Here's a pretty shocking comparison between Cline-pass and Openrouter.

Over the past few days, I used Deepseek 4.1 flash to complete a few tasks, in an environment where I could only use OpenRouter. Take a look at my usage from October 2-3 (the highlighted bar on the chart was $3.07, but together with the next bars, the total was $4.92):

https://com-pute.com/nick/deepseek41f-usage-on-openrouter.jpg

In contrast, over the longer period from October 1-6, I used the exact same model via the Cline-pass API, in several environments where I had the Cline-pass account set up, to complete what I'd estimate to be at least 4x the amount of work:

https://com-pute.com/nick/deepseek41f-usge-on-clinepass.jpg

So, it cost me nearly as much to perform a few tasks via OpenRouter, as I spend for the entire month of use on Cline-pass, BUT I only consumed 1% (1/100) of my monthly usage on Cline-pass (which costs less than $7 per month), to perform at least 4x the volume of work. That means, in this case, Cline-pass cost me something in the order of 1/400 what OpenRouter cost - for the same model, used during the same general business hours.

Don't expect those numbers to represent the norm, or to even be reproducible, but what I can say without reservation is that I use Deepseek v4.1 constantly, every day on Cline-pass, to complete very complex workflows. I mean, I use it A LOT - much more than most typical users would - and I never hit any of their rate limits, daily, weekly or monthly. That been going on for many months, including after Deepseek raised their rates many times higher than they were.

I should also point out that I've been watching Cline-pass typically run Deepseek v4.1 Flash at 200-250 tokens per second, and sometimes over 300 tokens per second 😲

I can also tell you that I use OpenRouter very sparingly now, mostly just to test new models when they come out. That typically involves some chat interactions, but hardly anything even close to a small project. On Cline-pass, I'm constantly banging out endless significant projects - writing code constantly, compiling repositories from source, installing software, configuring OS settings, researching and implementing framework solutions to cluster and run models, etc. With the tiny bit of experimental use on OpenRouter, I almost always spend more money every week, than I do for my monthly Cline-pass usage, and I typically only use a small fraction of my allotted Cline-pass usage. It feels endless.

That's why Cline-pass has been my favorite provider. It performs great, gives me a great selection of recent models, and basically feels free. In reality, I pay $80 once a year (equivalent to 4 months of ChatGPT) - that's all, for a truly massive volume of world class intelligence, via an API that can be hooked up to virtually any agent :)

It certainly feels like I'm cheating the system somehow.

Here's a pretty shocking comparison about Cline-pass.

Over the past few days, I used Deepseek 4.1 flash to complete a few tasks, in an environment where I could only use OpenRouter. Take a look at my usage from October 2-3 (the highlighted bar on the chart was $3.07, but together with the next bars, the total was $4.92):

https://com-pute.com/nick/deepseek41f-usage-on-openrouter.jpg

In contrast, over the longer period from October 1-6, I used the exact same model via the Cline-pass API, in several environments where I had the Cline-pass account set up, to complete what I'd estimate to be at least 4x the amount of work:

https://com-pute.com/nick/deepseek41f-usge-on-clinepass.jpg

So, it cost me nearly as much to perform a few tasks via OpenRouter, as I spend for the entire month of use on Cline-pass, BUT I only consumed 1% (1/100) of my monthly usage on Cline-pass (which costs less than $7 per month), to perform at least 4x the volume of work. That means, in this case, Cline-pass cost me something in the order of 1/400 what OpenRouter cost - for the same model.

Don't expect those numbers to represent the norm, or to even be reproducible, but what I can say without reservation is that I use Deepseek v4.1 constantly, every day on Cline-pass, to complete very complex workflows. I mean, I use it A LOT - much more than most typical users would - and I never hit any of their rate limits, daily, weekly or monthly. That been going on for many months, including after Deepseek raised their rates many times higher than they were.

I should also point out that I've been watching Cline-pass typically run Deepseek v4.1 Flash at 200-250 tokens per second, and sometimes over 300 tokens per second 😲

I can also tell you that I use OpenRouter very sparingly now, mostly just to test new models when they come out. That typically involves some chat interactions, but hardly anything even close to a small project. On Cline-pass, I'm constantly banging out endless significant projects - writing code constantly, compiling repositories from source, installing software, configuring OS settings, researching and implementing framework solutions to cluster and run models, etc. With the tiny bit of experimental use on OpenRouter, I almost always spend more money every week, than I do for my monthly Cline-pass usage, and typically only use a small fraction of my allotted usage.

That's why Cline-pass has been my absolute favorite provider. It performs great, gives me a great selection of recent models, and basically feels free. In reality, I pay $80 once a year (equivalent to 4 months of ChatGPT) - and for that I get a truly massive volume of world class intelligence, via an API that can be hooked up to virtually any agent :)

It certainly feels like I'm cheating the system somehow.

Here's a shocking comparison.

