OpenRouter lets Claude Code users keep coding past plan usage limits
AIOpenRouter says Claude Code can run on a pay-per-token OpenRouter API key with the same Claude models and no five-hour or weekly limits. Users set three environment variables, and the post recommends Claude Sonnet 5.5 as the starting model, with a typical short session costing $0.16 on Sonnet 5.5, $0.31 on Opus 5.5, and under one cent on Haiku 5.5.
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Original title: Hit Your Claude Code Usage Limit? How to Keep Coding