Free LLM API Comparison
A detailed comparison of rate limits, pricing, and features across the top free and paid LLM API providers.
MiniMax
RecommendedModels
GPT-01, MiniMax-M3.5, MiniMax-M2.7
RPM
Unlimited*Context
1MBest For
Production, reliability
Cerebras
Models
Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen3 235B
RPM
30 (free)Context
8KBest For
High-volume, speed-critical
Pricing: Extremely generous free tier
Verdict: Best pure free option
✓ Good optionGroq
Models
Llama 3.3 70B, Llama 4 Scout, Mixtral 8x7B
RPM
30 (free)Context
8K-32KBest For
Speed-critical applications
Pricing: Very generous free tier
Verdict: Best free tier for speed
✓ Good optionCloudflare Workers AI
Models
Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen QwQ 32B, +47 more models
RPM
10K neurons/dayContext
VariesBest For
Edge computing, privacy
Pricing: Free tier (10K neurons/day)
Verdict: Great for edge deployment
✓ Good optionGitHub Models
Models
GPT-4o, Llama 3.3 70B, DeepSeek-R1
RPM
10-15Context
Varies by modelBest For
GitHub-integrated development
Pricing: Free tier available
Verdict: Good for GitHub users
✓ Good optionNVIDIA NIM
Models
Llama 3.3 70B, Mistral Large, Qwen3 235B
RPM
40Context
128KBest For
Enterprise, NVIDIA ecosystem
Pricing: Free tier available
Verdict: Excellent for NVIDIA users
✓ Good optionOpenRouter
Models
DeepSeek R1, Llama 3.3 70B, GPT-4o
RPM
20 (free)Context
Varies by modelBest For
Model diversity
Pricing: Free credits + paid
Verdict: Good variety, limited free
⚠️ LimitedOllama Cloud
Models
DeepSeek-V3.2, Qwen3.5, Kimi-K2.5, +17 more
RPM
Light usageContext
VariesBest For
Local-first development
Pricing: Free tier (light usage)
Verdict: Good for Ollama users
⚠️ LimitedHugging Face
Models
Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen2.5 72B, Mistral 7B
RPM
Rate limitedContext
VariesBest For
Experiments, testing
Pricing: $0.10/mo free credits
Verdict: Can be unreliable
⚠️ LimitedCohere
Models
Command A, Command R+, Aya Expanse 32B
RPM
20Context
128KBest For
Lightweight tasks, embedding
Pricing: Free tier, then pay-as-you-go
Verdict: Limited free tier
✓ Good optionMistral AI
Models
Mistral Large 3, Small 3.1, Ministral 8B
RPM
VariableContext
128KBest For
European data, reasoning
Pricing: Free tier + paid
Verdict: Generous free tier
✓ Good optionGoogle Gemini
Models
Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
RPM
15Context
1MBest For
Multimodal tasks, long context
Pricing: Free tier available
Verdict: Limited RPM on free tier
⚠️ LimitedZhipu AI
Models
GLM-4.7-Flash, GLM-4.5-Flash, GLM-4.6V-Flash
RPM
UndocumentedContext
128KBest For
Chinese language, multimodal
Pricing: Free tier available
Verdict: Good for Chinese language
✓ Good optionLLM7.io
Models
DeepSeek R1, Flash-Lite, Qwen2.5 Coder, +27 more
RPM
30 (120 with token)Context
VariesBest For
Budget users
Pricing: Free with rate limits
Verdict: Solid free option
✓ Good optionKluster AI
Models
DeepSeek-R1, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen3-235B
RPM
UndocumentedContext
128KBest For
DeepSeek fans
Pricing: Free tier available
Verdict: Newer provider, limited info
⚠️ Limited| Provider | RPM | RPD | Context Window | Latency | Reliability | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MX MiniMax | Unlimited* | Unlimited* | 1M | Fast | Excellent | Best value for production | View Plans |
| CB Cerebras | 30 (free) | 14,400 | 8K | Ultra Fast | Excellent | Best pure free option | — |
| GQ Groq | 30 (free) | 14,400 | 8K-32K | Very Fast | Good | Best free tier for speed | — |
| CF Cloudflare Workers AI | 10K neurons/day | 10K neurons/day | Varies | Fast | Excellent | Great for edge deployment | — |
| GH GitHub Models | 10-15 | 50-150 | Varies by model | Fast | Good | Good for GitHub users | — |
| NV NVIDIA NIM | 40 | Unlimited | 128K | Fast | Excellent | Excellent for NVIDIA users | — |
| OR OpenRouter | 20 (free) | 50 | Varies by model | Variable | Good | Good variety, limited free | — |
| OL Ollama Cloud | Light usage | Light usage | Varies | Variable | Good | Good for Ollama users | — |
| HF Hugging Face | Rate limited | Unknown | Varies | Variable | Unreliable | Can be unreliable | — |
| CG Cohere | 20 | 1,000 | 128K | Fast | Good | Limited free tier | — |
| MT Mistral AI | Variable | 1B tokens/mo | 128K | Fast | Good | Generous free tier | — |
| GL Google Gemini | 15 | 100-1,500 | 1M | Fast | Excellent | Limited RPM on free tier | — |
| ZP Zhipu AI | Undocumented | Undocumented | 128K | Fast | Good | Good for Chinese language | — |
| L7 LLM7.io | 30 (120 with token) | Unlimited | Varies | Fast | Good | Solid free option | — |
| KL Kluster AI | Undocumented | Undocumented | 128K | Fast | Good | Newer provider, limited info | — |
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