From 3bc4064b61638689baafdf9c96ddee5c29366275 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Paul Gauthier (aider)" <paul@aider.chat>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:44:57 -1000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Default to free tier if OpenRouter tier check fails

---
 aider/onboarding.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/aider/onboarding.py b/aider/onboarding.py
index bb296a27c..a366051e0 100644
--- a/aider/onboarding.py
+++ b/aider/onboarding.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ def check_openrouter_tier(api_key):
         # According to the documentation, 'is_free_tier' will be true if the user has never paid
         return data.get("data", {}).get("is_free_tier", True)  # Default to True if not found
     except Exception:
-        # If there's any error, we'll default to assuming paid tier to be safe
-        return False
+        # If there's any error, we'll default to assuming free tier
+        return True
 
 
 def try_to_select_default_model():