OpenRouterOpenRouter Crouton Alpha freeModel APIs
Free stealth access to Crouton Alpha has ended. OpenRouter identifies it as an early version of Meta Muse Ember and directs users to https://openrouter.ai/meta/muse-ember
OpenRouter lists Crouton Alpha as a free stealth model with a 1M-token context for coding, agentic and multimodal workflows. Official FAQ says prompt and completion tokens are not charged.
EndedVerified Nov 10, 2026 against the official page
- Who qualifies
- Anyone with an OpenRouter API key
- How to claim
- Create an OpenRouter API key, then call model stealth/crouton-alpha at https://openrouter.ai/stealth/crouton-alpha.
- Expiry
- ongoing
Heads up. Stealth means an anonymous third-party host; prompts and completions may be retained under Stealth Model Terms. Not available through EU in-region routing. Free preview models can be rate-limited or removed without notice.
Timeline 5
- Ended
OpenRouter lists Crouton Alpha as a free stealth model with a 1M-token context for coding, agentic and multimodal workflows. Official FAQ says prompt and completion tokens are not charged. Source
- Verified
Re-checked against the official page 3 times, Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026 Source
- Changed
Set category to Model APIs to match OpenRouter for Startups and the free model API listing. Source
- Verified
Re-checked against the official page Source
- Launched
Added to that.promo Source
Official sources
Added Nov 6, 2026 · Last changed Nov 10, 2026
