12britz/awesome-free-models resource
A curated list of free AI models, APIs, and tools you can use without paying a cent. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
58/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 6
Flags: no_releases young no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 88
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1934 stars · 175 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A curated awesome-list of free AI models, APIs, and tools, covering open-weight models, free API tiers, local inference tools, and the surrounding AI ecosystem. It catalogs hundreds of links across 21 sections, with links periodically re-verified.
Use cases
- find free LLM APIs with generous free tiers
- discover open-weight models I can self-host
- find tools to run AI models locally for free
- locate free embedding models for RAG
- find free AI coding assistants and chatbot UIs
- discover free TTS and speech recognition models
- find free vector databases and agentic frameworks
When to choose
- you want to build with AI without paying for APIs or GPUs
- you need a starting point to survey the free AI tooling ecosystem
- you want regularly re-verified links to free model providers and tools
When to avoid
- you need in-depth documentation or tutorials rather than a link list
- you need a single maintained tool rather than a directory of many options
- you require guaranteed availability of every listed free tier, since free tiers change often
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
llm-inference rag agent-framework prompt-engineering mcp artificial-intelligence large-language-models machine-learning awesome-lists developer-tools cross-platform self-hosted cloud awesome-list free-tier open-weight-models curated-list ai-tools free-apis local-inference
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/12britz/awesome-free-models · fetched 2026-08-28 · c2ede6b617ec
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| 12britz/awesome-free-models | main | 58 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="12britz/awesome-free-models")
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