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Free AI API & cloud credits

Deals checked 22 Oct 2026

Free API usage and cloud credits you can put towards AI projects: model API free tiers, startup credit programs and new-account cloud credits. Some credits come bundled with a paid plan; the card says so when they do. Amounts show their currency where the official page states it.

7 verified deals across 6 tools.

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Gemini API

What you get: Free tier: "Limited access to certain models"; "Free input & output tokens"; "Google AI Studio access"
The catch: "Content used to improve our products"; e.g. gemini-4-argon "not available on the Free tier"; gemini-3.8-flash Free Tier input/output "Free of charge"
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Source: ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
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AWS

What you get: "you get US$100 in credits immediately... you can earn up to US$100 more"; "30+ AWS services are always free within monthly usage limits"
The catch: "The account closes on its own 6 months after you open it or when your credits run out"
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Source: aws.amazon.com/free
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Google Cloud

What you get: "New customers get $300 in free credit"; "20+ products with free tier" (e.g. "1 e2-micro instance per month", Cloud Run "2 million requests per month")
The catch: "The free usage limit does not expire, but is subject to change"
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Source: cloud.google.com/free
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Google for Startups Cloud Program

What you get: "Up to US$350,000 in Cloud credits over two years."; "Start (US$2k) tier is designed for startups founded in the past 2 years, with a working MVP, a clear business model, and plans to seek venture funding soon."
The catch: Application required; "Our Funded program tiers (Scale, and Scale AI) range from US$200K - US$350k in credits, and are designed for growing startups with verifiable Pre-Seed to Series A funding."
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Source: cloud.google.com/startup
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AWS Activate

What you get: Activate Founders: "Start with US$1,000 in Activate Credits", "up to US$5,000"; Portfolio "Up to US$200,000"
The catch: "Pre-series B, founded in the last 10 years, AWS Account on Paid Tier Plan"; Portfolio needs a provider Org ID
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Source: aws.amazon.com/startups/credits
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Claude API

What you get: Paid-plan perk: "New Monthly API credits": Max 5x "$100/month", Max 20x "$200/month"; Team "Up to $500/month" ("Up to $500 per month in pooled API credits")
The catch: Not free: requires a paid Max plan ("From $100 Per month") or Team plan; Free and Pro: "No"
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Source: www.anthropic.com/pricing
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How we pick: free API tiers and credit programs from our Cloud & API credits list, checked against each official page. Student offers are on the Student AI deals page.