How to Get a Free Chutes.ai API Key (2026)
2 free models available — no credit card required. Get your Chutes.ai API key → Test free models →
Chutes.ai FreeLLM Score
All Free Chutes.ai Models — Context Windows & Rate Limits
| Model | Context | Max Output | Modality | Rate Limit | Released | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek-R1 | 131K | 33K | Community-powered, no hard cap | May 28, 2025 | Online | |
| Llama 3.1 70B | 131K | 8K | Community-powered, no hard cap | Jul 23, 2024 | Online |
What is Chutes.ai?
Community-powered AI — DeepSeek-R1 and Llama 3.1 70B, no card.
Chutes.ai is a community-powered AI inference platform providing free API access to open-weight models like DeepSeek-R1 and Llama 3.1 70B. The platform runs on community-donated compute resources and offers an OpenAI-compatible endpoint. No credit card required.
- Community-powered infrastructure
- DeepSeek-R1 + Llama 3.1 70B
- No hard rate cap
- OpenAI-compatible endpoint
API Compatibility: OpenAI SDK-compatible (Chat Completions)
How to Get a Chutes.ai API Key
- 1
- 2 Go to API Keys
- 3 Generate an API key
- 4 Choose a model DeepSeek-R1 and Llama 3.1 70B on community-powered infrastructure.
- 5 Configure OpenAI client Base URL: https://api.chutes.ai/v1
Chutes.ai Free Tier Limits & Pricing
Chutes.ai API Setup Tutorial & Tools
Chutes.ai is fully compatible with popular AI coding assistants like Cursor, Claude Code, and more. To see step-by-step API configuration instructions for your favorite tool, please visit our Global Configuration Guide →
Use Cases
What Chutes.ai's free models are best for, based on aggregated model capabilities:
Limitations & Caveats
- Community-powered infrastructure — reliability may vary
- Limited model selection (2 models)
- No published rate limits or SLA
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "community-powered" mean for Chutes.ai?
Chutes.ai runs on compute resources donated by community members (similar to a decentralized network). This means availability depends on volunteer capacity and may be less reliable than centralized providers.
Is DeepSeek-R1 on Chutes.ai the same as on other providers?
Yes — it's the same open-weight DeepSeek-R1 model. The difference is only the hosting infrastructure. Quality and outputs should be identical to DeepSeek-R1 on NVIDIA NIM or OpenRouter.
Are there really no rate limits on Chutes.ai?
Chutes.ai doesn't publish hard rate limits, but community-powered infrastructure naturally throttles during high demand. Don't rely on it for high-throughput production workloads.