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Free AI tiers

7 of 7 providers
Free AI tiers by provider: rough daily or rate capacity.

Top pick

Google AI Studio is the first developer endpoint to try.

Google AI Studio Free tier with free input/output tokens on select models; no billing account required. Hosted free tier on select Gemini models for developers and small projects. New accounts begin on the Free Tier with no billing account required; the model list rotates (pricing and billing docs, checked 2026-10-27).

Free

No card required. The Quota column is the stable, well-known signal: rough daily/rate capacity. Numbers rotate; the provider's pricing page is the source of truth.

OpenCode CLINine limited-time free models via Zen (model list rotates). Nine limited-time free models are listed in the OpenCode Zen docs (Jev 1.13, GLM-5.3-Flash, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Beam, Flint 40B, MiMo-V2.6-Flash, Nemotron 3 Ultra, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL). Availability and terms can change as OpenCode tunes the program; check the provider source for current specifics. (2026-10-26 recheck: the docs listed seven free models on 2026-09-20 and nine on 2026-10-26.)
Kilo Code CLIFree for individuals with sign-in; per-model request limits rotate. Free plan with sign-in. BYOK supported. KiloClaw ($55/mo) is a separate product.
Cline CLIExtension free for individuals; inference usage-based or BYOK (limits vary per model). Open-source and free for individual developers. Inference is usage-based through the Cline provider or BYOK from any provider, with per-model limits that vary (cline.bot/pricing, checked 2026-10-27).
NVIDIA NIM ~40 RPM, no daily cap Free endpoint, no credit card. Current featured models rotate, so check the provider's pricing page for the current model list and context.
Mistral Le Chat Base-tier messages, web searches, libraries, and image generation (subject to fair use; check Mistral's pricing page for current specifics) Checked 2026-10-26 on the Mistral pricing page: consumer and Le Chat plans are subscriptions billed per month, and there is NO new-account credit, promo code or signup bonus advertised.

Paid boost

Small payment unlocks a larger recurring free allowance. Numbers rotate; the provider's pricing page is the source of truth.

OpenRouter 50 req/day on the base free tier (no card); $10 in PAYG credits unlocks 1,000 req/day of free models (free model pool rotates; check the provider's pricing page) OpenRouter's free tier gives you 50 req/day of free models with no card. Add $10 in PAYG credits to unlock 1,000 req/day of free models. The free model pool rotates, so check the provider's pricing page for current specifics.

  1. Top pick

    Google AI Studio is the first developer endpoint to try; OpenCode and Kilo Code are included below for comparison.

  2. Google AI Studio
    Free tier with free input/output tokens on select models; no billing account required. Hosted free tier on select Gemini models for developers and small projects. New accounts begin on the Free Tier with no billing account required; the model list rotates (pricing and billing docs, checked 2026-10-27).

  3. Free

    No card required. Numbers rotate; the provider's pricing page is the source of truth.

  4. OpenCode CLI
    Nine limited-time free models via Zen (model list rotates). Nine limited-time free models are listed in the OpenCode Zen docs (Jev 1.13, GLM-5.3-Flash, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Beam, Flint 40B, MiMo-V2.6-Flash, Nemotron 3 Ultra, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL). Availability and terms can change as OpenCode tunes the program; check the provider source for current specifics. (2026-10-26 recheck: the docs listed seven free models on 2026-09-20 and nine on 2026-10-26.)
  5. Kilo Code CLI
    Free for individuals with sign-in; per-model request limits rotate. Free plan with sign-in. BYOK supported. KiloClaw ($55/mo) is a separate product.
  6. Cline CLI
    Extension free for individuals; inference usage-based or BYOK (limits vary per model). Open-source and free for individual developers. Inference is usage-based through the Cline provider or BYOK from any provider, with per-model limits that vary (cline.bot/pricing, checked 2026-10-27).
  7. NVIDIA NIM
    ~40 RPM, no daily cap Free endpoint, no credit card. Current featured models rotate, so check the provider's pricing page for the current model list and context.
  8. Mistral Le Chat
    Base-tier messages, web searches, libraries, and image generation (subject to fair use; check Mistral's pricing page for current specifics) Checked 2026-10-26 on the Mistral pricing page: consumer and Le Chat plans are subscriptions billed per month, and there is NO new-account credit, promo code or signup bonus advertised.

  9. OpenRouter

    $10 in PAYG credits unlocks 1,000 req/day of free models.

  10. OpenRouter
    50 req/day on the base free tier (no card); $10 in PAYG credits unlocks 1,000 req/day of free models (free model pool rotates; check the provider's pricing page) OpenRouter's free tier gives you 50 req/day of free models with no card. Add $10 in PAYG credits to unlock 1,000 req/day of free models. The free model pool rotates, so check the provider's pricing page for current specifics.