Free LLM API Resources is a community-curated directory that lists free LLM inference resources accessible via API. The repository aggregates providers and gateway platforms, organizing them with notes on free quotas, rate limits, available models, and access links to help developers quickly discover and compare options for prototyping and experimentation.
Provider Coverage
- Aggregates providers including OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway, and Cloudflare Workers AI
- Covers Hugging Face Inference API and other community-hosted endpoints
- Includes both fully free tiers and time-limited trial access options
- Direct links to API endpoints or gateway URLs for easy integration
Practical Metadata
- Rate limits and quota details for each listed provider
- Available models per endpoint with capability notes
- Onboarding links and quickstart pointers for each service
- Usage examples to help developers get started quickly
Community and Maintenance
- Community-driven and continuously updated via pull requests
- Documentation-first approach organized as Markdown lists
- Some parts generated by scripts for maintainability at scale
- Welcomes contributions with usage examples and new provider entries
Ideal Use Cases
- Prototyping and quickly validating model capabilities at low cost
- Reproducible API references for classroom or workshop teaching exercises
- Comparing latency, quotas, and availability across multiple providers
- CI/CD environments that need free API access for automated testing