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  1. 00Cheap and free online models for agents — the top 20 routes (Oct 2026)
  2. 01Profiles: the top 20 cheap and free online routes
  3. 02Which models are really at least as smart as DeepSeek-V4-Flash (October 2026)
  4. 03How to use cheap and free online models in agentic apps (October 2026)
  5. —Sources

Every source used in this survey, with what I took from it. All accessed on 13 Oct 2026 unless the note says otherwise.

Source What I took
36kr MiMo price cut up to 99 % cut on 27 May 2026
AA 0731 at v4.1 0731 = 50 on v4.1, preview 40 on v4.1
AA changelog v4.2 / v4.3 / v4.3.2 dates, TB4.0 and AutomationBench added
AA Claude Haiku 5.5 43 max, 440M tokens, TTFT 303 s
AA Endpoint Accuracy Index method; price does not predict accuracy
AA Gemini 3.8 Flash AA 41 / 40 / 33, TTFT about 25 s
AA GLM-5.2 providers DeepInfra 73, Fireworks 100, Parasail 98
AA GLM-5.3 providers DeepInfra 96, Parasail 99, Together 97
AA GLM-5.3-Flash AA 42, 320B / 18B
AA GLM-5.3 AA 45 max / 34 low, 210M tokens, 64 tok/s
AA gpt-oss-120b providers DeepInfra 85 / Turbo 98, Parasail 97, Together 81
AA Kimi K3 providers Fireworks 97, Parasail 102
AA Kimi K3 K3 AA 44, output price band
AA leaderboard AA v4.3.2 scores
AA Ling 3.1 Flash AA 41
AA methodology v4.3.2 composition and weights
AA MiMo-V2.6-Flash AA 38
AA MiMo-V2.6-Pro AA 46, speed
AA Muse Spark 1.3 AA 48
AA Qwen3.8-Flash-Next AA 40, verbosity
AA V4 launch at v4.0 preview = 47 on v4.0, hallucination rate 96 %
AA V4-Flash 0420 preview = 24
AA V4-Flash 0731 bar = 34, 284B/13B, MIT, deprecated
AA V4-Pro providers Endpoint Accuracy: DeepSeek 107, hosts 97–107
AA V4-Pro AA 36
AA V4.1-Flash AA 39 / 25, 190 tok/s, TTFT 0.96 s, 250M tokens
agentdeals Mistral business-only API since 5 Aug 2026, free credit unstated since 7 Oct 2026, training opt-out
agentdeals.dev: Ollama Cloud pricing change dates (late Aug to 1 Sep 2026)
agentjournal.dev: Vercel free card or purchase stops free credits
aifreeapi EEA note EEA paid-only note, per-project limits
Alibaba Coding Plan Pro USD 50, request quotas, old models, no-scripts scope
Alibaba Token Plan landing page credits per tier, conversion not stated
Alibaba Token Plan tiers and supported tools
Antigravity credits about 20 requests/day, weekly refresh
Antigravity review suspensions for using quota through other tools
apiyi Pro removal Pro removed from free 1 Apr 2026
Auto Exacto default for tool calls, re-ranking, tool-error reductions
awesome-free-ai-coding: Vercel zero-priced routes, "assume they train" quote
BFCL frozen since 12 Apr 2026
build.nvidia.com DeepSeek V4.1-Flash V4.1-Flash on build since 18 Sep 2026, 1M ctx, FP4 KV, effort 1 to 100, trial ToS
Claude pricing Haiku 5.5 price tiers at 100K
codingplan.org GLM plan prices 18 / 80 / 168
ComplianceHub on Garante Italy blocked DeepSeek
computingforgeeks GPT-6 Luna Luna tools-only-at-effort-none, hallucination 93 %
computingforgeeks MiMo test DevOps hands-on results (K8s 1/3 and 0/3)
DeepInfra Anthropic integration Anthropic-compatible base URL
DeepInfra data privacy not stored to disk, metadata-only logging, no training
DeepInfra models API live IDs, prices, cached prices
DeepInfra pricing DeepInfra list prices
DeepInfra rate limits 200 concurrent requests per model
DeepSeek changelog 2026 release and retirement dates
DeepSeek pricing model IDs, legacy routing, peak/off-peak prices and hours, 384K output, features
DeepSeek rate limit 2,500 / 500 concurrency, 429, keep-alive, 10-minute timeout
DeepSeek status 90-day uptime 99.69 % / 99.92 %
DeepSeek-V4 paper 0420 preview vendor numbers, non-think vs think gap
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash paper effort 1–100 and 60–80 curve, DeepSWE harness gap (vendor)
dev.to measured limits measured 5 RPM / 20 RPD, 15 / 500 Flash-Lite, latency
dev.to NVIDIA free test SMS verification, ~40 RPM, Kimi K3 reasoning_content echo (1 Oct 2026)
eesel MiMo pricing PAYG prices for Pro, Flash, ultraspeed
eesel Step 5 Step 5 specs
Exacto :exacto, +10–20% on Tau2Bench/LiveMCPBench
