Curated collection of free LLM APIs, tools, and resources for developers and builders. Zero cost. Maximum leverage.
build.nvidia.com
Free access to top models: GLM-5, Kimi K2.5, Qwen3 Coder, DeepSeek V3.2. Best reasoning model (GLM-5) is free.
echobird.ai/free-models
Daily updated list of free-tier LLM APIs. OpenAI-compatible protocol. Configure directly for OpenClaw and other tools.
openrouter.ai
Aggregates free models from multiple providers. 61% of token consumption is Chinese models (MiniMax, Kimi, GLM-5).
Build a complete zero-cost AI stack. All tools are open-source and privacy-first.
Ollama + Open WebUI
Run models locally with a clean team chat interface. Privacy-first.
ComfyUI + Stable Diffusion
Node-based image generation pipelines. GPU recommended.
Whisper (OpenAI)
Offline transcription, multilingual. Run locally for privacy.
Piper
Lightweight local TTS. Fast inference, offline voices.
LlamaIndex + Chroma
Private knowledge assistants with citations. Vector database included.
n8n
Zapier alternative. Self-hosted workflow automation.
Langfuse
LLM tracing, metrics, prompt analytics. Self-hostable.
Ragas
Quality metrics for RAG. Measure groundedness and accuracy.
Rasa Open Source
Policy-controlled assistants. Strong governance for production.
| Model | Best For | Reasoning | Coding | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5 ⭐ | Reasoning & Agents | 79.4% | 76% | Best free reasoning. Best tool reliability. |
| Kimi K2.5 | Multimodal | - | - | 1T params, 262K context. Tool calling issues. |
| Qwen3 Coder 480B | Coding | - | High | 119 languages. Lost to GLM-5 in testing. |
| DeepSeek V3.2 | Coding | 75.3% | Better | Strong coding, weaker reasoning than GLM-5. |
* Benchmark data from benchlm.ai - March 2026
| Model | Input/1M | Output/1M | Monthly (Heavy) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5 (NVIDIA) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GPT-5.4 | $2.50 | $15 | $30-50 |
| Claude Opus 4.6 | $15 | $75 | $100-150 |
| GPT-4.1 mini | $0.40 | $1.60 | $2-5 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | $0.075 | $0.30 | $0.30-0.50 |
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