Latest guides and reports
New free LLM models this week
The newest models to hit free tiers, straight from the live catalog.
Best free LLM APIs 2026
Ten genuinely free LLM APIs worth using — ranked, with real limits.
The State of Free LLM APIs 2026
A data report on the free-tier landscape: providers, models, and trends.
How to get a free LLM API key
Get a working key in minutes — no credit card required.
FreeLLMAPI vs OpenRouter
How the two compare for free access, limits, and key privacy.
An OpenRouter free alternative
Hitting OpenRouter's 50/day free cap? The self-hosted alternative with no cap.
FreeLLMAPI vs Portkey
Free vs a $49/month Production tier — pricing, key storage and log retention.
A Portkey alternative
Portkey's free tier is not for production. The open-source gateway you host yourself.
FreeLLMAPI vs LiteLLM
Free tokens against free software: what a self-hosted proxy cannot give you.
Free Gemini API
Google AI Studio's permanent free tier — Gemini and Gemma, no credit card.
Free DeepSeek API
DeepSeek V3, R1 and V4 served free across multiple providers.
Free Llama API
Meta's Llama models free across 12 providers, behind one key.
Free provider & model guides
Every free tier we track, one guide each — limits, models, and how to route them through one key.