Cloudflare Workers AI vs OpenRouter. Compare a Workers AI hosted rate with one fixed OpenRouter DeepInfra route for GPT OSS 20B.
USD token-only estimates using each offering’s published default tier. 1M tokens are an aggregate workload, not a single request. Cache savings, batch discounts, long-context surcharges, tools, taxes and negotiated rates are excluded. Tokenizers and capabilities may differ; lower price does not establish equivalent quality.
OpenRouter · OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b · OpenRouter / deepinfra/bf16 is 66.0% cheaper for this workload. Absolute difference: $0.33.
| Metric | GPT OSS 20B · Workers AICloudflare Workers AI | OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b · OpenRouter / deepinfra/bf16OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.20 | $0.03 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.14 |
| Cached input / 1M | Not published | Not published |
| Context window | Not published | 131,072 |
| Maximum output | Not published | 117,964 |
| 1M input + 1M output | $0.50 | $0.17 |
| Default pricing basis | standard | standard |
| Last verified (UTC) | 2026-09-06T12:40:21.586Z | 2026-09-05T10:40:32.078Z |
Each calculator uses the same default-tier assumption described above.
Cloudflare Workers AI hosted-model dollar token rates, not the upstream model developer's direct API price. The official token and Neuron columns are equivalent. Free daily allocation, non-token models and optional features are excluded.
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All tiers and model details →OpenRouter route quote for API model openai/gpt-oss-20b, fixed backend deepinfra/bf16 (bf16). Not the upstream developer's direct API price or an OpenRouter-wide minimum. Text-token estimate only; pin this backend and disable fallbacks to match this quote. Taxes, credit-purchase fees and optional tools are excluded.
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