https://aifreetiers.com/changelog/Free AI API tier changes https://aifreetiers.com/changelog/#2026-10-21-gemini-argon2026-10-21-gemini-argonWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe new flagship is paid-only ($2/$10 per 1M input/output tokens through Nov 30, 2026, doubling to $4/$20 from Dec 1). Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is also paid-only. https://aifreetiers.com/changelog/#2026-10-21-gemini-25-legacy2026-10-21-gemini-25-legacyWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGoogle says it is limiting access to the 2.5 models to users who actively used them before; new projects are told to use 3.5 Flash-Lite or 3.8 Flash. https://aifreetiers.com/changelog/#2026-10-21-cerebras-trial2026-10-21-cerebras-trialWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTOfficial FAQ: credits are granted only after adding a verified payment method and expire after 30 days. Free Trial limits for gpt-oss-120b are 5 RPM, 30K uncached TPM, 1M tokens/day. https://aifreetiers.com/changelog/#2026-10-21-together-no-trial2026-10-21-together-no-trialWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDocs state Together does not currently offer free trials and requires a minimum $15 credit purchase. https://aifreetiers.com/changelog/#2026-10-21-hf-free-none2026-10-21-hf-free-noneWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe billing table lists 'None' for Free users; PRO and Team/Enterprise seats get $2.00/month in compute credits. https://aifreetiers.com/changelog/#2026-10-21-sambanova-conflict2026-10-21-sambanova-conflictWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRate-limit docs define a Free Tier (20 RPM / 20 RPD / 200K TPD per model) 'when there is no payment method linked', but the Plans page says to add a payment method and buy credits to run your first requests. We mark card requirement as unverified. https://aifreetiers.com/changelog/#2026-10-21-openrouter-free2026-10-21-openrouter-freeWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPublic models API lists 17 ':free' variants (Nemotron 3, Gemma 4, North Mini Code, Laguna, Inkling…). Free usage limits: 20 RPM; 50 RPD under 10 purchased credits, 1,000 RPD at 10+. https://aifreetiers.com/changelog/#2026-10-21-deepinfra-nofree2026-10-21-deepinfra-nofreeWed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPricing page: 'You have to add a card or pre-pay or you won't be able to use our services.' Lists claiming $5 free credits are not backed by an official source. https://aifreetiers.com/changelog/#2026-10-21-cloudflare-paid-models2026-10-21-cloudflare-paid-modelsTue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTKimi K2.6 / K2.7-code, GLM-5.2 / 5.3 / 5.3-flash and three DeepSeek V4 variants can only be used with Workers Paid or prepaid AI Gateway credits. The 10,000 Neurons/day free allocation is unchanged. https://aifreetiers.com/changelog/#2026-10-09-gemini-app2026-10-09-gemini-appFri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGoogle's consumer Gemini app limited free accounts to Flash-Lite from 9 Oct 2026. This does not change the Gemini API: on 21 Oct the API pricing page still lists Gemini 3.8 Flash, 3.6 Flash, 2.5 Pro and others as 'Free of charge' on the Free tier. https://aifreetiers.com/changelog/#2026-07-30-github-models2026-07-30-github-modelsThu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe playground, model catalog, inference API and BYOK are no longer available to any customer. GitHub points to Azure AI Foundry or GitHub Copilot.