awesome-free-ai-coding · every free model · every provider · filter the list
5 rows on the list serve laguna-xs-2.1 free: OpenRouter (free models), Kilo Code, NVIDIA NIM (build.nvidia.com), AIHubMix (free models) and Nous Portal (Hermes Agent). None asks for a card; Kilo Code answers with no account at all. The providers’ last scheduled probes were on 2026-10-26; their offers are rechecked twice a week.
Every free model · the whole list
🧭 Aggregators (one key, many providers) · no card · last probe 2026-10-26 · listed since 2026-09-24
One API key for a rotating set of :free model variants, open-weight and stealth models among them
1,000 requests/day per account (after 10 credits purchased all-time)
OpenRouter’s FAQ says its free models “have low rate limits” and “are usually not suitable for production use”, and its limits page warns that a negative credit balance can produce errors “including for free models” and that a 429 can come from the upstream provider rather than the platform (read 2026-09-27). The docs define the daily counter as “Free-model requests recorded so far in the current UTC day”. The higher daily ceiling is granted “starting one credit below the table’s threshold” to absorb rounding and top-up fees.
https://openrouter.ai/api/v1OPENROUTER_API_KEY — get one at https://openrouter.ai/settings/keysANTHROPIC_BASE_URL): https://openrouter.ai/apiconfigs/codex/openrouter-free.config.toml — copy it to ~/.codex/, then codex -p openrouter-free -m poolside/laguna-xs-2.1:free; set up on the lane by the vendor’s own page, https://openrouter.ai/docs/cookbook/coding-agents/codex-cli: “Configure Codex for OpenRouter”poolside/laguna-xs-2.1:free🤖 Coding agents & CLIs · no card · not offered in Iran, Syria, Cuba and 1 more place · last probe 2026-10-26 · listed since 2026-08-11
Open-source coding agent with an Auto Free mode and a keyless OpenAI-compatible gateway, alongside BYOK and local models
The free-model lineup rotates. Auto Free routes over the free models in the catalog’s autoRouting list. Other models use pay-as-you-go credits or a Kilo Pass subscription.
https://api.kilo.ai/api/gatewayconfigs/codex/kilo-code.config.toml — copy it to ~/.codex/, then codex -p kilo-code -m poolside/laguna-xs-2.1:freepoolside/laguna-xs-2.1:free🔌 LLM APIs with free tier · no card · not offered in Russia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and 11 more places · last probe 2026-10-26 · listed since 2026-09-22
Free endpoints for the models build.nvidia.com marks “Free Endpoint”, open-weight models from several labs among them, called with a free NVIDIA Developer Program key at integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1 (OpenAI-compatible)
No card, but an API key requires an NVIDIA Developer Program account and phone verification in a supported country. Published ceilings can vary by model and traffic can cause throttling. Vendor forum reports describe new personal keys that can list models but receive 404 on chat calls; an issued key alone does not establish working inference. Model pages identify available and deprecated endpoints; copy current IDs from the catalog.
https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1NVIDIA_NIM_API_KEY — get one at https://build.nvidia.compoolside/laguna-xs-2.1🧭 Aggregators (one key, many providers) · no card · last probe 2026-10-26 · listed since 2026-09-24
OpenAI-compatible model gateway with zero-priced routes and an Anthropic-format endpoint for coding clients
xiaomi-mimo-v2.6-pro-free, coding-glm-5.3-flash-free, coding-glm-5.3-free, xiaomi-mimo-v2.6-flash-free, coding-glm-5.2-free, coding-kimi-k3-free, coding-glm-5.1-free, coding-minimax-m2.7-free, coding-glm-5-free, coding-glm-5-turbo-free, coding-minimax-m2.5-free500/day coding routes: 5 requests/minute; 500 requests/day; 1,000,000 tokens/day per account per model; for coding-minimax-m3-free, glm-4.7-flash-free, coding-glm-4.7-free, k2.6-code-preview-free, coding-minimax-m2.1-free, kimi-for-coding-free, coding-glm-4.6-free, coding-minimax-m2-free
Other free routes: Usage allowance: amount not published (period not published); scope not published; for agents-a1-free, intern-s2-free, dots-3-note-preview-free, lfm-2.5-2.6b-free, nemotron-3.5-lightning-free, nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b-free, nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning-free, nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b-free, north-mini-code-free, laguna-xs-2.1-free, laguna-s-2.1-free, mimo-v2-flash-free
Gemma 4 free routes: Usage allowance: amount not published (period not published); scope not published; for gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-free, gemma-4-31b-it-free
Free IDs end in -free; paid twins are metered at list prices. The daily request and token caps are independent per account and model, rather than a pool to split across models. Published caps apply to their named model IDs; the remaining routes have no numerical budget published. Request limits and campaign durations apply to their named IDs. nemotron-3.5-content-safety-free is a classifier; the lfm-2.5-2.6b-free developer advises against agentic coding use.
https://aihubmix.com/v1AIHUBMIX_API_KEY — get one at https://aihubmix.com/tokenANTHROPIC_BASE_URL): https://aihubmix.comconfigs/codex/aihubmix.config.toml — copy it to ~/.codex/, then codex -p aihubmix -m laguna-xs-2.1-free; set up on the lane by the vendor’s own page, https://docs.aihubmix.com/en/api/Codex-CLI: “Connect AIHubMix in Codex (CLI and desktop app)”laguna-xs-2.1-free🧭 Aggregators (one key, many providers) · no card · last probe 2026-10-26 · listed since 2026-09-30
Nous Research’s inference portal with a $0 Free plan for :free models, accessible through an OpenAI-compatible API and Hermes Agent
Choose the Free plan and use exact :free IDs; they are zero-priced, while metered routes are outside it. Use a portal key with ordinary API clients; the catalog itself is public. The Free plan publishes no card requirement or numerical rate cap.
https://inference-api.nousresearch.com/v1NOUS_PORTAL_API_KEY — get one at https://portal.nousresearch.compoolside/laguna-xs-2.1:freelaguna-s-2.1 — free at OpenRouter (free models), Kilo Code, AIHubMix (free models), Vercel AI Gateway and Nous Portal (Hermes Agent)Generated from registry.yaml on 2026-10-27 and re-verified twice a week; every free model on the list is at https://mvalentsev.github.io/awesome-free-ai-coding/models/, and the full list, the Atom feed and the machinery at https://github.com/mvalentsev/awesome-free-ai-coding.