Startup credits, free tiers, and limited-time offers from AI and creator-tech companies — each with a verified source and expiry note. We add new ones as we verify them; we remove dead ones.
Last updated: October 10, 2026Free year of Claude Team (up to 5 Premium seats) + $1,000 in API credits + the "Claude Startup Stack" of partner offers worth up to $45,000 (includes ElevenLabs, Firecrawl, ClickHouse credits).
API credits expire 6 months after grant. Expanded October 6, 2026; availability of the free Team + credit pack has fluctuated — check the official page before applying.
Sources: pondero.ai (Oct 7, 2026) · runtimewire.com (Oct 6, 2026)
Free API credits for startups from seed to Series C building on Runway's video models, plus a $10M fund investing $250K–$1M in 15–20 selected startups.
Application-based; announced March 2026. Credit amounts are set per applicant — apply to find out.
Source: TechCrunch (Mar 31, 2026)
Up to 33,000,000 characters (~680+ hours of voice agent usage) spread over 12 months for qualifying startups.
Application-based grant program; terms set by ElevenLabs at approval.
Source: aifree.dev directory (entry verified Sep 13, 2026)
Up to $30,000 in API credits for AI inference (image, video, and other models on the Runware platform).
Application-based; aimed at builders and startups.
Source: aifree.dev directory (entry verified Sep 13, 2026)
Starter plan first month 83% off ($1 instead of $6); Creator plan first month 50% off ($11 instead of $22). A separate limited-time Eleven v4 credit promotion was also running.
Starter $1 offer ran through October 18; the v4 credit promo to about October 12 (2026). Check the in-app banner — these rotate frequently.
10,000 credits/month (roughly 10 minutes of audio), 3 Studio projects. A real free tier, not a trial.
Personal, non-commercial use with attribution required. Commercial rights start on the paid Starter plan ($6/mo).
The Sandbox gives 15 free generations a day on selected models with no account. New developer signups have received up to $20 in one-time credits. MiniMax H3 Max offers 5 free video generations per day (up to 15s with audio).
No permanent free tier beyond the Sandbox; paid usage is pay-per-use with prepaid credits. Research grants available for open-source AI.
Sources: vibecoding.gallery (checked Oct 5, 2026) · free-api-bazaar (verified Aug 4, 2026) · aifree.dev
One-time 50€ credit at signup for speech-to-text and audio intelligence APIs.
One-time credit, no monthly reset.
Source: aifree.dev directory (entry verified Sep 13, 2026)
New accounts start with $20 in credits for voice and emotion AI APIs.
Free-tier credit for new accounts.
Source: aifree.dev directory (entry verified Sep 23, 2026)