Exo Free promo exo-free added 6 Oct 2026
Fire Pass docs closed to new subscriptions, Kimi K3 Fast
Fireworks changelog 26 Sep removals, 1 Oct price rise, TPM tiers and 7 Oct doubling
Fireworks data residency global routing vs us.api.fireworks.ai
Fireworks no-card limits USD 1 credit, ~10 RPM without card
Fireworks pricing Fireworks prices
Fireworks serverless pricing Standard prices, US +50%, Priority +25%, Batch −50%
Fireworks ZDR write-up ZDR default, Responses API 30-day store, batch exception
Gemini 3.8 Flash 1,048,576 in / 65,536 out, capabilities
Gemini API pricing free models, paid and Flex prices, 2027 doubling
Gemini API terms EEA data clause and paid-only clause, verbatim
Gemini CLI quota replaced by Antigravity CLI 18 Jun 2026
Gemini forum 20 RPD about 20 RPD on 3.8 Flash
Gemini models model list, 2.5 limited access
Gemini rate limits free limits unpublished, "not guaranteed"
GLM Coding Plan FAQ "strictly limited", no refunds, coding endpoints, error 1113
GLM Coding Plan overview credits, auto-routing of old models
GLM Coding Plan usage policy supported-tools-only scope, bans
HF GLM-5.3 GLM-5.3 vendor numbers
HF Kimi K3 K3 vendor tool-use numbers, message echo rule
HF V4-Flash-0731 card no Jinja chat template
inventivehq Qwen Code 1,000 → 100 → 0 RPD, 15 Apr 2026
itsfree.ai: Vercel AI Gateway free-tier-eligible model list (2 Sep 2026), "no card" claim
K2 Vendor Verifier Fireworks and DeepInfra 100% schema accuracy
Kilo Gateway docs base URL, 200 requests per hour per IP, Anaconda acquisition note
Kilo Gateway models Step 5 Preview and Ling free, may-train flags
Kilo live model catalog 393 models, free ids, mayTrainOnYourPrompts flags, kilo-auto/free set
Kilo models and providers data warnings for free and NVIDIA routes
Kilo models API Step 5 free on Kilo, tools, reasoning levels, may-train flag
Kimi Code docs plan scope, User-Agent rule
Kimi K3 model card tool-call message rules
Kimi platform pricing K3 USD 3 / 15
Kimi Vendor Verifier Fireworks K3 within noise
kingy.ai MiMo setup HTTP 400 without echoed reasoning content
klymentiev.com NIM credits 1,000 credits claim, 40 to 200 RPM claim (2 Oct 2026)
Kong DashScope guide Anthropic-compatible URL
llm-stats Qwen3.8-Flash-Next specs, vendor scores, ID caveat
Lyceum roster Lyceum EU models and prices, zero-retention claim
manifest.build 429 FreeUsageLimitError free-limit error, CLI vs direct API 429 reports
Meetily on DeepSeek training by default with opt-out, no DPA/SCCs
MiMo Token Plan plan prices, credits, off-peak, endpoints, own-backend prohibition
Mistral changelog Large 4 preview 6 Oct 2026, launch discount
Mistral GLM-5.3 Mistral-hosted GLM-5.3 price and context
Mistral Large 4 pricing sale/list price, measured 524K context, licence status
Mistral Large 4 specs 1M claimed, 524k measured context
Mistral regional endpoints EU endpoint +10%
Model Studio free quota 1M tokens per model, 90 days, Singapore only, Free Quota Only switch
Model Studio models intl model list
Model Studio pricing intl PAYG prices incl. DeepSeek idle/busy, batch −50 %
Model Studio privacy notice no training on data
Muse Spark Contributor tier Contributor price, training on data, 60 RPM
Muse Spark pricing Contributor tier cross-check
NIM LLM API reference ids listed in docs but not live (churn)
NIM product docs prototyping-only Developer Program, AI Enterprise USD 4,500 per GPU per year, 90-day trial
NVIDIA forum: is NIM free "unlimited but RPM", not for production (May 2026)
NVIDIA forum: new models time out GLM 5.1 and Kimi K2.6 timeouts (May 2026)
NVIDIA live model list 80 live ids on 13 Oct 2026, strongest free models, ids missing vs docs
Ollama Cloud docs native API, OpenAI / Anthropic subset, no-logging statement
Ollama Cloud pricing Pro USD 20 with USD 60 credits, K3 and GLM-5.3 at list
Ollama pricing plans, credits, concurrency, per-token rates, off-peak window
openbenchmarks same-model accuracy GLM-5.3-Flash tool-task success per host
OpenCode Zen docs paid prices, endpoints, US / EU hosting, docs-only IDs
OpenCode Zen models API live free IDs and data notes
