Free models, shared capacity
These cost nothing, which is exactly why they run out: the capacity is shared across everyone and each account has a daily cap. Use them to prove an idea works. Once something ships and people depend on it, move to a paid model — the switch is one string in your code.
19 models in this category · prices in toman per 1M tokens
| Model | Capabilities | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | ≈ 1,000 words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MiniMax M3 (free)minimax/minimax-m3:free | Free · shared capacityvisiontoolsreasoningjson | 1,048,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inkling Small (free)thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free | Free · shared capacityvisiontoolsreasoningaudio | 1,048,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inkling (free)thinkingmachines/inkling:free | Free · shared capacityvisiontoolsreasoningaudio | 1,048,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:free | Free · shared capacitytoolsreasoning | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:free | Free · shared capacitytoolsreasoning | 1,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dots3-Note Preview (free)dots-studio/dots-3-note-preview:free | Free · shared capacityvisiontoolsreasoningjson | 512,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gemma 4 26B A4B (free)google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free | Free · shared capacityvisiontoolsreasoningjson | 262,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemma 4 31B (free)google/gemma-4-31b-it:free | Free · shared capacityvisiontoolsreasoningjson | 262,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ling 3.0 Flash Fin (free)inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash-fin:free | Free · shared capacitytoolsreasoning | 262,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ling 3.0 Flash Sante (free)inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash-sante:free | Free · shared capacitytoolsreasoning | 262,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nemotron 3 Super (free)nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free | Free · shared capacitytoolsreasoningjson | 262,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Laguna S 2.1 (free)poolside/laguna-s-2.1:free | Free · shared capacitytoolsreasoning | 262,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laguna XS 2.1 (free)poolside/laguna-xs-2.1:free | Free · shared capacitytoolsreasoning | 262,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 North Mini Code (free)cohere/north-mini-code:free | Free · shared capacitytoolsreasoning | 256,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning:free | Free · shared capacityvisiontoolsreasoningaudio | 256,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Free Models Routeropenrouter/free | Free · shared capacityvisiontoolsreasoningjson | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.7 (free)minimax/minimax-m2.7:free | Free · shared capacitytoolsreasoningjson | 196,608 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety (free)nvidia/nemotron-3.5-content-safety:free | Free · shared capacityvisionreasoning | 128,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFM2.5-2.6B (free)liquid/lfm-2.5-2.6b:free | Free · shared capacitytoolsreasoningjson | 65,536 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other categories
Models that hold up in a real codebaseCheap models for high-volume workModels that read imagesReasoning models, and what they costLong-context models for documents and codebasesModels that call your tools reliablyModels that return imagesEmbedding models for semantic searchBatch variants (cheaper, slower)