AI APIs: free tiers side by side
7 services, 3 with a free tier. Values are copied from each pricing page as of Oct 23, 2026. Open Evidence on any row to read the exact sentences.
Best in its column Not on the pricing pageCopy gives tab-separated rows with source links and the check date
| Service | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | 30 | 200K | 8,000 | console.groq.comchecked Oct 23 Official site | |
Quoted from console.groq.com/docs/rate-limits, checked Oct 23, 2026. | |||||
| not published | not published | not published | not published | ai.google.devchecked Oct 23 Official site | |
| not published | not published | not published | not published | openrouter.aichecked Oct 23 Official site | |
Anthropic API Trial only | not published | not published | not published | not published | platform.claude.comchecked Oct 23 Official site |
OpenAI API Speech API you steer with written instructions such as "whisper" or "speak quickly". No free tier | not published | not published | not published | not published | developers.openai.comchecked Oct 23 Official site |
Replicate No free tier | not published | not published | not published | not published | replicate.comchecked Oct 23 Official site |
Together AI No free tier | not published | not published | not published | not published | together.aichecked Oct 22 Official site |
