About freellm.net

freellm.net is a free directory of free LLM APIs. We catalog models from Google AI Studio, Groq, NVIDIA NIM, OpenRouter, Mistral, Cohere, Cerebras, Cloudflare Workers AI, and more — so developers can find the best free AI models without digging through GitHub READMEs.

Why We Built This

There are hundreds of free LLM APIs available, but no single place to compare them side by side. Developers waste hours reading docs and testing endpoints just to find a free coding model. freellm.net puts all the information — context windows, rate limits, modality, API compatibility — in one searchable, filterable table.

Contribute

This project is open on GitHub. Found a missing model, incorrect data, or have feedback? Reach out on X (Twitter).

How It Works

Our platform tracks free LLM models across multiple providers. We monitor which models are online, which have gone offline, and whether rate limits or free status have changed. The site rebuilds automatically with the latest status data.

How We Verify Models — Manually Tested, Not Just Copied

Most free LLM API directories copy model lists from public sources without testing whether the APIs actually work. We do things differently — a wide range of models are manually tested via live API calls before being listed as "online."

Our verification process:

  • Live API testing — We send real chat completion requests to each model endpoint using a valid API key. If the model returns a successful response, it's marked as verified and online.
  • Error diagnosis — When a model fails (404, 403, timeout, credit required), we investigate the root cause. Some models have incorrect IDs in their source data (e.g., NVIDIA NIM uses slash format deepseek-ai/deepseek-v3 but READMEs list dashes). We fix these at the data source.
  • Status accuracy — Models that consistently fail are marked as offline or unavailable. No "probably works" guesswork.
  • Daily automated refresh — Our sync scripts pull fresh data from provider APIs every day, checking for new models, status changes, and updated rate limits.

The result: when you see a green "Verified" badge on a model, it means someone actually sent an API request to that model and got a working response — not just that some README said it was free.

Our Principles

  • No fictional data. Every model on freellm.net is verified against real provider API responses. We don't fabricate models, specs, or rate limits.
  • No credit card gate. We highlight which providers don't require a credit card — because "free" with card verification isn't truly frictionless.
  • Direct links, no reselling. We link you to the provider's own signup page. We don't resell API keys, shared accounts, or proxy access.
  • Transparent about data freshness. Every page shows when data was last refreshed. Model statuses can change daily — we flag stale data openly.

Contact & Support

Transparency and trust are our core values. If you are a model provider looking to update your listings, or if you have business inquiries, partnership proposals, or general feedback, you can reach the maintainers directly: