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Free AI tiers

7 of 7 providers

Top pick

Google AI Studio is the first developer endpoint to try.

Google AI Studio ~1500 req/day on the free endpoint Hosted free endpoint with open and proprietary models. The model list rotates — check the provider's pricing page for the current numbers.

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 CLI5 free models with per-model rate limits (the free tier is finite — exact numbers rotate, check the provider's pricing page) 5 free models on OpenCode Zen for a limited time. The model set and per-model rate limits rotate as OpenCode tunes the program — check the provider's pricing page for current specifics. The free tier is finite.
Kilo Code CLI200 req/hr with sign-in Free plan with sign-in. BYOK supported. KiloClaw ($55/mo) is a separate product.
Cline CLIFree, open-source: Cline provider (limits vary per model) or BYOK Open-source. Use the Cline provider for hosted free models (limits vary per model — check the provider's pricing page for current specifics), or BYOK from any provider.
NVIDIA NIM ~40 RPM, no daily cap Free endpoint, no credit card. Current featured models rotate — 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) Mistral Le Chat Free: base-tier allowances on messages, web searches, libraries, and image generation, all subject to fair use. Includes Mistral Vibe (agentic coding) at the base level, with Devstral (Mistral's open-source coding model) as the default. Check mistral.ai/pricing for the current specifics — the published numbers are subject to fair use.

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 — 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
    ~1500 req/day on the free endpoint Hosted free endpoint with open and proprietary models. The model list rotates — check the provider's pricing page for the current numbers.

  3. Free

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

  4. OpenCode CLI
    5 free models with per-model rate limits (the free tier is finite — exact numbers rotate, check the provider's pricing page) 5 free models on OpenCode Zen for a limited time. The model set and per-model rate limits rotate as OpenCode tunes the program — check the provider's pricing page for current specifics. The free tier is finite.
  5. Kilo Code CLI
    200 req/hr with sign-in Free plan with sign-in. BYOK supported. KiloClaw ($55/mo) is a separate product.
  6. Cline CLI
    Free, open-source: Cline provider (limits vary per model) or BYOK Open-source. Use the Cline provider for hosted free models (limits vary per model — check the provider's pricing page for current specifics), or BYOK from any provider.
  7. NVIDIA NIM
    ~40 RPM, no daily cap Free endpoint, no credit card. Current featured models rotate — 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) Mistral Le Chat Free: base-tier allowances on messages, web searches, libraries, and image generation, all subject to fair use. Includes Mistral Vibe (agentic coding) at the base level, with Devstral (Mistral's open-source coding model) as the default. Check mistral.ai/pricing for the current specifics — the published numbers are subject to fair use.

  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 — check the provider's pricing page for current specifics.