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EUrouter

Shares rank 10 of 12 LLM routers by recommenders

Routes requests to current AI models while keeping data inside the EU, which people recommend for GDPR compliance. Critics say the 15% markup and minimum payment are steep.

Routes requests to current AI models while keeping data inside the EU, which people recommend for GDPR compliance. Critics say the 15% markup and minimum payment are steep.

12 people gave an opinion

recommend it
6
criticize it
6
approval share
50%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 3 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 1 recommender for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
  • Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • GDPR compliance handled by default

    “GDPR compliant llm was a joke a few months back but here we are”

    Comment from 22 Jun 2026 on Hacker News

    “handling GDPR by default is a good wedge”

    Comment from 28 Feb 2026 in “EUrouter – Integrate the latest AI models, without sending data outside the EU”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Price markup seen as too high

    “The prices are ridiculous (15 % markup for free account).”

    Comment from 22 Jun 2026 on Hacker News

    “EUrouter is too cost prohibitive for me”

    Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “OpenRouter Is Joining Stripe”

    “EURouter wanted 15% more money from me”

    Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “GLM 5.2 and the coming AI margin collapse”

Other LLM routers people recommend

The four most recommended other LLM routers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

EUrouter compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
OpenRouter66632167%136 mo8 ownersApproved
OpenCode Zen361669%12—Approved
Cortecs9282%6——
Amazon API Gateway9950%5——
EUrouterThis page6650%3——
See all 12 LLM routers, ranked

What people said

11 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“EUrouter is too cost prohibitive for me”

CriticizesComment from 20 Aug 2026 in “OpenRouter Is Joining Stripe”

“I am looking to moving my operations to Eurorouter”

RecommendsComment from 20 Aug 2026 in “OpenRouter Is Joining Stripe”

“EURouter wanted 15% more money from me”

CriticizesComment from 7 Jul 2026 in “GLM 5.2 and the coming AI margin collapse”

“It seems more like eurouter found a niche it can milk for a while.”

CriticizesComment from 22 Jun 2026 on Hacker News

“it requires a minimum payment of 39 euro, it doesn't accept cryptocurrency”

CriticizesComment from 22 Jun 2026 on Hacker News

“The prices are ridiculous (15 % markup for free account).”

CriticizesComment from 22 Jun 2026 on Hacker News

“GDPR compliant llm was a joke a few months back but here we are”

RecommendsComment from 22 Jun 2026 on Hacker News

“That's why I'm using eurouter.ai with the following routing rule for all my requests”

RecommendsComment from 22 Jun 2026 on Hacker News

“that makes the promise on their homepage look like a blatant lie.”

CriticizesComment from 1 Mar 2026 in “EUrouter – Integrate the latest AI models, without sending data outside the EU”

“handling GDPR by default is a good wedge”

RecommendsComment from 28 Feb 2026 in “EUrouter – Integrate the latest AI models, without sending data outside the EU”

“I like the idea. Despise the sovereignwashing of Amazon and Azure "EU cloud".”

MixedComment from 28 Feb 2026 in “EUrouter – Integrate the latest AI models, without sending data outside the EU”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.