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OpenAI CompatibleFree TierFunction Calling
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How to get a free Chutes.ai API key

  1. 1
    Sign up at chutes.ai Email registration. No credit card.
  2. 2
    Go to API Keys
  3. 3
    Generate an API key
  4. 4
    Choose a model DeepSeek-R1 and Llama 3.1 70B on community-powered infrastructure.
  5. 5
    Configure OpenAI client Base URL: https://api.chutes.ai/v1

Provider Snapshot

P Provider Type API Provider
O OpenAI Compatible Yes
U Base URL https://api.chutes.ai/v1
F Free Tier 2 free models online
P Phone Required Unknown
S Streaming Varies
T Function Calling Yes
V Vision Varies
L Last Updated 2026-07-21

Supported Models 2 models

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Model ID Developer Context Availability Free Tier Use cases
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek-R1
 DeepSeek 131K Online Yes reasoning
meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct
Llama 3.1 70B
 Meta 131K Online Yes chatcoding

Developer Tools

K Save API Key Never lose your API keys — save keys from all providers in one place. T Test API Key Test your API key and check quota.

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Chutes.ai FreeLLM Score free API access score

How we score →
63 /100
👍 Good Option — Notable for stable service
Generosity Free limits and access terms
65
Access Signup and key availability
65
Model Breadth Free model coverage
30
Reliability Status and stability signals
100
Compatibility SDK and endpoint support
85
Quality Model capability signals
30

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)

Chutes.ai Free Tier Limits & Pricing

Credit Card Not required
Phone Verification Unknown
Free Tier 2 free models online
Context Range 131K
Total Models 2 listed
Rate Limits Community-powered, no hard cap
API Compatibility OpenAI SDK-compatible (Chat Completions)

Chutes.ai API Setup Tutorials

Claude Code Environment variables and base URL setup Codex OpenAI-compatible config for local coding Gemini CLI Provider-specific API key routing notes

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 →

Chutes.ai Model Use Cases

What Chutes.ai's free models are best for, based on aggregated model capabilities:

Reasoning 1 model Chat 1 model Coding 1 model

Chutes.ai Limitations & Caveats

  • Community-powered infrastructure — reliability may vary
  • Limited model selection (2 models)
  • No published rate limits or SLA

Chutes.ai FAQ

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.