--- title: "Ken + OpenRouter Integration: Setup and What Syncs" description: "Use your own OpenRouter key in Ken: campaign AI steps on OpenRouter models cost 0 Ken credits. Setup steps, fallback rules and limits." path: /integrations/openrouter family: integrations updated: 2026-10-17 html: /integrations/openrouter sources: - "https://openrouter.ai/docs/api_reference/authentication" - "/pricing" facts: partner: "OpenRouter" status: "Live" sync_direction: "One-way: Ken calls OpenRouter with your key" plans: "Every plan, Free included" ken_module: "Bring your own keys" --- # Ken + OpenRouter Integration Add your OpenRouter API key in Ken to run campaign AI steps on OpenRouter models at 0 Ken credits, because OpenRouter bills your own account for the tokens. ## What the Integration Does **In short:** Your own OpenRouter key runs campaign AI steps on OpenRouter models at 0 Ken credits. Adding a OpenRouter key unlocks OpenRouter models in the model picker for your campaign AI steps: qualification, personalization, segmentation and rewriting. Steps that run on a OpenRouter model use your key, cost 0 Ken credits, and OpenRouter bills your account for the tokens. If your key stops working, Ken runs the step on its default model and charges credits, unless you turn Ken fallback off. Then the step waits until your key works again. ## What Syncs **In short:** One-way: Ken calls OpenRouter with your key. **What syncs between Ken and OpenRouter** | Object | Direction | Frequency | | --- | --- | --- | | Prompts for campaign AI steps on OpenRouter models | Ken to OpenRouter | Each time a step runs | | Model output (qualification, personalization, segmentation, rewrites) | OpenRouter to Ken | Each time a step runs | | Key status (healthy, invalid, rate limited) | OpenRouter to Ken | On save, on re-check and on each call | Checked against production on 2026-10-17. ## How to Connect OpenRouter **In short:** Connect OpenRouter in 4 steps. 1. **Get your OpenRouter API key**: Create a key on the OpenRouter keys page (openrouter.ai/keys). You can give the key a credit limit there. 2. **Open provider keys in Ken**: In Ken, go to Settings, then Integrations. Under AI providers, open OpenRouter and choose Add key. Only workspace admins can manage provider keys. 3. **Save the key**: Paste the key and save. Ken checks the key with OpenRouter before storing it and confirms the account has credits. 4. **Pick OpenRouter models**: In a campaign's AI settings, pick a OpenRouter model for qualification, personalization, segmentation and rewriting. Steps on that model run on your key. ## Use Cases **In short:** 3 ways teams use Ken with OpenRouter. - Run qualification and personalization on the OpenRouter models your team already trusts. - Keep model spend on your own OpenRouter bill and out of Ken credits. - Run each agency client workspace on that client's own key. ## Limits **In short:** Your key runs campaign AI steps only (qualification, personalization, segmentation and rewriting). Ken chats do not use it yet. - Your key runs campaign AI steps only (qualification, personalization, segmentation and rewriting). Ken chats do not use it yet. - With Ken fallback on, a failed key means Ken runs the step on its default model, which can be a different provider, and charges credits. - Set a credit limit on the key in OpenRouter to cap what Ken can spend on it. - Keys belong to one workspace. Each client workspace needs its own key. - Only workspace admins can add, re-check or remove a key. ## Frequently Asked Questions **In short:** 4 common questions about Ken and OpenRouter. ### Does my OpenRouter key cost Ken credits? No. Work done on your key costs 0 Ken credits. OpenRouter bills your account for the tokens. ### Which Ken features use the key? Campaign AI steps you put on a OpenRouter model: qualification, personalization, segmentation and rewriting. Ken chats do not use your key yet. ### What happens if the key stops working? With Ken fallback on, Ken runs the step on its default model and charges credits. With fallback off, the step waits until the key works again. ### Which Ken plans support it? Every plan, Free included. ## Do this in Ken ### Add your OpenRouter key Save your OpenRouter key once, then pick OpenRouter models for your campaign AI steps. 1. Open Settings, then Integrations. 2. Under AI providers, open OpenRouter and choose Add key. 3. Paste the key and save. - Link: [Add your OpenRouter key](https://app.ken.so/settings/integrations) - Cost: 0 Ken credits for steps run on your key ## Related - [All Ken integrations](/integrations): Every live integration by category - [Ken + OpenAI Integration](/integrations/openai): Your own OpenAI key runs campaign AI steps on OpenAI models at 0 Ken credits. - [Ken + Anthropic Integration](/integrations/anthropic): Your own Anthropic key runs campaign AI steps on Anthropic models at 0 Ken credits. - [Ken + Google Workspace Integration](/integrations/google-workspace): Send campaigns from your Gmail and Google Workspace inboxes and read replies in Ken. - [Ken + Microsoft 365 Integration](/integrations/microsoft-365): Send campaigns from your Microsoft 365 Outlook inboxes and read replies in Ken. - [Ken + LinkedIn Integration](/integrations/linkedin): Run profile visits, connection requests and messages from your LinkedIn account in Ken campaigns. - [Ken + HubSpot Integration](/integrations/hubspot): Sends Ken email events to HubSpot through OutboundSync, one way. - [Ken features](/features): Everything Ken runs - [Ken pricing](/pricing): Plans and credit prices ## Sources | Source | URL | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | | OpenRouter docs: authentication | https://openrouter.ai/docs/api_reference/authentication | 2026-10-17 | | Ken pricing and rate card | /pricing | 2026-10-17 | ## Changelog - 2026-10-17: Page published.