OpenAI
Provider route
OpenAI
Catalog snapshot6 months
Some current terms confirmedOpenAI’s Codex for Open Source program lists six months of ChatGPT Pro with Codex and API credits.
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Compare AI startup credits for model APIs, inference, and GPU compute. Check eligible workloads, usage limits, expiry, and application requirements.
170listed routes
78provider-listed free
2026-09-03catalog last checked
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Compare AI & ML credits, discounts, and routes.
Values are catalog snapshots. Open each offer to review its evidence boundary before relying on it. Showing 12 of 48 offers on this page, in catalog recommendation order; this is not an eligibility ranking.
| Offer | Listed value | Route type | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAIOpenAI | 6 months | Provider route | AI |
| AnthropicAnthropic | $5,000 | Application form | AI |
| Amazon BedrockAWS | $50,000 | Provider route | AI |
| ClaudeAnthropic | $1,750 | Provider route | AI |
| Claude (via program)Anthropic | $1,000 | Provider route | AI |
| ClaudeAnthropic | 7 days free | Provider route | AI |
| xAI (via partner)xAI (via partner) | See provider | Partner route | AI |
| Hugging Face Startup ProgramHugging Face | See provider | Provider route | AI |
| Groq for Startups (Partner Program)Groq | See provider | Partner route | AI |
| Vapi for StartupsVapi | See provider | Provider route | AI |
| Langfuse for StartupsLangfuse | See provider | Provider route | AI |
| Braintrust for StartupsBraintrust | See provider | Provider route | AI |
SOURCE-LINKED ROUTES
Listed AI & ML offers
Anthropic
Application form
Anthropic
Catalog snapshot$5,000
Current terms not confirmedAnthropic's Economic Futures Research Awards publish grant and Claude API credit terms, but applications are not currently being accepted.
View value, conditions, and sourceAWS
Provider route
Amazon Bedrock
Catalog snapshot$50,000
Current terms not confirmedAmazon Bedrock gives developers access to foundation models through AWS. The recorded $50,000 Bedrock-specific credit benefit is unconfirmed.
View value, conditions, and sourceAnthropic
Provider route
Claude
Catalog snapshot$1,750
Some current terms confirmedClaude Campus lists a $3,600 stipend for its ambassador program; Fall 2026 applications are closed.
View value, conditions, and sourceAnthropic
Provider routeClaude (via program)
Catalog snapshot$1,000
Some current terms confirmedAWS Activate Founders starts with $1,000 in AWS credits; selected participants may receive up to $5,000. AWS says credits can cover third-party models on Bedrock.
View value, conditions, and sourceAnthropic
Provider routeClaude
Catalog snapshot7 days free
Current terms not confirmedThe recorded listing describes seven days of Claude access, but current official terms for the individual referral are unconfirmed.
View value, conditions, and sourcexAI (via partner)
Partner route
xAI (via partner)
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedxAI provides Grok and API services; the recorded partner-access package for multiple model providers is unconfirmed.
View value, conditions, and sourceHugging Face
Provider routeHugging Face Startup Program
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedHugging Face publishes Enterprise Hub pricing, but the recorded startup discount is not confirmed on its current pricing page.
View value, conditions, and sourceGroq
Partner routeGroq for Startups (Partner Program)
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedGroq’s public service-credit terms allow promotional credits, but do not confirm a current startup credit amount.
View value, conditions, and sourceVapi
Provider routeVapi for Startups
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedVapi’s startup program lists 90,000 voice-AI minutes over 12 months; applications are currently on hold.
View value, conditions, and sourceLangfuse
Provider routeLangfuse for Startups
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedLangfuse’s startup program lists 50% off Langfuse Cloud invoices for 12 months.
View value, conditions, and sourceBraintrust
Provider routeBraintrust for Startups
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedBraintrust for Startups lists six to twelve months of Pro access, plus office hours and startup events. No credit amount is published.
View value, conditions, and sourceLMNT
Provider routeLMNT Startup Grants
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Offer or round confirmed endedLMNT’s current website says the company has shut down, so the recorded startup API grant is no longer available.
View value, conditions, and sourceHume AI
Provider routeHume AI Startup Program
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedHume AI’s Startup Program lists discounted API access and dedicated support, without publishing a discount rate or term.
View value, conditions, and sourceDeepInfra
Provider routeDeepInfra DeepStart
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedDeepInfra's DeepStart program now advertises about 50 billion free tokens at DeepSeek V4 Flash prices. Credits expire one year after approval.
View value, conditions, and sourceZ.ai
Provider routeZ.ai Startups Program
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedZ.ai’s Startups Program offers free API credits of up to one billion tokens.
View value, conditions, and sourceRunway
Provider routeRunway Builders
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedRunway Builders offers up to 500,000 API credits, higher usage limits and access to Runway Characters through the API.
View value, conditions, and sourceHeyGen
Provider routeHeyGen Founders Program
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Offer or round confirmed endedHeyGen’s Founders Program offered six months of unlimited credits, coaching and distribution support; applications for its inaugural 2026 cohort are closed.
View value, conditions, and sourceArize AI
Provider routeArize for Startups
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedArize for Startups provides an application route for an Arize AX Pro code. The page does not publish the discount amount or duration.
View value, conditions, and sourceSambaNova
Partner routeSambaNova Startup / Developer Early Access Program
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedSambaNova’s Developer Early Access Program lists higher usage limits, accelerator support, early feature access and partner credits; no credit amount is published.
View value, conditions, and sourceLightning AI
Provider routeLightning AI for Startups
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedLightning AI’s public AI Studio documentation describes monthly credits for users, but current startup-specific credit terms are unconfirmed.
