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