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Hands-on guides to free APIs and models, benchmark-based rankings, and reviews of developer tools.
Sites built on free models
Free OpenCode models as a website pipeline: 8 models compared on real projects
9 runs, 8 finished sites: who builds fastest, who deploys most reliably, and whose articles go deepest.
Free LLM APIs 2026
Free LLM APIs in 2026: the complete guide
15 providers, their limits and catches — and how to assemble a free stack for your use case.
Free models in your IDE
How to use free LLMs in Cursor, Cline, OpenCode, and VS Code
Base URL, key, and model ID — step by step for seven popular tools.
Top free coding models
Best free coding models: September 2026 ranking
Ranked by Artificial Analysis benchmarks and by where each model is actually free.
OpenRouter :free
OpenRouter free tier: :free model limits explained
50 or 1,000 requests a day, 20 per minute — and how to live with it.
Hermes Agent for $0
Hermes Agent on free models: an autonomous agent for $0
An open agent with memory and skills — and which free models suit it.
Local LLMs
How to run an LLM locally: Ollama, LM Studio, Jan, and llama.cpp
What to pick, how much VRAM you need, and how to get a local OpenAI-compatible server.
AI credits 2026
Free AI credits in 2026: for developers, startups, and students
From standing free tiers to $350,000 for startups — what you can actually get.
Nemotron 3
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 on OpenRouter: free API guide
Which Nemotron 3 model to choose, what the free OpenRouter routes include, and how to call them from Python or TypeScript.