# Free LLM API Resources

## Docs

- [Best Practices](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/guides/best-practices.md): Tips and strategies for using free LLM APIs effectively and responsibly
- [Choosing a Provider](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/guides/choosing-provider.md): Compare LLM API providers and find the best fit for your use case
- [Understanding Rate Limits](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/guides/rate-limits.md): Learn how to work with rate limits across free LLM API providers
- [Introduction](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/introduction.md): Access powerful LLM APIs without breaking the bank - a curated list of free and trial-credit providers
- [Cerebras](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/cerebras.md): Free access to ultra-fast inference with Cerebras hardware
- [Cloudflare Workers AI](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/cloudflare-workers-ai.md): Free access to AI models on Cloudflare's global network
- [Cohere](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/cohere.md): Free access to Cohere's Command and Aya models
- [GitHub Models](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/github-models.md): Free access to cutting-edge models through GitHub
- [Google AI Studio](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/google-ai-studio.md): Free access to Gemini and Gemma models with generous rate limits
- [Google Cloud Vertex AI](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/google-cloud-vertex-ai.md): Free preview access to Meta Llama models on Google Cloud
- [Groq](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/groq.md): Lightning-fast inference with free access to multiple models
- [HuggingFace Inference Providers](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/huggingface.md): Free serverless inference for open-source models
- [Mistral Codestral](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/mistral-codestral.md): Free access to Mistral's specialized code generation model
- [Mistral La Plateforme](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/mistral-plateforme.md): Free tier access to Mistral AI models with generous token limits
- [NVIDIA NIM](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/nvidia-nim.md): Free access to various open-source models with NVIDIA optimization
- [OpenRouter](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/openrouter.md): Free tier access to multiple open-source LLM models with shared quota
- [Vercel AI Gateway](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/free/vercel-ai-gateway.md): Free AI gateway routing to various supported providers
- [AI21 Studio](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/ai21.md): Get $10 in free credits for 3 months to access the Jamba family of models
- [Alibaba Cloud Model Studio](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/alibaba-cloud.md): Get 1 million tokens per model to access various Qwen models
- [Baseten](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/baseten.md): Get $30 in free credits for deploying and running AI models on Baseten
- [Fireworks AI](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/fireworks.md): Get $1 in free credits to access various open-source models on Fireworks AI
- [Hyperbolic](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/hyperbolic.md): Get $1 in free credits to access DeepSeek, Llama, Qwen, and other models
- [Inference.net](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/inference-net.md): Get $1 in free credits, or $25 by responding to an email survey
- [Modal](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/modal.md): Get $5/month free credits on sign up, or $30/month with payment method added
- [Nebius](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/nebius.md): Get $1 in free credits to access various open-source models on Nebius Studio
- [NLP Cloud](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/nlp-cloud.md): Get $15 in free credits to access various open-source models (phone verification required)
- [Novita AI](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/novita.md): Get $0.50 in free credits valid for 1 year to access various open-source models
- [SambaNova Cloud](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/sambanova-cloud.md): Get $5 in free credits for 3 months to access DeepSeek, Llama, Qwen, and more
- [Scaleway Generative APIs](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/scaleway.md): Get 1 million free tokens to access DeepSeek, Llama, Gemma, Qwen, and more
- [Upstage Console](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/providers/trial/upstage.md): Get $10 in free credits for 3 months to access Solar Pro and Solar Mini models
- [Quickstart](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/quickstart.md): Make your first free LLM API call in under 5 minutes

## OpenAPI Specs

- [openapi](https://mintlify.wiki/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources/api-reference/openapi.json)