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Free AI this week: Kimi K3.1 Pro tops GPT-6 at agentic coding
Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 65.7% on Terminal-Bench 4.0, beating GPT-6 Astra
Open weights Nov 4; NVIDIA ships Vera Rubin; AWS is sold out into 2028
Open weights Nov 4; NVIDIA ships Vera Rubin; AWS is sold out into 2028
Perchai Free Starter Gives 20,000 PT Monthly With DeepSeek V4.1 FlashFree Starter: 20,000 PT/mo (~$20) with DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, MiniMax M3.1 Flash
No card; model lineup rotates monthly; opt-out of training data
Shared MiniMax API Key With 10B+ Tokens Left on kaw.aiShared MiniMax key with 10B+ tokens remaining for M3.1 Flash, H3, and more
Catch: community key, rate-limited, may be revoked anytime
Code Free With Qwen3.8 27B, GLM 5.3 Flash and MiMo V2.6 in ADCode4 free coding models in ADCode: Qwen3.8, GLM 5.3 Flash, MiMo V2.6, Tagflow
Catch: verified account needed; ad-supported editor, providers can rate-limit- aifree.devWhat changed in free AI: Oct 12–1826 changes in free AI, week of Oct 12–18
19 new: Anthropic Academy free courses, Appwrite Education plan, +17 more
Also: 1 terms update, 6 ended 
Inception Labs Launches Mercury 3 With 100M Free API Tokens100M free Mercury 3 API tokens on Inception platform and OpenRouter
One-time grant per account; 50% launch pricing at $0.10/M in, $0.35/M out
MiniMax M3.1 Flash Goes Free on OpenRouter - The Stealth Model 'Space Bunny' RevealedMiniMax M3.1 Flash - revealed as OpenRouter's top stealth model 'Space Bunny' (56.7T tokens in 10 days) - is live at $0 prompt and completion on OpenRouter for a limited 72-hour launch window, with 1M context and 512K max output.
Context.dev Adds 50,000 Bonus Credits to Existing Accounts After $9M RaiseWeb-data API for AI agents Context.dev announced a $9M round led by General Catalyst and granted 50,000 one-time bonus credits to existing accounts - already applied, no claim needed. New signups get the standing 1,000 credits/month free tier, no card.- aifree.devGoogle Gives 10,000 Scientists Free Antigravity Ultra Access for 6 MonthsGoogle is giving 10,000 researchers its highest Antigravity usage tier plus Gemini 4 Argon free for 6 months, with a Science plugin connecting 30+ life-science databases. Applications reviewed weekly; only selected applicants get the approval email.
China Telecom's Xing4.0 29B: Free API Access on OpenRouter262K context at $0 input and output, Apache 2.0 open weights
Catch: shared OpenRouter free-tier rate limits; new endpoint, terms may change
Ongoing; claim with an OpenRouter account and the :free model id
NVIDIA: 1M-Context Nemotron 3.5 Super VL Free on OpenRouter1M-token context, $0 input and output, image and video input
Catch: shared OpenRouter free-tier rate limits, no announced end date
Ongoing; claim with an OpenRouter account and the :free model id
Google AI Pro With Gemini 4 Argon: 1 Month Free for New Accounts1 month of Google AI Pro with Gemini 4 Argon, free via a Google One trial
Catch: fresh Gmail account with no past Google subscription, card required
Claim: open the Google One plans page, check the trial shows, subscribe
Photon 2.0 Launches: $100 Free Credits for Messaging-Agent BuildersPhoton's 2.0 launch brings agents to iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS, email and voice via one API - with $100 in free credits for builders who claim them during the public beta. Credit terms aren't spelled out on-site yet, so expect the usual beta fine print.
Z.ai Gives New ZCode Users 100M Free GLM-5.3-Flash TokensZ.ai's agentic coding tool ZCode runs a 'Global Build' welcome program: new users get 100M free GLM-5.3-Flash tokens by signing up through an invite link or QR code and completing newcomer tasks. Ongoing program, not a one-day drop - but rewards are Flash-model-only and activity-structured.
Claim Check: The '2M Free Gemini 4 Argon Tokens for $1' on BlazeRail Is FalseA viral post claims BlazeRail gives 2M free Gemini 4 Argon tokens after a $1 bot-prevention deposit. We checked the site, pricing, and live model API: no such promo exists. Argon is paid ($2/$10 per M) and the real free tier uses a $10 deposit - for other models.
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YC-Backed Replicas Offers $300 in Free Credits for New Signups After $4M SeedReplicas - which runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode on isolated cloud Linux VMs - raised a $4M seed from YC and Paul Graham. The founder's launch post grants every new signup $300 in free credits; officially a launch-day offer, so it can end without notice.
OpenCode Makes Stealth Model Cat Jam Free for Agentic CodingOpenCode's stealth model Cat Jam Free - 262K context, 131K output, reasoning up to max effort, tool calling and JSON output - is live at $0 input and output for agentic coding. Maker unconfirmed; no announced end date on the free access.- aifree.devQoder Extends Free Qwen3.8-Flash Access Past September 30, No End Date SetQwen3.8-Flash stays free for all individual Qoder users - including Free plan, even at zero Credits - after the promo that was set to end September 30 was extended with no announced end date. Efficient-tier models are free too, but only on paid plans.
- aifree.devMLH Global Hack Week: Free Cursor Pro for All Participants Until October 15MLH's Global Hack Week: Hacktoberfest (Oct 9-15, 2026) includes an official challenge that gets every registered participant a free Cursor Pro plan - normally $20/month. Online event, open worldwide, no student ID needed.
- aifree.devCorbenic Makes Its Galahad AI Memory Layer Free for One GPUGalahad, the KV-cache memory layer for self-hosted LLMs, is free for non-commercial use on one NVIDIA GPU via pip install galahad-kv.
Claude for Startups Offers $1,000 API Credits and a Free Year of Claude TeamApproved startups get $1,000 in Claude API credits, a free year of Claude Team for up to five seats, and up to $45K in partner offers.- aifree.devAnthropic Adds Monthly API Credits to Claude Max and Team PlansClaude Max and Team plans now include monthly Claude API credits — $100–$200 for Max, up to $500 pooled for Team — claimed by linking a Console organization.
Apmix Opens a Shared 5B-Token GPT-6 Luna EventApmix is opening 5 billion shared weighted tokens for gpt-6-luna-free on September 25 at 17:00 UTC, available to every account without using personal plan or free allowances.