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Free AI.
Clear terms.

A practical index of free models, limited-time trials, free coding tools, open weights and low-cost plans that developers can actually evaluate before the quota disappears.

27

offers surfaced today
with free status, expiry and setup path separated.

Free does not mean unlimited. We label the exact mechanism: permanent quota, trial credits, first-month promotion, free IDE or downloadable weights.
How we label it →
China highlight / free AI IDEs

The strongest deal is often the IDE, not a naked API key.

China-market coding tools increasingly bundle model access, code completion, agent loops and editor integrations into a free or ¥0 personal tier. For overseas developers, this can be more useful than a small standalone API quota.

01 / FREE PLANCodeBuddy500 credits / month · 5,000 completions
02 / ¥0 PERSONALTraeCode CNIDE, plugin and CLI access · quota varies by mode
03 / AUTO-FREEBaidu Comate150k tokens / hour in the free fallback mode
04 / TRIALQoder14-day Pro trial · 300 credits for new users
Free forever
12
No subscription required · still rate-limited
Best coding price
¥9.9
Doubao Seed Code · first-month Lite plan
Open weights
03
Download links + a first command to run

Offers worth opening

Each row answers “how free?”, “for how long?” and “what do I need?”

Showing 27 offers

Provider / product
Model / role
Free mechanism
Validity
Access
Checked

Is China actually cheaper?

Same model · same token unit · different endpoint

LIVE RULE
Offer
China route
International
Saving
Qwen3-Max input
per 1M tokens
$0.861
$1.20
28%
Qwen3-Max output
per 1M tokens
$3.441
$6.00
43%

This is an endpoint comparison, not a VPN trick. China pricing may require a China-region account and creates separate data-residency considerations. Always check the official price page before subscribing.

Download & run locally

Weights are free. GPU time is not.

LongCat-2.0GitHub + Hugging Face · SGLang path
Open repo ↗
Qwen3-4BHugging Face · small local model
Open model ↗
GLM-4.7-FlashHugging Face + ModelScope
Open model ↗

How this free AI index works

Short, explicit answers for developers, search engines and AI assistants.

Free forever

A recurring free quota or free IDE mode. It can still be rate-limited, region-limited or subject to provider rules.

Trial or promo

A one-time trial or first-month price. The renewal price and expiry are shown beside the offer so the discount is not mistaken for permanent access.

Open weights

Official model weights can be downloaded. Hosting, GPU memory, storage and network egress may still cost money.

Direct official action

Open any row to get the provider’s registration, product, download or model-card link plus a copyable setup command.

What does “free” mean here?

Every entry is qualified as a recurring quota, one-time trial, first-month promotion, free IDE mode, downloadable weights or low-cost pay-as-you-go. We do not present an unconfirmed quota as free.

Do free AI offers expire?

Trials and promotions can expire or renew at a paid price. Check the validity field and the linked official source before subscribing.

Can I download the models?

Downloadable entries link to official model cards or repositories and include a starter command. Free weights do not mean free inference infrastructure.

Why compare cheap plans with free offers?

A low-cost plan can be more reliable than a fragile free quota. The directory keeps free, trial, promotion, open-weight and pay-as-you-go categories separate.