View value, conditions, and sourcexAI
Provider routexAI (Grok) API Free Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedA 2024 announcement said xAI's $25 monthly API-credit beta would end that year. Current API pricing is usage-based, so the listing's status is unconfirmed.
View value, conditions, and sourceFliki
Provider routeFliki Free plan
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedFliki’s free plan includes monthly AI credits for text-to-video and voiceover, with 720p exports.
View value, conditions, and sourceBland AI
Provider routeBland Start Plan
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedBland's Start plan includes two credits and an inbound number with a $0 platform fee and no card required. Calls cost $0.14 per minute.
View value, conditions, and sourceTwelve Labs
Provider routeTwelve Labs Free Plan
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedTwelve Labs offers a Free plan for testing, with a published 10-hour allowance shared across indexing and video analysis.
View value, conditions, and sourceXimilar
Provider routeXimilar Free Plan
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedXimilar Free includes 1,000 API credits per month; unused monthly credits expire at month-end.
View value, conditions, and sourcePhotoroom
Provider routePhotoroom API Startup Plan
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms confirmedPhotoroom's API Startup Plan provides 60,000 Basic images or 12,000 Plus images for one year.
View value, conditions, and sourceGraphlit
Provider routeGraphlit Free Tier
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Offer or round confirmed endedGraphlit has closed new signups while winding down its content and RAG platform.
View value, conditions, and sourceTavily
Provider routeTavily Free Plan
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms confirmedTavily's free Researcher plan includes 1,000 API credits each month and does not require a credit card.
View value, conditions, and sourceDiffbot
Provider routeDiffbot Free Tier
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedDiffbot's Free plan includes 10,000 credits per month across its APIs.
View value, conditions, and sourceAgenta
Provider routeAgenta Hobby (Free) + Startup Access
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedAgenta Cloud's Hobby plan is free and includes two team members and 5,000 agent runs per month. Any additional startup offer remains unconfirmed.
View value, conditions, and sourceD-ID
Partner routeFree Trial (AI Video)
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms confirmedD-ID’s 14-day trial includes up to three minutes of AI avatar video and ten minutes of streaming video.
View value, conditions, and sourceBria
Provider routeDeveloper Free Credits (AI Image)
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedBria provides a free API plan with 100 image generations for testing its image-generation and editing tools.
View value, conditions, and sourceYou.com
Provider routeYou.com for Startups
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedYou.com provides AI search and assistant products; the listed startup Pro discount is unconfirmed and its recorded page has been removed.
View value, conditions, and sourceEden AI
Provider routeEden AI Start Plan (Free Credits)
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedEden AI provides one API for more than 500 AI models. Current public pricing is usage-based and does not confirm the catalog's free Start credits.
View value, conditions, and sourceAI/ML API
Provider routeAIMLAPI Free Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedThe listing refers to free AI/ML API credits, but current provider documentation says the free tier is paused and no startup program is available.
View value, conditions, and sourceSpeechki
Provider routeSpeechki Free Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedSpeechki provides text-to-audio and voice tools. The free-credit amount in this listing is not confirmed.
View value, conditions, and sourceUnreal Speech
Provider routeUnreal Speech Free Tier
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedUnreal Speech Free includes 250,000 characters for text-to-speech generation at $0.
View value, conditions, and sourceSindarin
Provider routeSindarin Developer Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedSindarin is described in the listing as a conversational voice AI platform; current developer-credit terms are unconfirmed.
View value, conditions, and sourceVogent
Provider routeVogent Free Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedVogent builds voice AI agents; its current homepage does not state the listed free-credit terms.
View value, conditions, and sourceRev
Provider routeRev AI Free Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedRev AI’s pricing page lists free credits equal to five hours of Reverb ASR. The credits can be used across its products.
View value, conditions, and sourceSoniox
Provider routeSoniox Free Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Offer or round confirmed endedSoniox ended free API credits for new signups in October 2025; the speech-to-text API remains available on paid usage terms.
View value, conditions, and sourceVozo
Provider routeVozo Free Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedVozo Free includes 20 AI points for trial use; gift points expire seven days after registration.
View value, conditions, and sourcePika
Provider routePika Free Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedPika’s current pricing page and FAQ disagree about free-plan credits, so the monthly allowance is unconfirmed.
View value, conditions, and sourceVidu
Provider routeVidu Free Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedVidu gives users 40 free credits per month for AI video generation.
View value, conditions, and sourceHiggsfield
Provider routeHiggsfield Free Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms not confirmedHiggsfield offers a free plan for AI video creation; daily credit terms are unconfirmed.
View value, conditions, and sourcePixVerse
Provider routePixVerse Free Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Current terms confirmedPixVerse provides free daily generation credits that refresh at UTC midnight and expire if unused.
View value, conditions, and sourceDomoAI
Provider routeDomoAI Free Credits
Catalog snapshotSee provider
Some current terms confirmedDomoAI's current pages disagree on the free-credit balance for new accounts, so the amount remains unconfirmed.
View value, conditions, and sourceHOW TO USE THIS DIRECTORY
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AI programs often advertise a large maximum while leaving eligibility, approval, and expiry to the provider. Use this directory to compare the route and the evidence before opening an application.
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This directory includes 170 recorded offers: OpenAI; Claude (via program); AWS Generative AI; and more. Open a listing to compare its benefit and access route.
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Eligibility varies by listing. A free plan, startup program, open-source benefit, and partner discount may have different requirements. Check the specific offer for account, team, and partner conditions before applying.
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