Free-LLM — Open Directory of Free AI & LLM APIs

210+ free LLM models from 47 providers — find, compare & configure free models in seconds, plus 9 local/self-hosted tools for unlimited private use.

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Why This Exists

Finding a free LLM API shouldn't mean hunting through a dozen changelogs, signing up for five platforms just to compare rate limits, or guessing which provider still has a free tier this month.

This repo — backed by the live directory at free-llm.com — is a structured, community-maintained reference covering every provider that lets you use LLMs at zero cost.

• ✅ Community-maintained — votes, submissions, and edit suggestions from real users, moderated before publishing
• ✅ Credit card transparency — every provider below is labeled with whether it needs a card, phone verification, or nothing at all
• ✅ Ready-to-run code — Python/JavaScript/curl snippets for all 33 providers in code-examples/, plus per-tool configs for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and OpenCode
• ✅ Side-by-side comparison — free-llm.com/compare puts two providers head-to-head on limits, models, and pricing

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How to Use — 3 Steps

1. Pick a provider — see the Provider Directory below. New to this? Start with Groq (no credit card, 30 RPM / 14,400 requests per day, free forever).
2. Get your API key — every row links straight to the provider's key page in Quick Reference. Most only need an email address.
3. Plug it in — copy the base URL + a model ID from the tables below into the snippets in Quick Start.

Full details, live status, and community notes for each provider live on its page at free-llm.com/provider/<slug> (e.g. free-llm.com/provider/groq).

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Quick Start — Use Any Free API in 30 Seconds

Most providers below expose an OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Any tool that accepts a baseURL + apiKey works — just swap the two.

Python (OpenAI SDK)

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.groq.com/openai/v1",  # free, no credit card
    api_key="GROQ_API_KEY",                      # get at console.groq.com/keys
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="llama-3.3-70b-versatile",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
# Groq free tier: 30 RPM, 14,400 requests/day — generous for personal use

Coding assistants

Point your AI coding tool at a free backend instead of a paid one:

• Claude Code — set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL + ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN. See code-examples/claude-code.md
• Cursor — Settings → Models → Add Model. See code-examples/cursor.md
• Codex CLI — set OPENAI_BASE_URL + OPENAI_API_KEY. See code-examples/codex.md
• OpenCode — open source AI coding agent, supports multiple providers via /connect or env vars. See code-examples/opencode.md

Every other provider has a ready-to-copy snippet in code-examples/ — see Code Examples below.

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Provider Directory

⚡ Permanent Free Tiers

Ongoing free access with rate-limited quotas that never expire.

