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  "dataset": "free-llm-api-hub",
  "version": "2.6.0",
  "generated": "2026-07-31",
  "license": "MIT",
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      "slug": "siliconflow",
      "name": "SiliconFlow",
      "category": "ongoing",
      "free_type": "perpetual",
      "free_tier": "Several models permanently free (e.g. Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct and others) at $0 cost, plus a $1 welcome credit for paid models",
      "rate_limits": "Fixed per-model limits for free models; generic docs cite ranges of 1,000-10,000 RPM and 50,000-5,000,000 TPM depending on model tier — exact limits shown in-account",
      "notes": "Signup requires SMS phone verification. Full \"real-name authentication\" (needed for recharging/billing) requires a mainland China, Hong Kong/Macao, or Taiwan ID document — this may limit full access for users without one, though basic use of free models appears reachable with standard account verification",
      "best_for": "Permanently-free open models, no trial clock",
      "modalities": [
        "text",
        "embeddings"
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      "expires": null,
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      "phone_required": true,
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      "openai_compatible": true,
      "openai_base_url": "https://api.siliconflow.com/v1",
      "verified": true,
      "last_verified": "2026-07-30"
    },
    {
      "slug": "zai-glm",
      "name": "Z.ai (Zhipu AI / GLM)",
      "category": "ongoing",
      "free_type": "perpetual",
      "free_tier": "GLM-4.5-Flash, GLM-4.7-Flash (text), and GLM-4.6V-Flash (vision) are officially listed as $0 cost (input, cached input, and output) on a permanent basis",
      "rate_limits": "Not specified with concrete RPM/TPM figures in public docs",
      "notes": "Terms of Use prohibit using the service to \"develop, train, or improve\" competing algorithms or models — otherwise general use, including commercial, isn't restricted",
      "best_for": "A permanently-free model with no trial clock",
      "modalities": [
        "text",
        "vision"
      ],
      "models_free": [
        "glm-4.7-flash",
        "glm-4.5-flash",
        "glm-4.6v-flash"
      ],
      "expires": null,
      "docs_url": "https://docs.z.ai/guides/overview/pricing",
      "phone_required": false,
      "card_required": null,
      "commercial_ok": true,
      "openai_compatible": true,
      "openai_base_url": "https://api.z.ai/api/paas/v4/",
      "verified": true,
      "last_verified": "2026-07-30"
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    {
      "slug": "ovhcloud-ai-endpoints",
      "name": "OVHcloud AI Endpoints",
      "category": "ongoing",
      "free_type": "perpetual",
      "free_tier": "Several open-weight models in the catalog (e.g. Qwen3Guard) listed as $0 per token, permanently, via two access modes: anonymous (no account) and authenticated (API key tied to a Public Cloud project)",
      "rate_limits": "Anonymous access: 2 requests/min per IP per model. Authenticated (API key): 400 requests/min per project per model. Exceeding either returns HTTP 429",
      "notes": "European provider (France), relevant for EU data-sovereignty/GDPR-conscious use. The authenticated tier needs a valid payment method on the project (though \"Free\" models themselves don't charge); anonymous access needs neither an account nor a card. A separate general $200 Public Cloud trial voucher also exists but is unrelated to this permanent free-model tier",
      "best_for": "EU-hosted, no-account access to open models",
      "modalities": [
        "text"
      ],
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      "expires": null,
      "docs_url": "https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/ai-endpoints/catalog/",
      "phone_required": null,
      "card_required": true,
      "commercial_ok": null,
      "openai_compatible": true,
      "openai_base_url": "https://oai.endpoints.kepler.ai.cloud.ovh.net/v1",
      "verified": true,
      "last_verified": "2026-07-11"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ai-horde",
      "name": "AI Horde",
      "category": "ongoing",
      "free_type": "perpetual",
      "free_tier": "Free crowdsourced text & image generation; anonymous API key '0000000000' (no registration), or register to earn kudos for priority",
      "rate_limits": "Queue-based priority via kudos (no fixed quota); anonymous requests get lowest priority under load",
      "notes": "Community-powered volunteer network — model availability and speed vary with worker supply, so it is not a fixed-SLA service. No card, no phone. Kudos never expire and cannot be sold.",
      "best_for": "Anonymous, no-signup free generation (variable speed)",
      "modalities": [
        "text",
        "image"
      ],
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      "expires": null,
      "docs_url": "https://aihorde.net/",
      "phone_required": false,
      "card_required": false,
      "commercial_ok": null,
      "openai_compatible": false,
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      "verified": true,
      "last_verified": "2026-07-30"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pollinations",
      "name": "Pollinations.ai",
      "category": "ongoing",
      "free_type": "perpetual",
      "free_tier": "Free hosted image models (Flux, Turbo, Stable Diffusion) via a simple GET URL; also text and audio. No signup required to start",
      "rate_limits": "Anonymous ~1 request / 15s; free registration (Seed tier) ~1 request / 5s",
      "notes": "Anonymous free images may carry a watermark (since 2025); free registration removes it via the nologo parameter. No card, no phone. Commercial use is not explicitly guaranteed in the docs.",
      "best_for": "No-signup free image generation (Flux/SD)",
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        "image",
        "text",
        "audio"
      ],
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      ],
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      "docs_url": "https://github.com/pollinations/pollinations/blob/master/APIDOCS.md",
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      "card_required": false,
      "commercial_ok": null,
      "openai_compatible": false,
      "openai_base_url": null,
      "verified": true,
      "last_verified": "2026-07-30"
    },
    {
      "slug": "poolside",
      "name": "Poolside",
      "category": "ongoing",
      "free_type": "perpetual",
      "free_tier": "Laguna XS 2.1 (33B) and Laguna S 2.1 (118B) are free in Preview via a self-serve developer API key",
      "rate_limits": "Preview rate limits not published",
      "notes": "Coding-focused models. Free access is Preview-stage and may change at general availability. Self-serve: create a free API key at platform.poolside.ai. OpenRouter is offered only as an alternative route.",
      "best_for": "Free coding-focused LLMs behind an OpenAI-compatible key",
      "modalities": [
        "text"
      ],
      "models_free": null,
      "expires": null,
      "docs_url": "https://docs.poolside.ai/api/overview",
      "phone_required": null,
      "card_required": null,
      "commercial_ok": null,
      "openai_compatible": true,
      "openai_base_url": "https://inference.poolside.ai/v1",
      "verified": true,
      "last_verified": "2026-07-31",
      "added": "2026-07-31"
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