How to Get a Free Chutes.ai API Key (2026)
2 free models available — no credit card required. Get your Chutes.ai API key →
Overview
Community-powered AI — DeepSeek-R1 and Llama 3.1 70B, no card.
Chutes.ai is a community-powered AI inference platform providing free API access to open-weight models like DeepSeek-R1 and Llama 3.1 70B. The platform runs on community-donated compute resources and offers an OpenAI-compatible endpoint. No credit card required.
- Community-powered infrastructure
- DeepSeek-R1 + Llama 3.1 70B
- No hard rate cap
- OpenAI-compatible endpoint
API Compatibility: OpenAI SDK-compatible (Chat Completions)
Quick Start Guide
- 1 Sign up at chutes.ai Email registration. No credit card.
- 2 Go to API Keys
- 3 Generate an API key
- 4 Choose a model DeepSeek-R1 and Llama 3.1 70B on community-powered infrastructure.
- 5 Configure OpenAI client Base URL: https://api.chutes.ai/v1
All Free Chutes.ai Models — Context Windows & Rate Limits
| Model | Context | Max Output | Modality | Rate Limit | Released | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek-R1 | 131K | 0 | Community-powered, no hard cap | — | Online | Details | |
| Llama 3.1 70B | 131K | 0 | Community-powered, no hard cap | — | Online | Details |
Pricing & Limits
Credit Card Not required
Free Tier Permanently free
Context Range 131K
Total Models 2 free
Rate Limits Community-powered, no hard cap
API Compatibility OpenAI SDK-compatible (Chat Completions)
Use Cases
What Chutes.ai's free models are best for, based on aggregated model capabilities:
Limitations & Caveats
- Community-powered infrastructure — reliability may vary
- Limited model selection (2 models)
- No published rate limits or SLA