Free Tiers
AI providers with permanent free tiers. No credit card required for most. Start building without spending a cent.
| Provider | Free Tier Limits | Credit Card | Env Variable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Groq
"7 models"
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30 RPM, 1K–14.4K req/day, no credit card | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | GROQ_API_KEY | "Details" |
DeepInfra
"5 models"
|
200 concurrent requests, no credit card | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | DEEPINFRA_API_KEY | "Details" |
Hyperbolic
"5 models"
|
$1 free credits (permanent), no card required | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | HYPERBOLIC_API_KEY | "Details" |
NVIDIA NIM
"5 models"
|
~40 RPM, no credit card required | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | NVIDIA_API_KEY | "Details" |
Cloudflare Workers AI
"5 models"
|
10K neurons/day, 300 RPM, no credit card | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN | "Details" |
Google AI Studio
"5 models"
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15–60 RPM, 250–1.5K req/day, no credit card | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | GOOGLE_API_KEY | "Details" |
SambaNova
"5 models"
|
Generous dev tier quota, no credit card | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | SAMBANOVA_API_KEY | "Details" |
SiliconFlow
"5 models"
|
100 req/day + $1 free credits | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | SILICONFLOW_API_KEY | "Details" |
Scaleway
"4 models"
|
1M free tokens (permanent), no credit card | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | SCALEWAY_API_KEY | "Details" |
Alibaba DashScope
"5 models"
|
1M free tokens/model (90 days), no credit card | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | DASHSCOPE_API_KEY | "Details" |
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OVHcloud AI Endpoints
"4 models"
|
2 req/min/IP free, 400 RPM with key | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | OVH_AI_ENDPOINTS_ACCESS_TOKEN | "Details" |
Replicate
"5 models"
|
6 req/min free, 3K RPM with payment | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | REPLICATE_API_TOKEN | "Details" |
Hugging Face
"5 models"
|
~$0.10/month free credits | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY | "Details" |
Perplexity
"4 models"
|
~50 RPM (tiered by spend) | <span class="ai_hub_cc_required">CC required</span> | PERPLEXITY_API_KEY | "Details" |
Mistral La Plateforme
"5 models"
|
1 req/s, 1B tokens/month, no credit card | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | MISTRAL_API_KEY | "Details" |
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Codestral
"2 models"
|
30 RPM, 2K req/day, no credit card | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | CODESTRAL_API_KEY | "Details" |
Cerebras
"4 models"
|
1M tokens/day, no credit card | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | CEREBRAS_API_KEY | "Details" |
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Kilo Code
"4 models"
|
Free models available, 200 req/hr rate limit | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | KILO_API_KEY | "Details" |
RunPod
"3 models"
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Free tier for serverless GPU inference | <span class="ai_hub_cc_required">CC required</span> | RUNPOD_API_KEY | "Details" |
Nous Portal
"3 models"
|
Free tier available, rate limits apply | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | NOUS_API_KEY | "Details" |
Z.AI GLM
"3 models"
|
GLM-4.5 Air free, no credit card | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | ZAI_API_KEY | "Details" |
BytePlus ModelArk
"4 models"
|
500K tokens per LLM, 2M vision tokens, no credit card | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | BYTEPLUS_API_KEY | "Details" |
MiniMax
"3 models"
|
Free tier available, usage-based pricing | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | MINIMAX_API_KEY | "Details" |
Venice
"4 models"
|
Free tier available, no account required | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | — | "Details" |
LLM Gateway
"6 models"
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Free self-hosted, managed plans available | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | — | "Details" |
Synthetic
"4 models"
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Free tier available | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | — | "Details" |
Canopy Wave
"4 models"
|
Free tier available | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | — | "Details" |
Mimo
"0 models"
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Free coding lessons and basic AI features | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | — | "Details" |
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Fireworks AI
"8 models"
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$1 free starter credits, no credit card required | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | FIREWORKS_API_KEY | "Details" |
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GitHub Models
"5 models"
|
Free tier with rate limits | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | GITHUB_TOKEN | "Details" |
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Ollama
"6 models"
|
Free local inference, 1 cloud model at a time | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | — | "Details" |
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Kimi
"4 models"
|
Pay-as-you-go with free trial credits for new users | <span class="ai_hub_cc_required">CC required</span> | KIMI_API_KEY | "Details" |
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StepFun
"4 models"
|
Free tier with limited requests | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | STEPFUN_API_KEY | "Details" |
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CrofAI
"5 models"
|
Pay only for usage, no recurring charge | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | CROF_API_KEY | "Details" |
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AI Router
"5 models"
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Up to 1,000 requests/month | <span class="ai_hub_no_cc">No CC</span> | — | "Details" |