# Tetrate Agent Router Service

> tetrate.io | Inference; 1 record: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence.

HTML https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/tetrate/ | JSON https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/entity/tetrate.json | how to read a record: https://fshy.ajam.dev/llms-full.txt

## Tetrate Agent Router Service

- `inference/tetrate-agent-router-service` | trial-only | evidence documented | binding volume-quota | category inference gateway, signup credit | tier Flex
- needs card yes, phone no, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-11-03T01:04:08.412Z (live) | stale on 2026-12-04
- url https://tetrate.io/products/tetrate-agent-router-service
- free tier: a one-time credit: USD 10 of free credits on the first automatic authentication with Tetrate through goose, for new and existing Tetrate users, per the goose installation page; Tetrate's own pages state USD 5 for a new user with a work email and USD 10 for a holder of an existing Goose API key, not stacked, claimed with a company-details form and a USD 1 Stripe payment refunded as account credit; unverified: which of these figures applies to a given account, and whether the credit expires | unit: credits | metered on: unstated | read on: 2026-11-03 | source: [1] | note: credits are denominated in USD and drawn down per request at the model price plus a 5% routing fee; the two vendors' pages disagree on the amount and the claim steps; unverified: whether any model is priced at zero, since the public catalogue read here lists 15 of 220 models
- per-object cap: not applicable
- retention: not applicable
- egress: metered: no
- identity: card | detail: sign-up by GitHub or Google account; the vendor's bonus claim asks for a verified non-alias email (a work email for the USD 5 credit), a company-details form and a USD 1 Stripe payment within 24 hours refunded as account credit; the goose page states the USD 10 is applied on first automatic authentication and names no payment step; unverified: which path an account takes, behind a sign-up
- interface: rest
- limits:
  - volume-quota (binding): USD 10 of credits once on first goose authentication per the goose page; USD 5 (work email) or USD 10 (existing Goose API key) per the vendor's bonus program, not stacked; no expiry stated [1]
  - request-rate: unverified: no request-rate limit for the Service tier was read; the models endpoint requires an API key [2]
- binding note: the one-time credit is spent per token at model price plus 5%; no recurring allowance is stated
- endpoint: https://api.router.tetrate.ai/v1/chat/completions
- tooling: any OpenAI-compatible client at https://api.router.tetrate.ai/v1 with an API key from the Developer Console; goose offers it as a provider with browser authentication
- composes with: a one-time USD credit routed to hundreds of models of OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, xAI and Groq behind one OpenAI-compatible key; after the credit, pay as you go at model cost plus 5%
- reliability: the bonus program says a prior bonus blocks a further one and an email domain has a 5-claim cap; no outage or suspension record was read
- notes: the goose installation page and the vendor's pages state different credit amounts (USD 10 versus USD 5 or 10) and different claim steps; the public catalogue at https://router.tetrate.ai/api/public/models is readable without a key.
- evidence note: the credit figures, the claim steps, the fee and the endpoint are quoted from the goose page and from the vendor's own pages; the pages disagree on the amount and on the payment step, and rate limits, expiry and free-priced models were not read.
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-11-03: the goose installation page states USD 10 of free credits on the first automatic authentication with Tetrate through goose, for new and existing users | capture: sha256:755771ceed5735d729126b99545677aeaecf091b28c193ff5a6f52c452b1b659 | quote: You'll receive $10 in free credits the first time you automatically authenticate with Tetrate through goose. This offer is available to both new and existing Tetrate users.