Over the past few days, I used Deepseek 4.1 flash to complete a few tasks, in an environment where I could only use OpenRouter. See my usage from October 2-3 (the highlighted bar on the chart was or $3.07, but with the next bars, the total was $4.92):

https://com-pute.com/nick/deepseek41f-usage-on-openrouter.jpg

In contrast, over the entire period from October 1-6, I used the same model on Cline-pass, in several environments where I had the Cline-pass account set up, to complete what I'd estimate as at least 4x the amount of work:

https://com-pute.com/nick/deepseek41f-usge-on-clinepass.jpg

So, it cost me almost as much to perform just a few tasks on OpenRouter, as I spend for the entire month of use on Cline-pass, BUT I only consumed 1% (1/100) of my monthly usage on Cline-pass (which costs less than $7 per month) to perform 4x the volume of work. In this case, Cline-pass cost me something in the order of 1/400 what OpenRouter cost - for the same model.

Don't expect those numbers to represent the norm, but what I can say without reservation is that I use Deepseek v4.1 constantly, every day on Cline-pass, to complete very complex workflows. I mean, I use it A LOT - much more than most typical users would - and I never hit any of their rate limits, daily, weekly or monthly. That's why Cline-pass has been my absolute favorite provider. It feels free - actually, I pay ~$80 once a year, and then after that, it is free for a truly massive volume of world class intelligence.

Also, I've been watching Cline-pass typically run Deepseek v4.1 Flash at 200-250 tokens per second, and sometimes over 300 tokens per second!

It feels like none of this should be possible, while other professionals I talk to regularly tally up serious bills and/or hit constant rate limits using other mainstream LLM API providers.

Here's a shocking comparison.

Over the past few days, I used Deepseek 4.1 flash to complete a few tasks, in an environment where I could only use OpenRouter. See my usage from October 2-3 (the highlighted bar on the chart was or $3.07, but with the next bars, the total was $4.92):

https://com-pute.com/nick/deepseek41f-usage-on-openrouter.jpg

In contrast, over the entire period from October 1-6, I used the same model on Cline-pass, in several environments where I had the Cline-pass account set up, to complete what I'd estimate as at least 4x the amount of work:

https://com-pute.com/nick/deepseek41f-usge-on-clinepass.jpg

So, it cost me almost as much to perform just a few tasks on OpenRouter, as I spend for the entire month of use on Cline-pass, BUT I only consumed 1% (1/100) of my monthly usage on Cline-pass (which costs less than $7 per month) to perform 4x the volume of work. In this case, Cline-pass cost me something in the order of 1/400 what OpenRouter cost.

Don't expect those numbers to the norm, but what I can say without reservation is that I use Deepseek v4.1 constantly, every day on Cline-pass, to complete very complex workflows. I mean, I use it A LOT - much more than most typical users would - and I never hit any of the rate limits, short-term or long-term. That's why Cline-pass has been my absolute favorite provider, bar none. It feels free - actually pay ~$80 one time for the year and after that, it is free for a truly massive volume of world class intelligence.

Also, I've been watching Cline-pass typically run Deepseek v4.1 Flash 200-250 tokens per second, and sometimes over 300 tokens per second. It feels like none of this should be possible, while other professionals I talk to have real, serious bills and/or hit constant rate limits using other mainstream LLM API providers.

Here's a shocking comparison.

Over the past few days, I used Deepseek 4.1 flash to complete a few tasks, in an environment where I could only use OpenRouter. See my usage from October 2-3:

https://com-pute.com/nick/deepseek41f-usage-on-openrouter.jpg

In contrast, over the entire period from October 1-6, I used the same model on Cline-pass, in an environment where I had the Cline-pass account set up, to complete what I'd estimate as 4x the amount of work:

https://com-pute.com/nick/deepseek41f-usge-on-clinepass.jpg

So, it cost me almost as much to perform just a few tasks on OpenRouter, as I spend for the entire month of use on Cline-pass, BUT I only consumed 1% (1/100) of my monthly usage on Cline-pass (which costs less than $7 per month) to perform 4x the volume of work. In this case, Cline-pass cost me something in the order of 1/400 what OpenRouter cost.

Don't expect those numbers to the norm, but what I can say without reservation is that I use Deepseek v4.1 constantly, every day on Cline-pass, to complete very complex workflows. I mean, I use it A LOT - much more than most typical users would - and I never hit any of the rate limits, short-term or long-term. That's why Cline-pass has been my absolute favorite provider, bar none. It feels free - actually pay ~$80 one time for the year and after that, it is free for a truly massive volume of world class intelligence.

Also, I've been watching Cline-pass typically run Deepseek v4.1 Flash 200-250 tokens per second, and sometimes over 300 tokens per second. It feels like none of this should be possible, while other professionals I talk to have real, serious bills and/or hit constant rate limits using other mainstream LLM API providers.