Free AI from GitHub

GitHub for Startups · $10,000

GitHub for Startups provides $10,000 in flexible GitHub platform credits valid for up to 12 months, plus onboarding support, for qualifying startups affiliated with a GitHub partner.

The catch: Requires affiliation with a GitHub for Startups partner; a payment method authorization charge occurs after onboarding; products auto-transition to paid billing when credits end.

• $10,000 in flexible platform credits
• Valid up to 12 months from approval or until fully consumed
• One redemption per startup
• Outside funding up to Series B or earlier
• New to GitHub Enterprise (not on an Enterprise plan in the past 6 months)
• Not previously received GitHub credits or Enterprise licenses
• No data residency support

Hetzner Community Tutorial Credits · Free credits

Hetzner rewards accepted tutorials on its Community platform with up to EUR 50 in Hetzner Cloud credit per published tutorial, and about EUR 10 for major updates, paid to an existing Hetzner account after review.

The catch: Credit is only paid after acceptance and requires a Hetzner account with at least one invoice; AI-generated content is prohibited and minor updates are unpaid.

• Up to EUR 50 for new tutorials, depending on depth
• About EUR 10 for major updates; minor updates unpaid
• Original content only; re-submissions and AI-generated content prohibited
• Published under an MIT license on the Hetzner Community site
• Requires a Hetzner account with at least one invoice

GitHub for Startups

• Credit card required.
• Needs an account sign-up.
• Funded early-stage startups (up to Series B) that are new to GitHub Enterprise and affiliated with a GitHub for Startups partner (VC, accelerator, or incubator).
• Be affiliated with a GitHub for Startups partner.
• Have received outside funding up to Series B or earlier.
• Be new to GitHub Enterprise (not on Enterprise plan in past 6 months).
• Not have previously received GitHub credits or Enterprise licenses.
• Partner referral: Be affiliated with a GitHub for Startups partner.
• Funding stage: Have received outside funding up to Series B or earlier.
• New customer: Be new to GitHub Enterprise (not on Enterprise plan in past 6 months).
• Other: Not have previously received GitHub credits or Enterprise licenses.

Hetzner Community Tutorial Credits

• No credit card needed.
• Needs an account sign-up.
• Technical authors who contribute original tutorials on free and open-source software to Hetzner's community-content repository and hold a Hetzner account with at least one invoice.
• Submit an original tutorial via pull request to github.com/hetzneronline/community-content.
• Confirm the Contributor's Certificate of Origin in the pull request.
• Have a Hetzner account with at least one invoice and reply to the Community Manager with the account number.