OpenRouter BYOK USD 25,000/month fee-free, then 5%
OpenRouter data collection no prompt storage by default, 1% logging discount
OpenRouter endpoints API per-host prices, quantization, context, max output, 1-day uptime for MiMo, GLM, DeepSeek on OpenRouter, DeepInfra, Fireworks, Parasail
OpenRouter free-model tracker Ling 3.1 Flash added 3 Oct 2026, free variant gone by 13 Oct 2026
OpenRouter limits 20 RPM, 50 / 1,000 RPD, USD 10 threshold, 402 on negative balance
OpenRouter live catalog Step 5 Preview USD 1.00 / 2.70, Nemotron 3 Ultra free uptime 77.4 %, free list count
OpenRouter models API free list (16 entries, none above bar), :batch prices, dated-ID aliases
OpenRouter pricing 5.5% / 8% fees, EU routing on Business/Enterprise
OpenRouter provider logging separate paid/free training toggles
OpenRouter provider routing routing parameters, :nitro, :floor
openrouter-free-models tracker dated free-model removals
OR free-model tracker dated free-model removals
OrcaRouter: Step 5 open weights Step 5 specs, weights due 15 Oct 2026
OVHcloud capabilities 2 / 400 RPM, no storage, Gravelines
OVHcloud catalog OVH models and EUR prices
Parasail pricing Parasail prices, "no minimums or rate limits"
Qwen Code issue 1742 free OAuth tier shutdown
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next specs, vendor numbers, model ID caveat
Requesty free models free model IDs and data metadata
Requesty models API DeepInfra :flex prices
Requesty pricing Free 200 RPD, no card, 5% PAYG markup, EU region on all plans
Requesty quickstart OpenAI, EU and Anthropic base URLs, model naming
Scaleway pricing EUR prices, batch -50%, 1M free tokens
Scaleway rate limits base vs Enhanced tier, console quotas
Scaleway signup 1M free tokens for new users
Scaleway supported models IDs, 256k caps, quantization, devstral deprecation
Standard Compute NVIDIA trial ToS data-use summary
Standard Compute on Z.ai DPA: no training unless opt-in, not stored
Step 5 open weights weights date, vendor benchmarks
Step 5 Preview Step 5 specs, weights date
Step Plan prices plan USD prices (third-party)
Step Plan plan credits and models
StepFun launch post "works with your own stack" quote
StepFun pricing (CN) CNY prices
StepFun pricing (intl) Step 5 / 3.7 / 3.5 Flash prices, rate tiers V0 to V4
StepFun pricing Step 5 Preview USD 1.00 / 2.70, 64K output
tbench.ai leaderboard official TB4.0 cross-check numbers
Together changelog silent redirects on deprecated IDs
Together pricing Together prices for the alternative note
Together serverless models Together quantization disclosure
Together ZDR stored by default, ZDR toggle
toolnavs free GLM-4.7-Flash 1 concurrency, about 1 RPS, about 1,000 RPD
TrueFoundry on OR free models free-model churn, 75-day median, failed requests count
TrueFoundry: OpenRouter free models median free-model listing life ~75 days
TypingMind MiMo guide base URL, 128K output, card required
usagepricing Zhipu price change conflicting 18 / 72 / 160
Vals SWE-bench SWE-bench Verified scores, archived 1 Sep 2026
Vals TB2.1 V4.1-Flash 74.5, 0731 67.0, MiMo-Pro 67.8, MiMo-Flash 76.4
Vals TB4.0 bar 18.7, GLM-5.3-Flash 37.4, V4-Pro 14.1, MiMo-Pro 31.3, MiMo-Flash 24.2
Vellum on Gemini 3.8 Flash Gemini 3.8 Flash vendor numbers, 2027 price rise
Vercel AI Gateway pricing no markup, USD 5 per 30 days, purchase ends free tier, ZDR pricing
Vercel AI Gateway rate limits free limits unpublished, 429 body, retry-after
Vercel Anthropic Messages API Anthropic-compatible base URL and env vars
Vercel community: card verification 403 customer_verification_required (9 Jul 2026)
Vercel live model catalog 463 models, list prices, zdr / no_training / regions, deprecated_at, V4.1-Flash 32k output
vibecoding.app plan review Coding Plan ban risk
Z.ai GLM-5.3 guide 1M context, 128K output, always-on thinking, effort default max, endpoints
Z.ai pricing GLM-5.3 first-party 1.40 / 4.40, 128K max output
Z.ai release notes GLM-5.3 and GLM-5.3-Flash release dates
zentor.ai GLM plan limits 14 Aug 2026 credit change, throttling complaints