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Guide/Free AI for coding
Free AI for coding
Every day we collect all free models from OpenRouter, Cline, OpenCode Zen, Kilo and ZenMux, and send each model “hi” every two hours.
29 free models · responding now 7 · verified Oct 16 · updates itself
| # | Model | Smarts ↓ | Responds | Where it's free | Limit | Context | Free until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor | ≈46 | not checked | OpenCode Zen | 200 per day | — | — |
| 2 | GLM 5.3 Flash· Z.ai | 42 | not checked | OpenCode Zen | 200 per day | — | — |
| 3 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash· DeepSeek | 39 | not checked | OpenCode Zen | 200 per day | — | — |
| 4 | MiMo V2.6 Flash· Xiaomi | 37 | not checked | OpenCode Zen | 200 per day | — | — |
| 5 | Inkling Small· Thinking Machines | 25 | down · 0/12 | ClineKiloOpenRouter | 50 a day | 1M | — |
| 6 | Inkling· Thinking Machines | 24 | down · 0/12 | ClineOpenRouter | 50 a day | 1M | — |
| 7 | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL· NVIDIA | 24 | yes · 12/12 | ClineOpenCode ZenKiloOpenRouter | 50 a dayZen: 200 per day | 1M | — |
| 8 | Gemma 4 31B· Google | 23 | intermittent · 1/12 | ClineOpenRouter | 50 a day | 262K | — |
| 9 | Nemotron 3 Ultra· NVIDIA | 20 | intermittent · 2/12 | ClineKiloOpenRouter | 50 a day | 1M | — |
| 10 | North Mini Code· Cohere | 20 | yes · 12/12 | ClineKiloOpenRouter | 50 a day | 256K | — |
| 11 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning· NVIDIA | 16 | yes · 9/12 | ClineOpenCode ZenKiloOpenRouter | 50 a dayZen: 200 per day | 1M | — |
| 12 | Auto Free· Kilo | — | yes · 12/12 | Kilo | — | 256K | — |
| 13 | Dots3-Note Preview· Dots Studio | — | yes · 12/12 | ClineKiloOpenRouter | 50 a day | 512K | Dec 31 |
| 14 | LFM2.5-2.6B· LiquidAI | — | yes · 11/12 | ClineKiloOpenRouter | 50 a day | 66K | — |
| 15 | Nemotron 3 Super· NVIDIA | — | yes · 12/12 | ClineKiloOpenRouter | 50 a day | 262K | — |
| 16 | Beam | — | not checked | OpenCode Zen | 200 per day | — | — |
| 17 | Cat Jam | — | not checked | OpenCode Zen | 200 per day | — | — |
| 18 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash· DeepSeek | — | not checked | own chat | not disclosed | 1M | no end date |
| 19 | GLM 4.6V Flash· Z.AI | — | not checked | ZenMux | — | 200K | — |
| 20 | GLM 4.7 Flash· Z.AI | — | not checked | ZenMux | — | 200K | — |
| 21 | Jev 1.13 | — | not checked | OpenCode Zen | 200 per day | — | — |
| 22 | LL Alpha | — | not checked | OpenCode Zen | 200 per day | — | — |
| 23 | LongCat 2.5 Preview | — | not checked | OpenCode Zen | 200 per day | — | — |
| 24 | Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor | — | not checked | OpenCode Zen | 200 per day | — | — |
| 25 | Space Bunny | — | not checked | OpenCode Zen | 200 per day | — | — |
| 26 | Gemma 4 26B A4B· Google | — | intermittent · 1/12 | ClineOpenRouter | 50 a day | 262K | — |
| 27 | Laguna S 2.1· Poolside | — | intermittent · 6/12 | ClineKiloOpenRouter | 50 a day | 262K | Oct 31 |
| 28 | Laguna XS 2.1· Poolside | — | intermittent · 3/12 | ClineKiloOpenRouter | 50 a day | 262K | Oct 31 |
| 29 | Nemotron 3 Nano Omni· NVIDIA | — | intermittent · 8/12 | ClineKiloOpenRouter | 50 a day | 256K | — |
How to read the table
Numbers: what to trust
- Smarts — Artificial Analysis coding score, out of 100. The "≈" sign marks a score for the model's base version. The table is sorted by Smarts.
- Responds — how many of our checks in the past 24 hours the model answered: we send it "hi" every two hours via OpenRouter or Kilo. "Not checked" appears where the model doesn't respond without signing up: OpenCode Zen, ZenMux, the developer's own agents and chats.
- Context — how much text the model reads in one request, in tokens.
Access: where and how much
- Where it's free — where the model is offered without payment: OpenRouter, Cline, OpenCode Zen, Kilo, ZenMux, a VS Code plugin, or the developer's own agent or chat. We update the gateway lists every day. The main route is marked with a dark chip.
- Limit — how much you get for free: OpenRouter gives 50 a day, OpenCode Zen gives 200 per day. Cline, Kilo and ZenMux don't publish their limits, so they show a dash.
- Free until — the date until which the gateway promises free access. A dash means no end date is given. "No end date" is shown for developers' own agents and chats.
Table notes
- The number on the left is the rank by Smarts. The filter hides rows; the numbers stay the same.
- A dash in a cell means there is no sourced fact.
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