Free AI APIs & Resources

FREE AI APIs
& RESOURCES.

A beginner-friendly directory of free AI APIs, free credits, free endpoints, and AI coding tools collected, tested, or shared with the iNeed community.

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Security notice

Never send passwords, API keys, seed phrases, private keys, credentials, personal documents, or other sensitive information through free/public APIs. Third-party providers may log prompts, responses, IP information, or other request metadata.

Model names displayed by third-party providers are supplied by those providers and do not guarantee model authenticity. Verify model fingerprints yourself when authenticity matters.

18 MATCHES
FREE API / FREE MODELS / SOME LIMITED-TIME OFFERS

B.AI

Get Free Access

Free API access with several free models and some limited-time offers.

FREE APILIMITED TIME
Signup
Signup required
API key
Required for API use

Models

DeepSeek V4 Flash: bai/deepseek-v4-flashDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: bai/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-expHY3: bai/hy3GLM 5.3 Flash: bai/glm-5.3-flashQwen3.8 Flash: bai/qwen3.8-flash+2 more
  • Free model availability may change.
  • Some offers may be temporary.
FREE API / NO SIGNUP

EMPERO

Open API

OpenAI-compatible free API endpoint with no signup required.

FREE APINO API KEYOPENAI COMPATIBLETESTED
Base URL
https://free.empero.org/v1
Signup
No signup required
API key
No key required; use "free" if a client requires a key

Models

glm-5.3-flash
  • Privacy warning: Empero states that prompts and completions may be logged for research/model improvement.
  • Never send sensitive information.
FREE API

AMD Radeon Token Factory

Open AMD Token Factory

AMD developer service with free API access through a daily points allowance.

FREE APITESTEDREASONING
Rate limit
Observed account limit: 20 RPM
Signup
GitHub login
API key
API credentials are issued by the service

Models

DeepSeek-V4-Flash: Chat APIGLM-5.2: Chat / reasoning APIMinerU2.5-Pro: OCR API, not a chat model
  • Uses a daily points allowance.
  • Do not assume a fixed tokens-per-point conversion because it may differ by model.
FREE API / SOME MODELS WITHOUT API KEY

LLM7

Open LLM7

OpenAI-compatible API with some free models that can work without an API key.

FREE APINO API KEYOPENAI COMPATIBLETESTED
Base URL
https://api.llm7.io/v1
Signup
Some models can be used without signup
API key
Some free models can work without a key; premium models require authentication

Models

deepseek-v4-flashcodestral-latest

Endpoints

GET https://api.llm7.io/v1/models
  • Query the models endpoint to see currently available models.
FREE/TRIAL HOSTED API ENDPOINTS

NVIDIA NIM

Explore NVIDIA NIM

Hosted trial API endpoints for Kimi K3 and other models on NVIDIA Build.

FREE ENDPOINTOPENAI COMPATIBLELIMITED TIME
Base URL
https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1
Signup
NVIDIA account may be required
API key
Required for hosted API use

Models

moonshotai/kimi-k3Other free/trial endpoints may include DeepSeek and NVIDIA Nemotron models
  • Free/trial availability and rate limits may vary by account and model.
  • Kimi K3 rate limit has not been verified from official NVIDIA documentation here.
FREE PLAN API

Groq

Open Groq Console

Free Plan API for fast inference. Do not confuse Groq with Grok.

FREE APIVISIONREASONING
Rate limit
qwen/qwen3.8-27b Free Plan: 30 RPM, 1,000 RPD, 8,000 TPM, 2,000,000 TPD
Signup
Groq account required
API key
Required

Models

qwen/qwen3.8-27b
  • Officially documented inference speed: approximately 450+ tokens/sec.
  • Context: approximately 131K.
  • Supports text, images, reasoning, tool use, and JSON / structured output.
FREE API / NO API KEY

Prexzy

View API Docs

No-key API collection with AI, image, tool, download, and TTS endpoints.

FREE APINO API KEYTESTEDIMAGE
Signup
No signup required for tested endpoints
API key
No API key required for tested endpoints

Models

Google Gemini via /ai/geminiMistral via /ai/mistralProvider reports gpt-4o-mini for /ai/aiwriter-chat

Endpoints

/ai/gemini?prompt=/ai/chatbot?text=/ai/mistral?prompt=/ai/aiwriter-chat?prompt=/ai/aiwriter-image?prompt=&size=/ai/genimage?prompt=/ai/dream?dream=/tools/geoip?ip=+8 more listed in notes/data
  • Some endpoints are unstable, unavailable, rate-limited, or deprecated.
  • Do not rely on /ai/aiart, /ai/dalle, /ai/explaincode, /ai/summarize, /ai/lumo, /download/aio, or /download/pinterest as working.
FREE IMAGE API / NO API KEY

Pollinations

Try Image API

Free no-key image generation endpoint.

