use TokenRouter with Claude Code or Cursor?
Connect TokenRouter 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 tokenrouter/<model>.
What happens when TokenRouter 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.