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Open weights Nov 4; NVIDIA ships Vera Rubin; AWS is sold out into 2028
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- 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.
A $20 GPT-6 Coding Setup Routes Routine Work to LunaA proposed $20/month Codex workflow routes routine coding to GPT-6 Luna, escalates hard work to Sol, and uses Jev plus deterministic tools to decide and verify each step.
Xiaomi's MiMo V2.6 Flash Is Free via OpenCode Zen, Hugging Face, and MiMo StudioMiMo V2.6 Flash is free to use: mimo-v2.6-flash-free on OpenCode Zen, MIT-licensed weights on Hugging Face, and chat on Xiaomi's MiMo apps.
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