Biggest Free AI Credits
The largest free AI and cloud credits you can claim at signup, no application needed - ranked by dollar value, with card rules and catches.
Esta seção está em inglês.
Free credits are the fastest way to try paid AI infrastructure - inference APIs, speech-to-text, GPU clouds - without a bill. This chart ranks every verified signup credit and free trial that states a dollar value, largest first. Programs you have to apply for are ranked separately in biggest AI startup credits; permanent free tiers live in the Free Tier Index.
Os dados das ofertas são verificados e exibidos em inglês.
| # | Oferta | Free credit | Cartão | A pegadinha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UpCloud Free Trial Up to $500 in Credits | $5001 month | Sim | Credit card verification required (0/1 temporary authorization); the standard trial is 7 days — the 30-day/$500 offer is a promotion that can change. |
| 2 | Google Cloud Free Program | $300one-time | Sim | A credit card or other valid payment method is required for the 90-day trial; after 90 days or once $300 is spent, the billing account closes and resources stop unless you upgrade. |
| 3 | Oracle Cloud Free Tier | $3001 month | Sim | A credit or debit card is required for identity verification (not charged unless you upgrade); the $300 credit expires after 30 days. |
| 4 | Vultr Free Trial Credits | $300one-time | Sim | Promo codes are for new customers only, cannot be combined, and VULTRMATCH requires a first deposit to match. |
| 5 | Civo $250 Free Trial Credit | $250one-time | Sim | A payment card must be added to receive the credit; the credit expires at the end of the month following issuance and is non-transferable with no cash alternative. |
| 6 | Amazon Polly Free Tier | $200one-time | Não | Neural, Long-Form and Generative allowances last only 12 months; since July 2025 new AWS accounts pick a free plan (6 months) or paid plan, with up to $200 in Free Tier credits. |
| 7 | Daytona Free Compute Credits | $200one-time | Não | Compute past the $200 in free credits and storage beyond the first 5 GiB are billed per second at the listed rates. |
| 8 | Deepgram Free $200 Credit | $200one-time | Não | Credit is tied to the Pay As You Go plan; billing switches to pay-as-you-go once the $200 credit is spent. |
| 9 | IBM Cloud free tier | $200one-time | Sim | The $200 credit expires after 30 days and the account is Pay-As-You-Go - usage beyond free tiers bills automatically if no card limit is set. |
| 10 | IONOS Cloud Free Trial Credit | $2001 month | Sim | Payment details are required to activate the full version, and the $200 credit is time-boxed to 30 days. |
| 11 | OVHcloud AI Endpoints Free Tier | $200one-time | Sim | Needs a saved payment method (the US site also requires a $0.99 purchase); billing starts automatically once the credit is used up; anonymous API use is capped at 2 requests per minute. |
| 12 | Akamai Cloud $100 Free Credit | $100one-time | Sim | Promotional credit is available only to new customers who have not yet signed up for a free trial; the credit expires after 60 days. |
| 13 | AkashML $100 Free AI Token Credits | $100one-time | Não | One-time grant for new accounts only, with no renewal; credits are usable only on AkashML's supported open-source models and no expiry is published. |
| 14 | Anyscale $100 Free Signup Credit | $100one-time | Não | The pricing page does not state card requirements or credit expiry; credits offset usage-based compute billed hourly (CPU $0.0135/hr up to A100 $4.9591/hr). |
| 15 | E2B Free Hobby Tier & $100 Usage Credits | $100one-time | Não | The $100 is a one-time grant consumed by per-second sandbox billing; the Hobby tier caps concurrency and session length. |
Como este ranking é ordenado
Verified offers of type free credits or free trial whose headline value is in US dollars, sorted by that value, largest first; ties sorted by name. Startup and student programs are excluded because they need an application.
As linhas vêm do mesmo catálogo das páginas de ofertas, verificado de novo todo mês. Os valores são os que cada provedor informa; o aifree.dev nunca converte créditos ou tokens em dólares. Como verificamos (em inglês)
Perguntas frequentes
Esta seção está em inglês.
- Which AI platform gives the most free credit?
- The first row of the chart is the largest verified signup credit right now. The biggest ones tend to come from general cloud providers and are often time-boxed to the first month, so check the allotment line under each value before you plan around it.
- Do free AI credits need a credit card?
- Some do. Several of the larger cloud trials validate a card at signup even though you are not charged. The Card column shows the requirement for every row.
- Why are startup programs not on this chart?
- Startup programs need an application and approval, so their headline numbers are not something anyone can claim today. They are ranked on their own chart, biggest AI startup credits.