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Roundup of Popular AI Large Model Platforms

Since the groundbreaking emergence of ChatGPT 3, a wave of AI large model fever has swept across the world, with various AI platforms springing up like mushrooms after rain, both domestically and internationally. Want to experience these powerful AI capabilities? Don't worry about the high costs! Many platforms offer free APIs or free credits, allowing you to experience the charm of artificial intelligence at zero cost.

This article will round up some commonly used AI large model platforms that offer free trials, making it easy for everyone to explore. Although there are many other platforms on the market, the following are those that I personally use frequently and believe are worth recommending.

Domestic Platforms

  1. Moonshot AI (Kimi)

Website: https://www.moonshot.cn/

API Console: https://platform.moonshot.cn/console

Modality: Text modality, chat, translation, etc.

Free Credits:

Maximum number of requests initiated per minute: 3 Maximum number of tokens interacted with per minute: 32000 Maximum number of tokens interacted with per day: Unlimited

API Interface Address: https://api.moonshot.cn/v1

OpenAI Compatible: Yes

Available Model List:

moonshot-v1-8k: It is a model with a length of 8k, suitable for generating short texts.

moonshot-v1-32k: It is a model with a length of 32k, suitable for generating long texts.

moonshot-v1-128k: It is a model with a length of 128k, suitable for generating ultra-long texts.

  1. DeepSeek

Website: https://www.deepseek.com/

API Console: https://platform.deepseek.com/

Modality: Text modality, chat, translation, etc.

Free Credits: None

API Interface Address: https://api.deepseek.com/v1

OpenAI Compatible: Yes

Available Model: deepseek-chat

3. Tsinghua Zhipu AI

Website: https://bigmodel.cn/

API Console: https://bigmodel.cn/console

Modality: Multimodal, text, visual, voice, etc.

Free Credits: Each model has free credits.

API Interface Address: https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/paas/v4/

OpenAI Compatible: Yes

Model Series: GLM-4 GLM-4V CogVideoX CogView-3-Plus GLM-4-AllTools

  1. Baichuan Intelligence

Website: https://www.baichuan-ai.com/

API Console: https://platform.baichuan-ai.com/console

Modality: Text modality, chat, translation, etc.

Free Credits: ¥80 is given as a gift.

API Interface Address: https://api.baichuan-ai.com/v1

OpenAI Compatible: Yes

Model Series: Baichuan4 Baichuan3

  1. iFlytek Spark

Website: https://xinghuo.xfyun.cn/

API Console: https://xinghuo.xfyun.cn/sparkapi

Modality: Multimodal, text, image, voice

Free Credits: Spark Lite model is completely free, other models have gift credits.

API Interface Address: No unified API

OpenAI Compatible: Not compatible

Model Series: More

International Platforms

  1. DeepGram

Website: https://deepgram.com/

Application Scenarios: Speech recognition, speech synthesis

Free Credits: $200 is given as a gift upon registration.

OpenAI Compatible: Not compatible

VPN Required: No

  1. ElevenLabs

Website: https://elevenlabs.io/

Application Scenarios: Speech synthesis, voice cloning

Free Credits: 10 minutes of audio synthesis per month

OpenAI Compatible: Not compatible

VPN Required: No

  1. GroqCloud

Website: https://groq.com/

Application Scenarios: Text chat, translation, speech recognition

Free Credits: A lot

VPN Required: Yes

OpenAI Compatible: Yes

API Interface Address: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1

  1. X.ai

Website: https://console.x.ai/

Application Scenarios: Text chat, translation

Free Credits: $20

VPN Required: Yes

OpenAI Compatible: Yes

API Interface Address: https://api.x.ai/v1

It should be noted that free credits are usually limited. It is recommended that you rationally plan resources during the trial process and pay attention to the specific usage rules of each platform. I hope this roundup can help you quickly find an AI platform that suits you and start your AI exploration journey! If you have any other recommended free or low-cost AI platforms, please feel free to share them in the comments section!