changelog

every line has a date and a link to the provider's page. change means the provider dated it. observed means we noticed it in a snapshot and don't know when it actually happened. there's rss if you're into that.

• −2026-10-18together ai: muse spark open free promo endedchange

  ended 2026-10-18 12:00 PT, now $1.25/$4.25. only ternary bonsai 27b is still $0/$0; tev1 4b experimental charges $0.04 input. source · Together serverless inference

• −2026-10-18deepseek deepseek api: still no free tier (off-peak discount only)observed

  still no free tier (off-peak discount only). tos says 'primarily for adults'. source · DeepSeek API

• +2026-10-18elevenlabs elevenlabs free: terms are 18+observed

  terms are 18+. free plan also covers image and 3 studio projects. source · ElevenLabs Free

• −2026-10-18cloudflare workers ai: no card on workers freeobserved

  no card on workers free. some newer models are paid only (kimi, glm-5.x, deepseek-v4). source · Workers AI

• +2026-10-18openai chatgpt free: trains on your chats by default (opt-out)observed

  trains on your chats by default (opt-out). no card. 13+, under 18 needs parent permission. codex free split into its own card. source · ChatGPT Free

• −2026-10-18cerebras cerebras inference api: card required, no training on your data, 13+observed

  card required, no training on your data, 13+. source · Cerebras Inference API

• −2026-10-18github github copilot free: docs now publish 2,000 completions/month (we had "no number")observed

  docs now publish 2,000 completions/month (we had "no number"). source · GitHub Copilot Free

• +2026-10-18cursor cursor free: pricing is now unified with x/grok plans: free / plus $8 / premium $30 / super $100 / ultra $200observed

  pricing is now unified with x/grok plans: free / plus $8 / premium $30 / super $100 / ultra $200. tos is 18+. source · Cursor Free

• −2026-10-18google google antigravity (agentic ide): replaced the free gemini cli login and gemini code assist for individuals on 2026-06-18observed

  replaced the free gemini cli login and gemini code assist for individuals on 2026-06-18. source · Google Antigravity (agentic IDE)

• +2026-10-18google gemini api (ai studio): gemini-embedding-2 and maps grounding (500 rpd) are free tooobserved

  gemini-embedding-2 and maps grounding (500 rpd) are free too. terms are 18+. source · Gemini API (AI Studio)

• +2026-10-18cohere cohere api trial key: trains on your data (tos 4.1)observed

  trains on your data (tos 4.1). business use only (tos 14). source · Cohere API trial key

• +2026-10-18jina ai jina reader (r.jina.ai): jina is now part of elasticobserved

  jina is now part of elastic. embeddings/reranker got their own card. source · Jina Reader (r.jina.ai)

• −2026-10-18sambanova sambacloud api: free tier needs no payment methodobserved

  free tier needs no payment method. no training on your data (eula 2.1). source · SambaCloud API

• +2026-10-18mistral ai mistral free plan (vibe + studio): api/studio free mode is for business customers (commercial tos)observed

  api/studio free mode is for business customers (commercial tos). the allowance is still unpublished. source · Mistral Free plan (Vibe + Studio)

• +2026-10-18anthropic claude free: consumer terms are 18+observed

  consumer terms are 18+. source · Claude Free

• +2026-10-18groq groqcloud api: added safeguard and prompt-guard-2 limitsobserved

  added safeguard and prompt-guard-2 limits. no training on your data (services agreement 4.2). the docs call the table 'base limits for the developer plan'. source · GroqCloud API

• +2026-10-18openrouter openrouter free models (:free): tos 4.1 says you must buy credits (min $5) to call the api, the limits docs say you don'tobserved

  tos 4.1 says you must buy credits (min $5) to call the api, the limits docs say you don't. source · OpenRouter free models (:free)

• +2026-10-18nvidia build.nvidia.com api endpoints: api trial terms require an adult of legal ageobserved

  api trial terms require an adult of legal age. still no official limits or credit amounts. source · build.nvidia.com API endpoints

• −2026-10-18tabnine: not free (now part of tricentis; no public free plan)observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18pika: not free (free plan = 0 credits/month (packs only))observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18luma dream machine: not free (no free plan; lowest plus $30/mo)observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18fal.ai: not free (pay-per-use only, no free credits listed)observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18lmnt: not free ('lmnt has shut down')observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18black forest labs: not free (pay as you go only ($0.048/image))observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18claude startups: not free (cohort full, not accepting applications)observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18claude for education: not free (institution plans only; no individual free plan)observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18cursor for students: not free (no standing student offer (campus promos only))observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18lovable student discount: not free (discount only: 50% off pro up to 12 months (not free))observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18moonshot / kimi api: not free (min $1 recharge; no free tier)observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18chutes: not free ('we do not offer a free tier at this time')observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18nomic agent api: not free (business/enterprise only; no free embeddings api)observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18xai api: not free (no free-credit program found (unverified))observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• −2026-10-18hyperbolic: not free (gpu cloud only, no serverless free inference found (unverified, js docs))observed

  checked on 2026-10-18; it's in the graveyard, not the list. source

• +2026-10-1884 offers added after a re-check of official pagesobserved

  coding tools, embeddings, image/video/3d, voice and music, plus student and startup programs. the ones we could not confirm are marked unverified, field by field. source

• +2026-10-16openrouter lists 15 :free modelsobserved

  the public models api returned 465 models, 15 of them with a :free suffix. we'll diff this list daily. source · OpenRouter free models (:free)

• −2026-10-16cerebras: no permanent free tier, only a $5 trialobserved

  the docs faq says there is no permanently free tier. new accounts get $5 in credits after adding a verified payment method, and the credits expire 30 days later. we don't know when this changed; this is our first snapshot. source · Cerebras Inference API

• −2026-10-16hugging face: free accounts get no monthly inference creditsobserved

  the inference providers pricing table lists 'none' for free users. pro users get $2.00/month. this is our first snapshot. source · Inference Providers

• −2026-10-16gemini 4 argon isn't on the free tierobserved

  the pricing page marks gemini-4-argon (and gemini-3.1-pro-preview) 'not available' on the free tier. 3.8 flash, 3.6 flash, 3.5/3.1 flash-lite and 2.5 pro/flash are free of charge. source · Gemini API (AI Studio)

• −2026-10-14codex: gpt-5.5 retired for chatgpt sign-inchange

  retired 2026-10-14 21:00 warsaw time. codex on chatgpt free now runs gpt-6 luna in the desktop app, subject to rollout. source ·

• −2026-07-30github models is retiredchange

  the playground, model catalog, inference api and byok are no longer available to any customer, including existing ones. source · GitHub Models

• −2026-07-01github sets july 30 as the github models shutdown datechange

  full retirement announced for 2026-07-30, with brownouts on july 16 and july 23. source · GitHub Models

• −2026-06-18gemini cli google login and gemini code assist for individuals are no longer the free routechange

  replaced by antigravity for unpaid / google one users on 2026-06-18. gemini cli with a free gemini api key still gets 250 requests/day, flash only. source · Google Antigravity (agentic IDE)

• −2026-06-16github models closed to new customerschange

  orgs without previous github models usage lost access, on free and paid plans. source · GitHub Models

• −2026-03-23gemini api terms: paid services only for apps serving eea/ch/uk userschange

  the additional terms (effective march 23, 2026) say you may use only paid services when making api clients available to users in the eea, switzerland or the uk. source · Gemini API (AI Studio)

ending soon

• 2026-11-30 fireworks: free muse glimmer 30b sft fine-tuning ends source