Free AI from Alibaba Cloud
2 free offers from Alibaba Cloud in the aifree.dev catalog, 2 verified: what is free, the catch, card rules and limits.
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Alibaba Cloud has two free offers in the aifree.dev catalog (free trial and free credits). Two are verified by aifree.dev. One of them asks for a credit card. Aimed at startups and developers.
Offers
Verified first
| Tool | What's free | Key limits | Card required? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $90one-time | 80+ products, most trials running 1-12 months · ECS: USD 90 free credits valid 3 months… | Card required | Verified · Oct 12, 2026 | |
| 1,000,000 tokens | Typically 1,000,000 tokens per model, each model with its own quota · Valid 90 days from… | No card required | Verified · Oct 12, 2026 |
What's free from Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba Cloud Free Trial · $90
New Alibaba Cloud users get free trials across 80+ products, including USD 90 in ECS credits valid 3 months and free Model Studio tokens across 400+ models; other trials include Quick BI AIPro ($125, 1 month) and OSS (500GB-1TB, 1 month).
The catch: The $90 ECS credit is valid only 3 months and many other product trials last just 1 month; you must add a payment method before claiming the free tier.
- 80+ products, most trials running 1-12 months
- ECS: USD 90 free credits valid 3 months
- Model Studio: Free Tokens across 400+ models
- Quick BI AIPro: USD 125 credits for 1 month
- Object Storage: 500GB (individuals) or 1TB (enterprise) for 1 month
- ApsaraVideo Live/VOD: 100GB for 1 year
Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Free Token Quota · 1,000,000 tokens
First-time activators of Alibaba Cloud Model Studio in the Singapore region receive a free quota of typically 1,000,000 tokens per model, valid for 90 days, with no manual claim required.
The catch: Quota expires 90 days after activation (or model release/approval, whichever is latest), covers real-time inference only in the Singapore region, and is shared by the account plus its RAM users.
- Typically 1,000,000 tokens per model, each model with its own quota
- Valid 90 days from activation, model release, or request approval (whichever is later)
- Real-time inference only; batch, fine-tuning, deployment, custom models excluded
- One quota per Alibaba Cloud account including its RAM users
- Separate OAuth quota of 2,000 calls/day
- Singapore region with International deployment scope only
Models and rate limits
Free-tier limits as the provider publishes them; a dash means none is published.
| Model | Offer | Context | RPM | RPD | TPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen-plus | Alibaba Cloud Free Trial | — | — | — | — |
| qwen-max | Alibaba Cloud Free Trial | — | — | — | — |
| qwen3.6-plus | Alibaba Cloud Free Trial | — | — | — | — |
| qwen3.8-max | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Free Token Quota | — | — | — | — |
| qwen-plus | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Free Token Quota | — | 600 | — | 1,000,000 |
| qwen-max | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Free Token Quota | — | 600 | — | 1,000,000 |
Eligibility
Alibaba Cloud Free Trial
- Credit card required.
- Needs an account sign-up.
Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Free Token Quota
- No credit card needed.
- Needs an account sign-up.
- First-time Model Studio activators in the Singapore region (International scope); quota activates automatically with no manual claim; re-registering grants no extra quota.
- Available worldwide.
- Activate Model Studio in the Singapore region by accepting the service agreement in the console.
- Quota takes effect within up to two hours of activation.
Recent changes
All changes- · Terms updated: Alibaba Cloud Free Trial (Content updated from https://www.alibabacloud.com/en/free (checked 2026-10-20).)
- · Change detected: Alibaba Cloud Free Trial (-8 pricing sentences)
- · Verified: Alibaba Cloud Free Trial
- · Verified: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Free Token Quota
- · Listed: Alibaba Cloud Free Trial
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- Top chart: Largest Free LLM Token Allowances
- Top chart: Free AI With No Credit Card
Alibaba Cloud FAQ
- Do I need a credit card for free Alibaba Cloud offers?
- It depends on the offer. Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Free Token Quota does not ask for a card; Alibaba Cloud Free Trial does.
Every section above is built from the offer data; the sitewide changelog lists all changes.