  - [3] 2026-11-03: the vendor's bonus credit program gives USD 5 to new users with a work email | capture: sha256:f2c94a1cd71f1127189ab65d867799d64aeee0096f60476b2104fbe9c226e2e4 | quote: - $5 for new users (work email required, public domains like Gmail are not eligible)
  - [3] 2026-11-03: the vendor's bonus credit program gives USD 10 to holders of an existing Goose API key, public email domains accepted | capture: sha256:f2c94a1cd71f1127189ab65d867799d64aeee0096f60476b2104fbe9c226e2e4 | quote: - $10 if you have an existing Goose API key (public email domains accepted)
  - [3] 2026-11-03: claiming the bonus credit includes a USD 1 Stripe payment within 24 hours, refunded as account credit | capture: sha256:f2c94a1cd71f1127189ab65d867799d64aeee0096f60476b2104fbe9c226e2e4 | quote: 3. Complete a $1 Stripe payment within 24 hours (refunded as account credit).
  - [3] 2026-11-03: claiming the bonus credit includes a claim form with company details | capture: sha256:f2c94a1cd71f1127189ab65d867799d64aeee0096f60476b2104fbe9c226e2e4 | quote: 2. Submit your company details in the claim form.
  - [4] 2026-11-03: the Flex plan page states USD 5 free credit with a business email sign-up | capture: sha256:67a0cfebbaf0a1e33e173bb3c4dc8c089e0812a6c77313c5251a13c7602fc80f | quote: * $5 free credit with business email sign-up
  - [4] 2026-11-03: the Flex plan charges the model provider cost plus a 5% fee | capture: sha256:67a0cfebbaf0a1e33e173bb3c4dc8c089e0812a6c77313c5251a13c7602fc80f | quote: * 5% fee + model provider cost
  - [2] 2026-11-03: sign-up is by GitHub or Google account, and a business email grants a small starting credit | capture: sha256:4a5199b2fcb4593c7d2c00fa90e0453d4762771fec1c95218e1306d1db73c988 | quote: Sign up with a GitHub or Google account. Signing up with a business email grants a small starting credit balance for evaluation.
  - [2] 2026-11-03: requests draw down a prepaid credit balance at model cost plus a service fee | capture: sha256:4a5199b2fcb4593c7d2c00fa90e0453d4762771fec1c95218e1306d1db73c988 | quote: Each request is charged at the underlying model's cost plus a small service fee, drawn down from a prepaid credit balance that can be set to replenish automatically.
  - [5] 2026-11-03: the hosted service is an OpenAI-compatible endpoint at api.router.tetrate.ai/v1 | capture: sha256:c5b6793b182af5dc6ac7bc19b17e98cab3cdbcb1ad54f20f51af47cd2bf87b22 | quote: export OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.router.tetrate.ai/v1
  - [5] 2026-11-03: billing is pay as you go from a credit balance at the model price plus a 5% routing fee | capture: sha256:c5b6793b182af5dc6ac7bc19b17e98cab3cdbcb1ad54f20f51af47cd2bf87b22 | quote: Billing is pay as you go from a credit balance: the model's price plus a 5% routing fee.
  - [6] 2026-11-03: the models list endpoint requires authentication | capture: sha256:6f58852914d4ce7698e748e5b0c74076f6b25795fb538e04e853bd3c7d6b3107 | quote: The endpoint is OpenAI-compatible and requires authentication.
  - probe:api.router.tetrate.ai 2026-11-03: an unauthenticated request to the models endpoint answered HTTP 401 | capture: sha256:7469fbad42275610b5d8dcadb285dbd2ab81bdf12b42fd84c9b75487551a2d9d | quote: "status": 401
  - probe:router.tetrate.ai/api/public/models 2026-11-03: the unauthenticated public catalogue lists 220 models over 15 pages | capture: sha256:0d80dd6eb58ff8c0cbf898ff8a924aa821881c2788e04117547f8a20b0cea869 | quote: "totalCount":220,"totalPages":15,"currentPage":1
  - [7] 2026-11-03: the vendor FAQ confirms a free starting credit with no amount | capture: sha256:10352aa9848952621de508d432588fc4a96853f0cb98f96257f669914c230c0c | quote: Yes. You can sign up for Agent Router Service and start using it right away, with free credit to get started.
- sources:
  - [1] https://goose-docs.ai/docs/getting-started/installation
  - [2] https://docs.tetrate.ai/agent-router-service/quickstarts/quickstart-explore/
  - [3] https://tetrate.io/blog/frictionless-setup-of-goose-with-tetrate-agent-router-service
  - [4] https://tetrate.io/products/tetrate-agent-router-service
  - [5] https://docs.tetrate.ai/agent-router-service/quickstarts/
  - [6] https://docs.tetrate.ai/reference/supported-apis/
  - [7] https://tetrate.io/faq