https://blog.lynxflow.co/en/tags/free-api/Recent content in Free API on Lynx Tech BlogHugo -- gohugo.ioenSun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800https://blog.lynxflow.co/en/posts/how-to-catch-ai-freebies-2026/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800https://blog.lynxflow.co/en/posts/how-to-catch-ai-freebies-2026/<img src="https://blog.lynxflow.co/images/how-to-catch-ai-freebies-2026.png" alt="Featured image of post How to Catch AI Freebies: Quotas, Limited-Time Models, and Not Missing a Window" />In deal-hunting, information is the arbitrage. Nearly every AI freebie in 2026—free API quotas, temporarily free models, open-source capacity drops—has an explicit window: campaign pages go up for days, signup credits expire, limited-time models stop on schedule. Knowing a day earlier or later gets you the same thing; the difference is knowing at all. This post lists no resources (that&rsquo;s this survey, verified 2026-09-04—read it first, then apply the methods here). It&rsquo;s about method:https://blog.lynxflow.co/en/posts/free-llm-api-quotas-2026/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800https://blog.lynxflow.co/en/posts/free-llm-api-quotas-2026/<img src="https://blog.lynxflow.co/images/free-llm-api-quotas-2026.png" alt="Featured image of post Free AI API Quotas in 2026: A Survey of LLM Free Tiers and New-User Credits" />Are free LLM APIs still a thing in 2026? Yes—and the landscape is more competitive than two years ago. Chinese platforms compete on new-user credits; overseas platforms compete on permanent free tiers. But free quotas are not a promise: some are permanently free small models, some are one-time signup gifts, and some only exist inside a short activity window. This post surveys the free channels that were publicly verifiable as of 2026-09-04, organized into three layers with the fine print for eac