Penny-Pincher Provider
A curated list of affordable (or almost free) LLM providers for people who are unwilling to pay premium prices for AI.
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Providers with Coding Plans
These providers offer coding plan subscriptions. You can prepay a monthly fee and use their LLM APIs with usage limits.
Z.ai
Offers 3 plans:
- Lite: 3x usage of the Claude Pro plan
- Pro: 5x Lite plan usage
- Max: 4x Pro plan usage
Prices vary based on plan duration (monthly, quarterly, or yearly) and occasional promotional offers, so check the website for current pricing.
Source: https://z.ai/subscribe 1
Homepage: https://docs.z.ai/devpack/overview
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Free Providers
OpenRouter
Free usage limits: If you’re using a free model variant (with an ID ending in :free), you can make up to 20 requests per minute. The following per-day limits apply:
- If you have purchased less than 10 credits, you’re limited to 50 :free model requests per day.
- If you purchase at least 10 credits, your daily limit is increased to 1000 :free model requests per day.
Source: https://openrouter.ai/docs/api/reference/limits 2
Homepage: https://openrouter.ai