Provider	Credit Card?	Rate Limit	Daily Limit	Monthly Limit	Key Models
Google AI Studio	No	5-30 RPM (varies by model)	Varies by model (Flash / Flash-Lite only; Pro models are paid)	Free of charge	Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.8 Flash
Mistral (La Plateforme)	Phone verification	1 request/second	-	Free	Codestral 2508, Ministral 3 8B, Ministral 3 14B, Mistral Large 3
Cohere	No	20 requests/minute	1,000 API calls/month (trial key)	1,000 API calls/month (trial key, non-commercial)	North Mini Code, Command A Reasoning, Command R+ (08-2024), Command R (08-2024)
NVIDIA NIM	Phone verification	~40 RPM (varies per model, not published)	-	-	Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B, DeepSeek V4 Pro (0813), Kimi K3
Groq	No	30 RPM; 8K TPM on most chat models (varies by model)	1,000 requests/day and 200K tokens/day on gpt-oss / Qwen (varies by model)	Free Forever	Qwen3.8 27B, MiniMax M2.7, Whisper Large v3, Whisper Large v3 Turbo
Z.AI (GLM)	Registration	~1 request/second (Flash models)	~1,000 requests/day (Flash tier)	Free tier ongoing, subject to change	GLM-4.6V-Flash (vision), GLM-4.5-Flash, GLM-4.7-Flash
Coze	Registration	Varies by model	Token-based daily limits	Resets daily	GPT-4o (via Coze), Gemini 1.5 Pro (via Coze)
OVH AI Endpoints	Registration	2 RPM per IP per model (anonymous, free); 400 RPM with a key (pay-as-you-go)	Unspecified	Beta Access	Llama 3.3 70B Instruct, GPT OSS 20B, GPT OSS 120B, Qwen3.5 9B
Cloudflare Workers AI	No	Varies by model	10,000 neurons/day	~300,000 neurons/month	GLM 4.7 Flash, Mistral Small 3.1 24B, Qwen3 30B A3B, Gemma 4 26B A4B
Nous Portal	No	Standard rate limits (figures not published)	Free models only (no monthly credit)	Free tier: $0/month. A GitHub user reported (14 Sep 2026) that a payment method (Stripe, $0 charge) is required to get a key - verify	Poolside Laguna S 2.1, StepFun Step 3.7 Flash, Upstage Solar Mini 4, Meituan LongCat 2.0
Hetzner Inference API	No	10 requests, 4M input / 100K output tokens per 60s (per API key)	No daily cap published (free while the API is experimental)	Free during experimental phase, no billing system yet	Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Pollinations.ai	No	API key required (anonymous access removed); no card	Free usage paid from Quest Pollen earned in the dashboard	Free, no billing system	GPT-OSS 20B, Mistral Large 3, Kimi K2.6, GLM 5.3 Flash
ModelScope	Phone verification	500 requests/day per model	2,000 requests/day total	Free, no billing	See provider
Ollama Cloud	No	1 concurrent request; starter models only	Monthly starter allowance (resets monthly from sign-up date)	Weekly usage limit resets every 7 days	Gemma 4, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, GPT-OSS 120B (Cloud), GPT-OSS 20B (Cloud)
SiliconFlow	Phone verification	Fixed limits for free models — exact figures require login, verify on cloud.siliconflow.cn/models	Not fully published — verify on docs.siliconflow.cn	Free models available after identity verification	GLM-4 9B 0414, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B, Qwen3.5 4B, GLM 5.3 Flash
Aion Labs	No	15 RPM, 20K TPM (free tier)	20,000 tokens/day (daily credit allowance, no card)	Free, no billing	See provider
Kilo AI Gateway	No	200 requests/hour per IP on free models (anonymous use allowed)	Default free models only	Free plan, no expiry	inclusionAI Ling 3.1 Flash, Cohere North Mini Code, Thinking Machines Inkling Small, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Api.Airforce	No	1 RPM	1,000 requests/day	Free plan, $0/month	See provider
Routeway	Registration	5 RPM on :free models	200 requests/day	Starter plan free, shared queue	Muse Glimmer 30B, MiniMax M2.7, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Step 3.7 Flash
LLM7.io	No	1 req/s, 60/min, 250/hour (free token from dash.llm7.io)	100,000 tokens per 24h (free token; may be reduced without notice)	Free, no billing	Nemotron 3 Nano 30B, GLM 5.3 Flash, Mistral Nemo Instruct 2407, Codestral Latest

💰 Renewable Credits

Free access that renews periodically, no one-time expiry.

Provider	Credit Card?	Rate Limit	Free Offer	Key Models
OpenRouter	No	20 requests/minute	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)	Liquid LFM 2.5 2.6B, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, Gemma 4 31B IT
Token Harbor	Registration	Not published	Free allowance, resets on a rolling 7-day period	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, MiMo V2.6 Flash, TH-Rudder
Requesty	No	Concurrency-limited (no RPM cap published)	200 requests/day (new orgs) / 1,000/day (paying orgs), shared across free models	Mistral Leanstral 1.5, Meta Muse Glimmer 30B, inclusionAI Ling 3.1 Flash, Gemma 4 31B IT
Vercel AI Gateway	Registration	Rate limited per model (lower than paid tier)	Monthly free credit (~$5, verify)	See provider
Onomeo	Registration	12 requests/minute per key	30 free-model calls every 5 hours per account	Auto (best free model), DeepSeek V4 Flash, DeepSeek V4 Pro, GLM 5.3 Flash

🎁 One-Time Trial Credits

Sign up and receive credits to use until depleted.

