How we verify
Every “verified” stamp on this site is a claim about work a person did by hand. This page is the method behind the claim.
The method
- We read the provider’s own terms before anything else, then sign up with a fresh account and claim the credit, plan, or program exactly a reader would.
- We run real work against it - code reviews, API calls, image generations, transcripts, renders - not a marketing page.
- We record what the free allowance actually produced: usage caps, model lists, queue and watermark behavior, whether a card was demanded at signup, regional limits, and the expiry date the provider states.
- Only then does the offer earn its row in the directory, stamped with the date we did the work.
The monthly re-check
Verification is a cycle, not a one-time gate. Every month we re-check balances, quotas, and eligibility rules, and re-read the provider’s terms. The verified date on each row is the day we last confirmed it - when something changes, the row is re-dated; when a free tier stops being real, the row is pulled.
What the badges mean
| Verified · Sep 11, 2026 | A person claimed and tested this offer, most recently on the date shown. |
| Listed · Sep 10, 2026 | New in the directory: the listing is live, but our desk has not completed the first verification yet, so claim details may still change. |
| Re-verification in progress | The recorded terms changed during our checks. The row keeps its last confirmed details while we re-verify; the badge returns to Verified once the re-check lands. |
| Expired offers leave the directory, and their pages redirect to the matching category - they are never counted in the totals. |
When an offer turns bad
Offers that turn dark, bait-and-switch, or never deliver the advertised free tier are pulled from the directory. Where a provider is dishonest by design, we name it on the scam list.
Think a row is wrong, or a provider changed terms on you? Tell us - reports feed the monthly re-check.