Best OpenWrt Wi-Fi 6 Routers
Wi-Fi 6 routers with open-source drivers and official OpenWrt support.
Editorial picks
All of these use MediaTek Wi-Fi chips supported by the open-source mt76 driver, which is the best-supported Wi-Fi 6 family in OpenWrt.
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#1 · Best overall
GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000)
Fully supportedHighly Recommended- CPU
- 4-core · 2.0 GHz · ARM 64-bit
- Memory
- 1 GB / 8 GB
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 · AX6000 · 2.4 / 5 GHz
- Ethernet
- 2× 2.5 GbE (WAN + LAN/WAN) + 4× 1 GbE LAN
- OpenWrt
- up to 25.12.6
- Typical price
- ~$159
Editorial opinionWhy we picked it · Score 9.24×4 Wi-Fi 6 on both bands with plenty of headroom.
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#2 · Best compact
GL.iNet Beryl AX (GL-MT3000)
Fully supportedHighly Recommended- CPU
- 2-core · 1.3 GHz · ARM 64-bit
- Memory
- 512 MB / 256 MB
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 · AX3000 · 2.4 / 5 GHz
- Ethernet
- 1× 2.5 GbE WAN + 1× 1 GbE LAN
- OpenWrt
- up to 25.12.6
- Typical price
- ~$89
Editorial opinionWhy we picked it · Score 8.82×2 Wi-Fi 6 in a travel-sized box.
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#3 · Best value
Xiaomi AX3000T (Mi Router AX3000T)
Fully supportedGood Budget Option- Difficult installation
- Hardware revision warning
- CPU
- 2-core · 1.3 GHz · ARM 64-bit
- Memory
- 256 MB / 128 MB
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 · AX3000 · 2.4 / 5 GHz
- Ethernet
- 1× 1 GbE WAN + 3× 1 GbE LAN
- OpenWrt
- up to 25.12.6
- Typical price
- ~$40
Editorial opinionWhy we picked it · Score 7.0Same Wi-Fi platform as the Beryl AX for far less.
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#4 · Proven
Linksys E8450
Fully supportedRecommended- Hardware revision warning
- CPU
- 2-core · 1.35 GHz · ARM 64-bit
- Memory
- 512 MB / 128 MB
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 · AX3200 · 2.4 / 5 GHz
- Ethernet
- 1× 1 GbE WAN + 4× 1 GbE LAN
- OpenWrt
- up to 25.12.6
- Typical price
- ~$100
Editorial opinionWhy we picked it · Score 7.6Wi-Fi 6 on 5 GHz; 2.4 GHz is Wi-Fi 4.
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#5 · Budget
TP-Link Archer AX23 (Archer AX23 v1)
Fully supportedGood Budget Option- Low RAM
- Low flash
- Hardware revision warning
- CPU
- 2-core · 880 MHz · MIPS
- Memory
- 128 MB / 16 MB
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 · AX1800 · 2.4 / 5 GHz
- Ethernet
- 1× 1 GbE WAN + 4× 1 GbE LAN
- OpenWrt
- up to 25.12.6
- Typical price
- ~$60
Editorial opinionWhy we picked it · Score 6.0Wi-Fi 6 at a low price, with little memory.
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#6 · Made for OpenWrt
OpenWrt One (OpenWrt One)
Fully supportedRecommended- CPU
- 2-core · 1.3 GHz · ARM 64-bit
- Memory
- 1 GB / 256 MB
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 · 2.4 / 5 GHz
- Ethernet
- 1× 2.5 GbE WAN + 1× 1 GbE LAN
- OpenWrt
- up to 25.12.6
- Typical price
- ~$120
Editorial opinionWhy we picked it · Score 8.3Ships with OpenWrt and recovers from NOR flash.
How we chose
- Wi-Fi 6 on at least the 5 GHz band
- Open-source Wi-Fi driver
- Official stable OpenWrt support