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Free tools, student benefits and compute options for your next AI project. See what you get, who qualifies and where the limits start.

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Free tools & tiers

Start with local tools, hosted notebooks and limited API tiers. Free access comes with different conditions.

  • Google

    Limited free tier

    Google Colab notebooks

    Run Python notebooks in your browser for experiments, data analysis and ML lessons.

    • GPU
    • Python
    • Notebooks
    What you get
    Hosted notebooks with optional GPU and TPU access at no charge.
    Who qualifies
    A Google account and use that follows Colab policies.
    Keep in mind
    GPU availability, hardware type and usage limits vary. Resources are neither guaranteed nor unlimited.
    View resourceOfficial terms

  • Kaggle

    Limited free tier

    Kaggle notebooks & datasets

    Experiment with datasets and machine learning in a hosted notebook environment.

    • GPU
    • Datasets
    • Notebooks
    What you get
    Free notebooks with GPU access, plus public datasets and competitions.
    Who qualifies
    A Kaggle account with accelerator access enabled in the notebook settings.
    Keep in mind
    GPU quotas and capacity apply. Availability can require a queue; check the quota shown in your account.
    View resourceOfficial terms

  • Hugging Face

    Limited free tier

    Hugging Face Static Spaces

    Publish a static HTML, CSS and JavaScript demo alongside resources on the Hub.

    • Hosting
    • Demos
    • Open Source
    What you get
    Static Spaces are free for everyone.
    Who qualifies
    A Hugging Face account and a static app that follows Hub policies.
    Keep in mind
    Static hosting does not run a Python backend. Gradio and Docker compute Spaces require a paid plan, subject to documented exceptions.
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  • Groq

    Limited free tier

    Groq API free plan

    Prototype an application with hosted model inference through an API.

    • LLM API
    • Inference
    • Prototyping
    What you get
    A free plan for supported models within the published rate limits.
    Who qualifies
    A Groq account, an API key and supported usage.
    Keep in mind
    Limits vary by model and apply across the organization. Higher throughput requires a paid plan.
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  • Ollama

    Free tool

    Ollama local model runner

    Download and run supported language models on your own computer.

    • Local AI
    • LLMs
    • Open Source
    What you get
    An open-source local runner with no hosted API charge for local inference.
    Who qualifies
    A supported macOS, Linux or Windows computer with enough memory for your model.
    Keep in mind
    Your hardware and electricity carry a cost. Model licenses vary; cloud models are a separate service.
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  • Cohere

    Limited free tier

    Cohere trial API

    Test chat, embeddings and reranking for a retrieval or language application.

    • RAG
    • LLM API
    • Embeddings
    What you get
    A free trial API key for prototyping and evaluation.
    Who qualifies
    A Cohere account and use consistent with the trial terms.
    Keep in mind
    Trial keys are rate-limited. Production use requires a production key with metered billing.
    View resourceOfficial terms

  • Pinecone

    Limited free tier

    Pinecone Starter plan

    Try managed vector search for a small retrieval application.

    • Vector Search
    • RAG
    • Databases
    What you get
    A free Starter plan with included database usage.
    Who qualifies
    A Pinecone account on the Starter plan.
    Keep in mind
    Storage, operation and other plan limits apply. Review the current included usage before upgrading to a paid plan.
    View resourceOfficial terms

  • CoreWeave

    Limited free tier

    Weights & Biases / CoreWeave Forge

    Track model experiments and inspect evaluations and traces for AI applications.

    • MLOps
    • Evaluation
    • Training
    What you get
    A free cloud plan for personal development and small projects.
    Who qualifies
    An account and a project that fits the free plan's terms.
    Keep in mind
    Seats, storage and ingestion have limits. Professional team features and inference usage have separate pricing.
    View resourceOfficial terms

  • Amazon Web Services

    Free tool

    AWS Educate cloud labs

    Practise cloud concepts through guided training and hands-on labs.

