What is the OpenRouter Free Chatbot template?

It is an open-source Next.js AI chatbot template by Suhas Bhairav for building a streaming text chat interface with OpenRouter's free model router and server-side API handling.

Which model does this template use?

The template uses the openrouter/free router through the OpenRouter SDK, allowing OpenRouter to route requests to available free models.

What can I build with this template?

You can use it to build assistant demos, AI SaaS prototypes, internal chatbots, text-only AI assistants, and OpenRouter-powered chatbot products.

AI Chatbot Template

OpenRouter Free Chatbot

OpenRouter Free Chatbot is a focused Next.js AI chatbot template for builders who want to prototype with OpenRouter's free model router. It includes token-by-token streaming, stop generation, starter prompts, an internal scrolling chat transcript, a mobile responsive composer, and a secure server-side API route. Use it for assistant demos, AI SaaS experiments, internal tools, or marketplace-ready chatbot products without hard-coding a single provider model.

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Features

Streaming text chat

OpenRouter free model router

Server-side API route

Responsive mobile interface

Internal chat transcript scrolling

Stop generation control

Use cases

AI assistant SaaSOpenRouter chatbot demoFounder prototypeInternal company chatbotFree model AI experimentation