Free on NVIDIA Build
NVIDIA Build gives free API endpoints for some models. It needs an NVIDIA account and phone verification. Free endpoints come with rate limits, and NVIDIA can retire them: one on this list, GLM 5.3, is already set to retire around 29 Oct 2026.
Checked by hand on 24 Oct 2026. NVIDIA lists 45 free endpoints in total. These are the ones worth using for chat and code.
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Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B
NVIDIAAgentic reasoning and coding. The biggest free one.
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Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B
NVIDIAReasoning and vision, for agentic work and coding.
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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B
NVIDIAA fast agentic model.
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Step 5 Preview
StepFunAbout 600B and multimodal, with reasoning.
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Muse Glimmer 30B
MetaMultimodal reasoning with tool use.
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Gemma 4 31B IT
GoogleReasoning for coding and agents.
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DiffusionGemma 26B
GoogleA diffusion text model, so replies come back very fast.
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Laguna XS 2.1
Poolside33B, built for agentic coding.
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GPT-OSS 20B
OpenAIA small reasoning model.
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MiniMax M3.1 Flash
MiniMaxAlso has a Freeline page with every route on record.
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GLM 5.3 Flash
Z.aiAlso has a Freeline page with every route on record.
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GLM 5.3
Z.aiThe full model. Its free endpoint retires around 29 Oct 2026.
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeekThe base model. The 1017 build is not listed separately.
NVIDIA Build needs an NVIDIA account with a verified phone number. Free endpoints are rate limited, so a busy day shows up as slow replies rather than a bill.