    • Cloud
    • Labs
    • Learning
    What you get
    Free learning resources and labs without a credit card.
    Who qualifies
    Learners aged 13 or older can register with an email address; student status is not required.
    Keep in mind
    Access is for the programme's learning environments. This listing does not promise credits for your own AWS account.
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  • Cloudflare

    Limited free tier

    Cloudflare Workers AI

    Call hosted AI models from an API or a Cloudflare Worker.

    • LLM API
    • Serverless
    • Inference
    What you get
    A daily free inference allocation for eligible models.
    Who qualifies
    A Cloudflare account; model access depends on your billing plan.
    Keep in mind
    Some models require paid billing. Free allocation and model limits apply; paid usage above the allowance is billed.
    View resourceOfficial terms

Student benefits

Developer tools and education plans that require proof of student or educator status.

  • GitHub

    Education benefit

    GitHub Student Developer Pack

    Access a collection of developer tools and partner benefits for your studies.

    • Developer Tools
    • Cloud
    • Learning
    What you get
    Student access to GitHub benefits and participating partner offers.
    Who qualifies
    Verified students aged 13 or older who meet GitHub Education requirements.
    Keep in mind
    Each partner has its own eligibility, expiry and redemption rules. The included offers can change.
    View resourceOfficial terms

  • Microsoft Azure

    Education benefit

    Azure for Students

    Experiment with cloud services through a student subscription.

    • Cloud
    • Azure
    • Learning
    What you get
    Student cloud credit and selected free services without a credit card at signup.
    Who qualifies
    Full-time students aged 18 or older at an eligible accredited, degree-granting institution; verification required.
    Keep in mind
    Credit expires, product exclusions apply and the offer is limited to one subscription per eligible customer.
    View resourceOfficial terms

  • JetBrains

    Education benefit

    JetBrains Student & Teacher Pack

    Use JetBrains IDEs for coursework, study and academic research.

    • IDE
    • Python
    • Developer Tools
    What you get
    Free educational access to JetBrains IDEs and .NET tools.
    Who qualifies
    Students and teachers who pass JetBrains' education verification.
    Keep in mind
    Educational licenses cannot be used for commercial work. Follow the provider's renewal and license terms.
    View resourceOfficial terms

  • Notion

    Education benefit

    Notion Education Plan

    Organise your study notes, project briefs and reading lists in one workspace.

    • Notes
    • Productivity
    • Learning
    What you get
    A free Education Plan for an individual student or teacher workspace.
    Who qualifies
    Students or teachers at recognised accredited colleges and universities using their school email as the main account email.
    Keep in mind
    The individual plan has one workspace member and requires annual verification. Student organisations have a separate application.
    View resourceOfficial terms

  • Figma

    Education benefit

    Figma for Education

    Design and prototype the interface for a coursework or learning project.

    • Design
    • Prototyping
    • UI/UX
    What you get
    Free education access with plan features determined by your education setting.
    Who qualifies
    Verified current students and classroom educators in supported education programmes and regions.
    Keep in mind
    AI features and plan access vary by education setting. Self-directed learning alone does not qualify; access changes when eligibility ends.
    View resourceOfficial terms

Credits & paid compute

Compute credits and paid GPU resources. A paid service here is a resource to compare, rather than a special discount.

  • Modal

    Compute credit

    Modal Starter compute credits

    Run Python functions and GPU workloads on managed cloud infrastructure.

    • Serverless
    • GPU
    • Python
    What you get
    A monthly compute credit included with the Starter plan.
    Who qualifies
    A Modal account on the Starter plan, subject to signup and billing requirements.
    Keep in mind
    Compute beyond included credit is paid. GPU, memory and storage rates differ; review current pricing before deploying.
    View resourceOfficial terms

  • RunPod

    Paid compute

    RunPod GPU compute

    Rent GPU infrastructure for training, fine-tuning or hosted inference.

    • GPU
    • Training
    • Fine-Tuning
    What you get
    Paid GPU Pods and serverless compute with published usage pricing.
    Who qualifies
    A RunPod account with billing enabled and capacity for your selected GPU.
    Keep in mind
    This is a paid resource, not a discount. Compute and storage are billed separately; stored volumes can cost money when a Pod is stopped.
    View resourceOfficial terms