Free LLM API Setup

Help users pick a free LLM provider and configure their API key. Every provider here has a permanent free tier, no credit card needed.

Provider Selection

Ask the user what matters most, then recommend accordingly:

Priority	Best picks
Highest rate limits	Groq (30 RPM, 14.4K RPD), Cerebras (30 RPM, 14.4K RPD)
Largest model selection	Cloudflare Workers AI (49+ models), OpenRouter (32+ models)
Strongest proprietary models	Google Gemini (Gemini 2.5 Pro), GitHub Models (GPT-4o)
Fastest inference	Groq, Cerebras (both optimized for speed)
Highest token budget	Mistral AI (1B tokens/month)
European provider	Mistral AI (EU), LLM7.io (UK)
No signup required	LLM7.io (basic tier works without token)