FREE APINO API KEYTESTEDIMAGE
Base URL
https://image.pollinations.ai/prompt/{YOUR_PROMPT}
Signup
No signup required for tested image endpoint
API key
No API key required for tested image endpoint

Endpoints

https://image.pollinations.ai/prompt/{YOUR_PROMPT}
  • Text API is not listed as tested here because the text endpoint tested previously was unavailable/deprecated.
FREE MODEL ACCESS

GMI Cloud

Get Free Access

Free model access observed in the provider console.

FREE APIVERIFY CURRENT OFFER
Signup
Signup required
API key
Verify in dashboard

Models

DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpTencent HY3MiMo V2.5
  • Models were previously observed at $0.
  • Availability/pricing can change, so verify current model pricing in your dashboard.
FREE PASS / FREE MODEL ACCESS

TokenHarbor

Open TokenHarbor

Free Pass access to selected third-party models.

FREE APIVERIFY CURRENT OFFER
Signup
Signup may be required
API key
Verify in dashboard

Models

DeepSeek V4 FlashMiMo V2.5Qwen3.8 27B
  • Availability may change.
FREE SIGNUP CREDITS

TaBiAI / TabiToken

Claim Credits

Third-party multi-model service with previously tested signup credits.

FREE CREDITSMODEL FINGERPRINT RECOMMENDED
Signup
Signup required
API key
Verify in dashboard

Models

Claude Opus 4.8Claude Opus 4.8 ThinkingClaude Opus 5Claude Opus 5 Thinking
  • Signup credit previously received/tested: approximately $125 worth of API credit.
  • These are third-party model names.
  • Do not treat model authenticity as independently guaranteed.
FREE SIGNUP CREDITS

GoRouter

Claim Credits

Third-party provider with previously observed signup credits and Claude-family access.

FREE CREDITSMODEL FINGERPRINT RECOMMENDED
Signup
Signup required
API key
Verify in dashboard
  • Previously received/observed signup credits: approximately $75.
  • Availability, model lineup, and credit promotions may change.
FREE CREDITS / MULTI-MODEL AI

SeekAI

Get Free Credits

Multi-model AI service with previously observed signup credits.

FREE CREDITSVERIFY CURRENT OFFER
Signup
Signup required
API key
Verify in dashboard
  • Previously observed signup credits: approximately $200 worth.
  • Exact current model IDs are not listed here because they were not provided.
FREE SIGNUP CREDITS

True SOTA

Check Offer

Third-party service with a signup credit offer that needs current rechecking.

FREE CREDITSVERIFY CURRENT OFFER
Signup
Signup required
API key
Verify in dashboard
  • Previously observed/reported: approximately $20 worth of signup credits.
  • Provider has advertised GPT/Claude access.
  • Exact current models have not been independently reverified here.
FREE THIRD-PARTY AI API

JustWoker

Sign Up Free

Third-party AI API with free signup and provider-presented Claude model names.

FREE APIMODEL FINGERPRINT RECOMMENDED
Signup
Signup required; GitHub binding is available after registration
API key
Verify in dashboard

Models

Claude Opus 4.8Claude Opus 5
  • These are third-party model names.
  • Independently verify model fingerprints before relying on model identity.
FREE AI CLI / CODING AGENT

Cline

Install Cline

AI coding agent CLI with a free model section through its CLI/provider experience.

CLI ONLY
Signup
Depends on CLI/provider flow
API key
Do not treat as standalone external free API unless separately verified

Models

GLM 5.3 FlashDeepSeekNVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Install / run

npm install -g clinecline
  • Cline is not listed as a standalone Free API.
FREE AI CODING / AGENT TOOL

OpenCode Zen

Install OpenCode

Free AI coding/agent model access through OpenCode Zen.

CLI ONLY
Signup
Use OpenCode /connect and select OpenCode Zen
API key
Handled through OpenCode provider connection

Install / run

curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bashnpm install -g opencode-aiopencode/connect/models
  • Static model list is not shown because free models can change.
UNVERIFIED / NEEDS RETESTING

Bytez

Retest Bytez

Needs retesting before being treated as a verified free API resource.

VERIFY CURRENT OFFER
Signup
Verify directly
API key
API credential access was not successfully verified
  • Previously found a free plan / approximately $1 free credit, but API credential access was not successfully verified.
THIRD-PARTY API SAFETY

Treat free endpoints as public infrastructure.

Never send sensitive information to free or public endpoints unless you have independently reviewed the provider, privacy terms, and data handling.

For third-party model providers, verify fingerprints before relying on model identity for important work.