# mnfst/awesome-free-llm-apis

List of Permanent Free LLM API  (API Keys)

Repository: https://github.com/mnfst/awesome-free-llm-apis
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-free-llm-apis
Language: JavaScript
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: ai-agents, anthropic, gemini, llm, llm-router, llm-routing, ollama, openai, openclaw, openclaw-plugin, router, awesome, awesome-list
Last push: 2026-08-21T05:32:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 11
- inputs: {"age_days": 165, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7061, forks 677 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:55.486881+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of LLM API providers offering permanent free tiers for text inference, with rate limits, model specs, and API key links. It is documentation/reference material rather than runnable software.

## Use cases
- find free LLM API keys
- compare free-tier LLM providers and rate limits
- find OpenAI-compatible free inference endpoints
- pick a free LLM API for a hobby project
- find free text inference APIs without a credit card

## When to choose
- you need free LLM inference for prototyping or side projects
- you want a curated, maintained comparison of free-tier providers
- you need OpenAI SDK-compatible endpoints with documented rate limits

## When to avoid
- you need paid, production-grade inference with high throughput
- you want self-hosted model weights rather than hosted APIs
- you need a library or tool, not a reference list

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: llm-inference, developer-tools
- domain: large-language-models, artificial-intelligence, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, free-tier, api-keys, llm-apis, openai-compatible, curated-list, ai-agents

## Member repositories
- mnfst/awesome-free-llm-apis (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.486881+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:40:29.400052+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mnfst/awesome-free-llm-apis (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.486881+00:00, sha 4ba4c4ea0e22)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.