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# What changed on 4 September

2026-09-04 · Privacy

> We corrected an overbroad data-retention statement and removed the 10% fee on credit top-ups.

## Privacy information

We corrected the privacy information to match how requests are handled. The no-retention setting applies to requests through the OpenRouter pool, not other routes or requests made with your own provider key. Provider policies can differ. See the privacy policy for current processing details.

We corrected the processing register and other places that repeated the broader claim. No recipient, purpose, data category, or safeguard changed. The terms did not change, and existing accounts do not need to accept them again.

## Credit top-ups

The 10% service fee was removed. The 3% currency buffer and 2% inference margin remain unchanged. The terms explain the currency buffer and removed fee.