Provider	Credit Card?	Credit Amount	Expiry	Key Models
Replicate	Registration	Limited free runs on select models	One-time	See provider
Fireworks AI	Registration	$1	One-time	GLM 5.3, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Kimi K3
Nebius (Token Factory)	Registration	$1 trial credit, valid 30 days (bank card required)	One-time	Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507, GLM 5.3, GPT OSS 120B, Qwen3.8 27B
Cerebras	Registration	$5 after adding a verified payment method (expires after 30 days)	30 days	Qwen 3.8 27B, GPT OSS 120B
Novita AI	Registration	No automatic sign-up credit; $10 per referral (both sides)	One-time	GLM 5.3, Kimi K3, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Qwen3.8 27B
Scaleway Generative APIs	Registration	1M tokens	One-time	Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, GPT-OSS 120B, Qwen3.6 35B A3B, DeepSeek V4 Flash (0731)
Qwen (Alibaba)	Registration	1M tokens/model	One-time per model	Qwen3.8 Flash, Qwen3.7 Plus, Qwen3.8 Max, Qwen3.7 Max
AI21 Labs	Registration	$10 (valid 7 days, no card)	3 months	Jamba Large, Jamba Mini
Upstage	Registration	$10	3 months	See provider
Cerebrium	Registration	$30	One-time	See provider
Nscale	No	Minimum $5 top-up to start (no sign-up credit)	One-time	See provider
Grokified	No	$5	One-time	grok-4.6, grok-4.3, grok-build-0.1
Friendli AI	Registration	Trial credits at onboarding (amount not published)	One-time	DeepSeek V3.2, Gemma 4 31B, GLM 5.2, GLM 5.3 Flash

🖥️ Local / Self-Hosted (Unlimited, Private, Free Forever)

Tool	Type	Highlights
Ollama	CLI + API	100+ models, GPU acceleration, OpenAI-compatible endpoint
LM Studio	Desktop GUI	Any GGUF model, built-in model browser, offline
llama.cpp	C/C++ engine	Runs any GGUF, minimal dependencies
GPT4All	Desktop app	CPU-only, no GPU required, open source
Jan.ai	Desktop app	Privacy-focused, 100% offline ChatGPT alternative
KoboldCpp	Single executable	Optimized for creative writing, GGUF
llamafile	Single executable	Multi-platform, combines llama.cpp + Cosmopolitan Libc
Text Generation WebUI	Gradio UI	Highly customizable, advanced local experimentation
BentoML	Inference platform	Deploy any AI/ML model anywhere, production-grade

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Quick Reference — Base URLs & API Keys

Provider	Base URL	Get API Key
OpenRouter	https://openrouter.ai/api/v1	Get Key →
Google AI Studio	https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta	Get Key →
Mistral (La Plateforme)	https://api.mistral.ai/v1	Get Key →
Cohere	https://api.cohere.ai/v1	Get Key →
Replicate	https://api.replicate.com/v1	Get Key →
Fireworks AI	https://api.fireworks.ai/inference/v1	Get Key →
NVIDIA NIM	https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1	Get Key →
Nebius (Token Factory)	https://api.tokenfactory.nebius.com/v1	Get Key →
Cerebras	https://api.cerebras.ai/v1	Get Key →
Groq	https://api.groq.com/openai/v1	Get Key →
Novita AI	https://api.novita.ai/v3/openai	Get Key →
Scaleway Generative APIs	https://api.scaleway.ai/v1	Get Key →
Qwen (Alibaba)	https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/api/v1	Get Key →
AI21 Labs	https://api.ai21.com/studio/v1	Get Key →
Upstage	https://api.upstage.ai/v1/solar	Get Key →
Z.AI (GLM)	https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4	Get Key →
Coze	https://api.coze.com/v1	Get Key →
OVH AI Endpoints	https://oai.endpoints.kepler.ai.cloud.ovh.net/v1	Get Key →
Cloudflare Workers AI	https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/ai/run/	Get Key →
Nous Portal	https://inference-api.nousresearch.com/v1	Get Key →
Hetzner Inference API	https://inference.hetzner.com/api/v1	Get Key →
Pollinations.ai	https://text.pollinations.ai	Get Key →
ModelScope	https://api-inference.modelscope.cn/v1	Get Key →
Token Harbor	https://tokenharbor.ai/v1	Get Key →
Cerebrium	https://api.cortex.cerebrium.ai/v4	Get Key →
Ollama Cloud	https://ollama.com/v1	Get Key →
Requesty	https://router.requesty.ai/v1	Get Key →
SiliconFlow	https://api.siliconflow.com/v1	Get Key →
Aion Labs	https://api.aionlabs.ai/v1	Get Key →
Nscale	https://inference.api.nscale.com/v1	Get Key →
Kilo AI Gateway	https://api.kilo.ai/api/gateway	Get Key →
Vercel AI Gateway	https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1	Get Key →
Api.Airforce	https://api.airforce/v1	Get Key →
Routeway	https://api.routeway.ai/v1	Get Key →
Onomeo	https://onomeo.com/v1	Get Key →
Grokified	https://api.grokified.com/v1	Get Key →
Friendli AI	https://inference.friendli.ai/v1	Get Key →
LLM7.io	https://api.llm7.io/v1	Get Key →

