Free AI from Cartesia
1 free offer from Cartesia in the aifree.dev catalog, 1 verified: what is free, the catch, card rules and limits.
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aifree.dev tracks one free tier offer from Cartesia. It is verified by aifree.dev. It does not ask for a credit card. Aimed at creators.
Offers
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| Tool | What's free | Key limits | Card required? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,000 credits/monthresets monthly | 20K model credits per month · $1 prepaid agents balance per month · Sonic-3.6 TTS: about… | No card required | Verified · Oct 12, 2026 |
What's free from Cartesia
Cartesia Free Plan · 20,000 credits/month
Free plan renews monthly at $0 with 20,000 model credits per month and $1 in prepaid voice agent credits, covering roughly 27 minutes of Sonic-3.6 TTS and 1h51m of Ink-2 speech-to-text per month.
The catch: Concurrency is low (2 concurrent TTS requests), there is no commercial use license, and voice cloning (instant or professional) requires a paid plan.
- 20K model credits per month
- $1 prepaid agents balance per month
- Sonic-3.6 TTS: about 27 minutes/month, 2 concurrent requests
- Ink-2 STT: about 1h51m/month, 8 concurrent requests
- 1 Cartesia-provided phone number; calls $0.06/minute
- No voice cloning; instant cloning starts on Pro ($5/mo), professional cloning on Startup
- 225 credits per localized voice accent
Models and rate limits
Free-tier limits as the provider publishes them; a dash means none is published.
| Model | Context | RPM | RPD | TPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic-3.6 | — | — | — | — |
| Ink-2 | — | — | — | — |
Eligibility
- No credit card needed.
- Needs an account sign-up.
Recent changes
All changes- · Change detected: Cartesia Free Plan (+1 -1 pricing sentences)
- · Terms updated: Cartesia Free Plan (Content updated from https://www.cartesia.ai/pricing (checked 2026-10-20).)
- · Verified: Cartesia Free Plan
- · Listed: Cartesia Free Plan
Mentioned in
- Comparison: Free ElevenLabs Alternatives
- Guide: Free Text-to-Speech APIs in 2026
- Guide: Free Speech-to-Text APIs in 2026
Cartesia FAQ
- Do I need a credit card for the free Cartesia offer?
- No. Cartesia Free Plan does not ask for a credit card.
Every section above is built from the offer data; the sitewide changelog lists all changes.