diff --git a/.changeset/easy-zoos-greet.md b/.changeset/easy-zoos-greet.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e222967819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/easy-zoos-greet.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/react-router': patch
+'@tanstack/solid-router': patch
+'@tanstack/vue-router': patch
+---
+
+createFileRoute does not rely on FileRoute class
diff --git a/packages/react-router/src/fileRoute.ts b/packages/react-router/src/fileRoute.ts
index 46b96240a47..e5fdb4993b9 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/src/fileRoute.ts
+++ b/packages/react-router/src/fileRoute.ts
@@ -54,11 +54,14 @@ export function createFileRoute<
   TFullPath extends RouteConstraints['TFullPath'] =
     FileRoutesByPath[TFilePath]['fullPath'],
 >(
+  // eslint-disable-next-line unused-imports/no-unused-vars
   path?: TFilePath,
 ): FileRoute<TFilePath, TParentRoute, TId, TPath, TFullPath>['createRoute'] {
-  return new FileRoute<TFilePath, TParentRoute, TId, TPath, TFullPath>(path, {
-    silent: true,
-  }).createRoute
+  return (options) => {
+    const route = createRoute(options as any)
+    ;(route as any).isRoot = false
+    return route as any
+  }
 }
 
 /** 
diff --git a/packages/react-router/tests/fileRoute.test.ts b/packages/react-router/tests/fileRoute.test.ts
index 2a8e225371e..9f3fa290d3a 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/tests/fileRoute.test.ts
+++ b/packages/react-router/tests/fileRoute.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { afterEach, describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
 import {
   getRouteApi,
   createFileRoute,
@@ -7,8 +7,33 @@ import {
   createLazyFileRoute,
   LazyRoute,
   AnyRoute,
+  FileRoute,
 } from '../src'
 
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks()
+})
+
+describe('createFileRoute', () => {
+  it('creates a non-root route without a deprecation warning', () => {
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {})
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    const route = createFileRoute('')({})
+
+    expect(route.isRoot).toBe(false)
+    expect(warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the deprecation warning for direct FileRoute usage', () => {
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {})
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    const route = new FileRoute('').createRoute({})
+
+    expect(route.isRoot).toBe(false)
+    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
+})
+
 describe('createFileRoute has the same hooks as getRouteApi', () => {
   const routeApi = getRouteApi('foo')
   const hookNames = Object.keys(routeApi).filter((key) => key.startsWith('use'))
diff --git a/packages/solid-router/src/fileRoute.ts b/packages/solid-router/src/fileRoute.ts
index 35aa4de1717..1115ee54144 100644
--- a/packages/solid-router/src/fileRoute.ts
+++ b/packages/solid-router/src/fileRoute.ts
@@ -43,11 +43,14 @@ export function createFileRoute<
   TFullPath extends RouteConstraints['TFullPath'] =
     FileRoutesByPath[TFilePath]['fullPath'],
 >(
+  // eslint-disable-next-line unused-imports/no-unused-vars
   path?: TFilePath,
 ): FileRoute<TFilePath, TParentRoute, TId, TPath, TFullPath>['createRoute'] {
-  return new FileRoute<TFilePath, TParentRoute, TId, TPath, TFullPath>(path, {
-    silent: true,
-  }).createRoute
+  return (options) => {
+    const route = createRoute(options as any)
+    ;(route as any).isRoot = false
+    return route as any
+  }
 }
 
 /** 
diff --git a/packages/solid-router/tests/fileRoute.test.ts b/packages/solid-router/tests/fileRoute.test.ts
index f6b92298c8e..5d459d1b7ed 100644
--- a/packages/solid-router/tests/fileRoute.test.ts
+++ b/packages/solid-router/tests/fileRoute.test.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,38 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { afterEach, describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
 import {
   getRouteApi,
   createFileRoute,
   createLazyRoute,
   createLazyFileRoute,
   LazyRoute,
+  FileRoute,
 } from '../src'
 
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks()
+})
+
+describe('createFileRoute', () => {
+  it('creates a non-root route without a deprecation warning', () => {
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {})
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    const route = createFileRoute('')({})
+
+    expect(route.isRoot).toBe(false)
+    expect(warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the deprecation warning for direct FileRoute usage', () => {
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {})
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    const route = new FileRoute('').createRoute({})
+
+    expect(route.isRoot).toBe(false)
+    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
+})
+
 describe('createFileRoute has the same hooks as getRouteApi', () => {
   const routeApi = getRouteApi('foo')
   const hookNames = Object.keys(routeApi).filter((key) => key.startsWith('use'))
diff --git a/packages/vue-router/src/fileRoute.ts b/packages/vue-router/src/fileRoute.ts
index 672328b5607..0e0b6c8368f 100644
--- a/packages/vue-router/src/fileRoute.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-router/src/fileRoute.ts
@@ -43,11 +43,14 @@ export function createFileRoute<
   TFullPath extends RouteConstraints['TFullPath'] =
     FileRoutesByPath[TFilePath]['fullPath'],
 >(
+  // eslint-disable-next-line unused-imports/no-unused-vars
   path?: TFilePath,
 ): FileRoute<TFilePath, TParentRoute, TId, TPath, TFullPath>['createRoute'] {
-  return new FileRoute<TFilePath, TParentRoute, TId, TPath, TFullPath>(path, {
-    silent: true,
-  }).createRoute
+  return (options) => {
+    const route = createRoute(options as any)
+    ;(route as any).isRoot = false
+    return route as any
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/vue-router/tests/fileRoute.test.ts b/packages/vue-router/tests/fileRoute.test.ts
index f6b92298c8e..5d459d1b7ed 100644
--- a/packages/vue-router/tests/fileRoute.test.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-router/tests/fileRoute.test.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,38 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { afterEach, describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
 import {
   getRouteApi,
   createFileRoute,
   createLazyRoute,
   createLazyFileRoute,
   LazyRoute,
+  FileRoute,
 } from '../src'
 
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks()
+})
+
+describe('createFileRoute', () => {
+  it('creates a non-root route without a deprecation warning', () => {
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {})
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    const route = createFileRoute('')({})
+
+    expect(route.isRoot).toBe(false)
+    expect(warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the deprecation warning for direct FileRoute usage', () => {
+    const warn = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {})
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    const route = new FileRoute('').createRoute({})
+
+    expect(route.isRoot).toBe(false)
+    expect(warn).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  })
+})
+
 describe('createFileRoute has the same hooks as getRouteApi', () => {
   const routeApi = getRouteApi('foo')
   const hookNames = Object.keys(routeApi).filter((key) => key.startsWith('use'))