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Guides & Tutorials

Published at free-llm.com/guides:

• Best Free LLM APIs in 2026 — side-by-side comparison of top picks
• Gemini vs ChatGPT (Free Tier) — what you actually get for $0
• How to Use OpenRouter — setup walkthrough with code
• OpenRouter Alternatives — other aggregators worth trying
• Local LLMs with Ollama — get started in under 5 minutes
• Ultimate Free LLM API Guide — the comprehensive deep-dive

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Community Features

Free-LLM is community-driven. The website at free-llm.com lets visitors:

• Vote on providers to surface the most useful ones
• Submit new providers and models
• Propose edits to existing provider data (admin-reviewed)
• Report models that have gone from free to paid
• Earn recognition on the Hall of Fame leaderboard

Data syncs back to this repository.

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Code Examples

The code-examples/ directory has ready-to-run Python, JavaScript, and curl snippets — just add your API key.

By coding assistant: Claude Code · Cursor · Codex CLI · OpenCode

By provider (31): AI21 Labs · Aion Labs · Cerebras · Cerebrium · Cloudflare Workers AI · Cohere · Coze · Fireworks AI · Friendli AI · Google AI Studio · Groq · Hetzner Inference API · LLM7.io · Mistral (La Plateforme) · ModelScope · Nebius (Token Factory) · Nous Portal · Novita AI · Nscale · NVIDIA NIM · Ollama Cloud · OpenRouter · OVH AI Endpoints · Pollinations.ai · Qwen (Alibaba) · Replicate · Requesty · Scaleway Generative APIs · SiliconFlow · Upstage · Z.AI (GLM)

Local / Self-Hosted: BentoML · GPT4All · Jan.ai · KoboldCpp · llama.cpp · llamafile · LM Studio · Ollama · Text Gen WebUI

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Repository Structure

Free-LLM/
├── README.md                 ← You are here (English)
├── README.zh-CN.md            ← 简体中文
├── README.zh-TW.md            ← 繁體中文
├── README.ja.md               ← 日本語
├── README.ko.md                ← 한국어
├── CONTRIBUTING.md            ← Contribution guidelines
├── code-examples/             ← Ready-to-use snippets (per-provider + per-tool)
├── .github/                   ← Issue/PR templates
└── LICENSE                    ← MIT

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Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for the full guide. Quick version:

1. Add a provider — use the submit form on the website, or open an issue/PR here.
2. Fix inaccurate data — rate limits change, providers graduate or shut down. PRs welcome.
3. Add a config snippet — have a working config for a tool we don't cover? Add it to code-examples/.
4. Vote & discuss — help the community surface the best options at free-llm.com.

Criteria for inclusion

A provider belongs in this list if:

1. It explicitly offers a free tier (not just a trial credit with no free-forever option) — see Provider Directory for how we split permanent tiers from one-time credits
2. The API is publicly accessible (no waitlist, closed beta, or reverse-engineering)
3. For trial credits: clearly labeled and the free-forever alternative (if any) is called out

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Links

• 🌐 Live site: free-llm.com — directory, voting, submissions
• 🆚 Compare providers: free-llm.com/compare
• 📚 Guides: free-llm.com/guides
• 🏆 Hall of Fame: free-llm.com/hall-of-fame
• ➕ Submit a provider: free-llm.com/submit

Star History

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License

MIT — see LICENSE for details.

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