SambaNova Cloud
AI & ML Free tier (no card)
AuthenticationFree tier (no card)
Rate limitOfficial recurring Free Tier whenever no payment method is linked, no card. Exact quotas unpublished.
Documentation: docs.sambanova.ai ยท Checked Sep 21, 2026
About
SambaNova runs models on its own fast hardware, and their cloud has an official recurring free tier whenever no payment method is linked, no card required. You get speedy inference on Llama 3.3 70B, DeepSeek, Qwen, and GPT-OSS through an OpenAI-compatible API. Exact quotas are unpublished, so treat it as generous but unlisted.
Details
Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.
Auth: Free tier (no card)
Rate limit: Official recurring Free Tier whenever no payment method is linked, no card. Exact quotas unpublished.
Verified: 2026-09-21
Best for: developer
Setup
- Go to cloud.sambanova.ai and create an account (do not add a payment method).
- Generate an API key in the dashboard.
- Point your OpenAI-compatible client at https://api.sambanova.ai/v1.
- Choose a model like Llama 3.3 70B and start sending requests.
Example
POST https://api.sambanova.ai/v1/chat/completionsUse cases
- Run big 70B models without paying
- Speed up agent responses with fast inference
- Try DeepSeek and Qwen behind one API