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Make

Make Free plan automation ($0)

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Free: 1,000 credits ($0) per month and runs at intervals of at least 15 minutes
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Cohere

Cohere offers a free Trial API key with 1,000 API calls per month

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A free Trial API key provides 1,000 API calls per month. This includes Chat API models such as Command A, Command A Reasoning, Command R+, and North Mini Code, with 20 requests per minute per model; Embed, with 2,000 inputs per minute; Image Embed, with 5 inputs per minute; and EmbedJob, with 5 requests per minute
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Free

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Railway

Railway $5 trial credits for new accounts

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One-time $5 trial credit for new accounts (30 days) · Then $1 in monthly credits on the free plan
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Free plan $0/month
Deadline
Trial credits are valid for 30 days after signup, followed by $1 in monthly credits on the free plan

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Otter.ai

Otter.ai Basic free plan: 300 minutes per month, up to 30 minutes per conversation, real-time transcription

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Supports up to 300 minutes per user per month (no rollover), with real-time transcription and speaker identification, and audio recording playback for up to 30 minutes per conversation. Imports of prerecorded audio and video files are limited to 3 per user for life. Otter AI Chat questions are limited to 20 per user per month (3 per conversation). Includes iOS and Android apps, Mac and Windows downloads, and Otter MCP server integration
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Free
Deadline
No deadline

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Fliki

Fliki free plan, 3 credits every month without a credit card

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According to the plan details, it provides 3 credits per month, 300 standard voices supporting 80 or more languages, and AI image generation, while the FAQ separately states that you can create 5 minutes of free audio and video content each month. Videos can be exported in HD 720p with up to 100 scenes and a maximum length of 5 minutes per video. Based on ideas, scripts, blog posts, and PPT
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Free

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Novita AI

Novita, free models, Sandbox Free, $100 promotional credits for completing the new-user survey

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Apodex 1.1 Mini free, Sandbox Free plan for new accounts (up to 5 concurrent sandboxes), $100 promotional credits for completing the new-user survey (applied to the sandbox first, usage may be restricted)
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Deadline
There is no official information about a deadline. Credits may be subject to availability, validity periods, usage scope, and allocation limits. The maximum session duration on the Sandbox Free plan is 1 hour.

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AWS

AWS Free Tier

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More than 30 services always free within monthly limits, up to $200 in credits for new signups
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HeyGen

HeyGen Free plan: create 3 AI videos every month for $0/month, with no credit card required

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For $0 per month, you can create up to 3 AI videos per month, each up to 1 minute long, and use all AI Studio Editor features, 75+ video templates, and 30+ languages. It includes 1 custom video avatar (500 appearances), 500+ basic presenters, up to 3 photo avatars, 1,000+ AI voices, 1 voice clone, and 3 monthly Motion/Gesture
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$0/month, no credit card required

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Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure 65+ always-free services within monthly limits and 12 months of free services for new customers

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You can use two types of free services, each within its own monthly usage limit. While you maintain an Azure account, more than 65 always-free services are available each month up to their specified usage limits. New customers also receive a monthly allowance for free services exclusive to new customers for 12 months from the date their account is created.
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Token Plan Qwen4-Max-Preview credit consumption as low as 20%

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Qwen4-Max-Preview credit consumption is as low as 20% of the standard rate, and 8% of the standard rate from 22:00 to 08:00 (UTC+8)
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Unconfirmed
Deadline
November 11, 2026, 10:00 to November 25, 2026, 24:00 (UTC+8). Model availability will end afterward. The operator may adjust the event details and validity period as needed for operational reasons.

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Netlify

Netlify Free plan

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$0/month free forever · 300 credits/month and unlimited deploy previews
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Free plan $0/month
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No end date in official info

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Google AI

Gemini 3.8 Flash, $0.75 input and $3.75 output per 1 million tokens

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Google's official introductory pricing applies through December 31, 2026: $0.75 input, $3.75 output, and $0.075 cache reads per 1 million tokens.
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Deadline
Google's official introductory pricing applies through December 31, 2026. Starting January 1, 2027, it switches to Google's standard rates: $1.50 input and $7.50 output per 1 million tokens.

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Google AI

Gemini 4 Carbon, introductory API token pricing through November 30

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Until November 30, 2026, introductory pricing applies to the paid Gemini API tier: $2.00 per 1 million (1M) input tokens and $10.00 per 1 million (1M) output tokens.
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Deadline
The introductory price applies through November 30, 2026. Starting December 1, 2026, the rates will be $4.00 for input and $20.00 for output per 1 million (1M) tokens.

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Vercel

Vercel Hobby plan free Sandbox quota: 4 vCPU, 8 GB

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On the Hobby plan ($0/mo.), you can use Sandbox with up to 4 vCPU and 8 GB for free within the Active CPU 5 hours/month quota.
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Deadline
There is no official announcement of a deadline. This is an always-included quota in the Hobby plan for Sandbox, officially launched on January 30, 2026.

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ChatGPT

Daily free tokens for organizations sharing OpenAI API traffic (Launch·Grow 1M·10M, Build 250K·2.5M)

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Eligible OpenAI API organizations that share input and output traffic receive daily free tokens for two designated model groups: Launch and Grow tiers receive up to 1M tokens per day for the first model group and up to 10M tokens per day for the second model group, while the Build tier receives up to 250K tokens per day for the first model group and up to 2.5M tokens per day for the second model group (between models within each group
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No deadline

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Pickle AI

Pickle AI agent, free for Korean accounts, 1 full-reset ticket during onboarding

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Free use within the daily limit for Korean accounts, 1 full reset ticket for completing onboarding · 3 tickets for inviting 3 friends
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Unconfirmed
Deadline
There is no official announcement of an end date. The daily usage limit resets every day at 4 a.m. Korea time. Reset tickets can be used with no expiration date.

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