diff --git a/aider/models.py b/aider/models.py
index d69ae2d5a..ea9971d61 100644
--- a/aider/models.py
+++ b/aider/models.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from typing import Optional, Union
 import json5
 import yaml
 from PIL import Image
+from aider.openrouter import OpenRouterModelManager
 
 from aider.dump import dump  # noqa: F401
 from aider.llm import litellm
@@ -149,8 +150,13 @@ class ModelInfoManager:
         self.verify_ssl = True
         self._cache_loaded = False
 
+        # Manager for the cached OpenRouter model database
+        self.openrouter_manager = OpenRouterModelManager()
+
     def set_verify_ssl(self, verify_ssl):
         self.verify_ssl = verify_ssl
+        if hasattr(self, "openrouter_manager"):
+            self.openrouter_manager.set_verify_ssl(verify_ssl)
 
     def _load_cache(self):
         if self._cache_loaded:
@@ -232,6 +238,12 @@ class ModelInfoManager:
             return litellm_info
 
         if not cached_info and model.startswith("openrouter/"):
+            # First try using the locally cached OpenRouter model database
+            openrouter_info = self.openrouter_manager.get_model_info(model)
+            if openrouter_info:
+                return openrouter_info
+
+            # Fallback to legacy web-scraping if the API cache does not contain the model
             openrouter_info = self.fetch_openrouter_model_info(model)
             if openrouter_info:
                 return openrouter_info
diff --git a/aider/openrouter.py b/aider/openrouter.py
index e69de29bb..9c69f5f31 100644
--- a/aider/openrouter.py
+++ b/aider/openrouter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+"""
+OpenRouter model metadata caching and lookup.
+
+This module keeps a local cached copy of the OpenRouter model list
+(downloaded from ``https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models``) and exposes a
+helper class that returns metadata for a given model in a format compatible
+with litellm’s ``get_model_info``.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict
+
+import requests
+
+
+def _cost_per_token(val: str | None) -> float | None:
+    """Convert a per-million price string to a per-token float."""
+    if val in (None, "", "0"):
+        return 0.0 if val == "0" else None
+    try:
+        return float(val) / 1_000_000
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+        return None
+
+
+class OpenRouterModelManager:
+    MODELS_URL = "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models"
+    CACHE_TTL = 60 * 60 * 24  # 24 h
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.cache_dir = Path.home() / ".aider" / "caches"
+        self.cache_file = self.cache_dir / "openrouter_models.json"
+        self.content: Dict | None = None
+        self.verify_ssl: bool = True
+        self._cache_loaded = False
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    # Public API                                                         #
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    def set_verify_ssl(self, verify_ssl: bool) -> None:
+        """Enable/disable SSL verification for API requests."""
+        self.verify_ssl = verify_ssl
+
+    def get_model_info(self, model: str) -> Dict:
+        """
+        Return metadata for *model* or an empty ``dict`` when unknown.
+
+        ``model`` should use the aider naming convention, e.g.
+        ``openrouter/nousresearch/deephermes-3-mistral-24b-preview:free``.
+        """
+        self._ensure_content()
+        if not self.content or "data" not in self.content:
+            return {}
+
+        route = self._strip_prefix(model)
+
+        # Consider both the exact id and id without any “:suffix”.
+        candidates = {route}
+        if ":" in route:
+            candidates.add(route.split(":", 1)[0])
+
+        record = next((item for item in self.content["data"] if item.get("id") in candidates), None)
+        if not record:
+            return {}
+
+        context_len = (
+            record.get("top_provider", {}).get("context_length")
+            or record.get("context_length")
+            or None
+        )
+
+        pricing = record.get("pricing", {})
+        return {
+            "max_input_tokens": context_len,
+            "max_tokens": context_len,
+            "max_output_tokens": context_len,
+            "input_cost_per_token": _cost_per_token(pricing.get("prompt")),
+            "output_cost_per_token": _cost_per_token(pricing.get("completion")),
+            "litellm_provider": "openrouter",
+        }
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    # Internal helpers                                                   #
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    def _strip_prefix(self, model: str) -> str:
+        return model[len("openrouter/") :] if model.startswith("openrouter/") else model
+
+    def _ensure_content(self) -> None:
+        self._load_cache()
+        if not self.content:
+            self._update_cache()
+
+    def _load_cache(self) -> None:
+        if self._cache_loaded:
+            return
+        try:
+            self.cache_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            if self.cache_file.exists():
+                cache_age = time.time() - self.cache_file.stat().st_mtime
+                if cache_age < self.CACHE_TTL:
+                    try:
+                        self.content = json.loads(self.cache_file.read_text())
+                    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                        self.content = None
+        except OSError:
+            # Cache directory might be unwritable; ignore.
+            pass
+
+        self._cache_loaded = True
+
+    def _update_cache(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(self.MODELS_URL, timeout=10, verify=self.verify_ssl)
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                self.content = response.json()
+                try:
+                    self.cache_file.write_text(json.dumps(self.content, indent=2))
+                except OSError:
+                    pass  # Non-fatal if we can’t write the cache
+        except Exception as ex:  # noqa: BLE001
+            print(f"Failed to fetch OpenRouter model list: {ex}")
+            try:
+                self.cache_file.write_text("{}")
+            except OSError:
+                pass