api.ranmeng.icu
Free LLM quota · free models · community reputation · risk review
Overview
Jianghu Yizhan (api.ranmeng.icu, part of the 'Ranmeng Tech' resource site ranmeng.icu) describes itself as 'a non-profit API relay for AI learners and individual developers, offering small learning/test quotas' — free, not for sale, with no commercial SLA promised. It is anonymously operated, reachable only via a QQ group, and payments are currently disabled.
Free quota
Non-profit and free, offering small learning/test quotas (the site states 'resources are limited, take only what you need; not for sale, not for resale, no commercial SLA promised'). Registration requires email verification and only @qq.com addresses; payment is disabled (payment_enabled=false). Exact daily/total quota is undisclosed; /v1/models requires auth (401), so details are unknown.
Free models
UnknownPros
- Clearly positioned as a 'non-profit API relay' with honest self-description (admits limited resources, no SLA, no selling/reselling)
- Has a fairly complete draft terms of service (explicitly names upstreams OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/AWS/Azure, with data and billing notes)
- Has a contact channel: QQ group 297354473, plus a relay usage doc (ranmeng.icu/api-zhongzhuan)
- Registration requires @qq.com email verification, adding one more gate than fully no-verification sites; belongs to the existing Ranmeng Tech resource site
- Multi-format compatible with OpenAI/Anthropic/Google (/v1/models accepts Bearer, x-api-key, and x-goog-api-key headers)
Cons
- The actual operator remains anonymous, reachable only via a QQ group, with no registration/company entity info and weak accountability
- As a non-profit with limited resources that explicitly promises no SLA, stability and longevity are unguaranteed; it may rate-limit or shut down at any time
- Offers closed-source large models like Claude/GPT/Gemini for free, raising the industry-common suspicion of stolen/shared upstream keys; compliance is doubtful
- No independent community reputation anywhere (V2EX/Linux.do/NodeSeek/Zhihu/GitHub return no discussion of this site)
- Free quota, model list, and rate-limit policy are opaque (/v1/models requires auth; the doc page once returned 520)
- Conversation data is relayed in plaintext through a third party, with privacy relying on a draft self-policy; CSP embeds Stripe/Airwallex, so it may turn paid later
Risk flags
- Anonymous operator, reachable only via a QQ group (297354473), with no registration/company entity info
- Non-profit site explicitly promises no SLA and has limited resources; may rate-limit, cut quota, or shut down at any time
- Offers closed-source large models like Claude/GPT/Gemini for free, suggesting stolen/shared upstream keys; compliance doubtful
- No independent community reputation anywhere; trustworthiness cannot be externally verified
- Free quota, model list, and rate-limit rules opaque (/v1/models requires auth; the doc site once returned 520)
- Conversation data relayed in plaintext through a third party, privacy relying only on its draft policy; CSP embeds Stripe/Airwallex and could turn paid
Community reputation
Almost no independent community reputation: V2EX, Linux.do, NodeSeek, Zhihu, and GitHub return no usable discussion of Jianghu Yizhan / api.ranmeng.icu; it can only be judged from its own front-end __APP_CONFIG__ and terms. Compared with similar anonymous sites it is more honest in positioning (explicitly non-profit, small test quota, no SLA promise) and has a QQ group and fairly complete terms, so trustworthiness is slightly higher; but the operator is still anonymous, reputation is zero, and free top-tier models carry the common stolen-key suspicion — assessed cautiously as an anonymous non-profit new site.
Recommendation
As an honestly self-described anonymous non-profit small site, it can be used for small-scale learning/testing after fully understanding the risks, but not for production or sensitive data, and do not top up or rely on it long-term because of 'free Claude/GPT'. Keep alternative channels ready for its rate-limiting/shutdown, and note that its free top-tier models likely come from an illegitimate source, so use itself may violate upstream terms.
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FAQ
Is api.ranmeng.icu safe and trustworthy?
Overall reputation 42/100, risk level Med. Almost no independent community reputation: V2EX, Linux.do, NodeSeek, Zhihu, and GitHub return no usable discussion of Jianghu Yizhan / api.ranmeng.icu; it can only be judged from its own front-end __APP_CONFIG__ and terms. Compared with similar anonymous sites it is more honest in positioning (explicitly non-profit, small test quota, no SLA promise) and has a QQ group and fairly complete terms, so trustworthiness is slightly higher; but the operator is still anonymous, reputation is zero, and free top-tier models carry the common stolen-key suspicio…
Will api.ranmeng.icu shut down? Is the service stable?
Known risks: Anonymous operator, reachable only via a QQ group (297354473), with no registration/company entity info; Non-profit site explicitly promises no SLA and has limited resources; may rate-limit, cut quota, or shut down at any time; Offers closed-source large models like Claude/GPT/Gemini for free, suggesting stolen/shared upstream keys; compliance doubtful; No independent community reputation anywhere; trustworthiness cannot be externally verified; Free quota, model list, and rate-limit rules opaque (/v1/models requires auth; the doc site once returned 520); Conversation data relayed…
Which free models does api.ranmeng.icu offer? How much free quota?
Free quota: Non-profit and free, offering small learning/test quotas (the site states 'resources are limited, take only what you need; not for sale, not for resale, no commercial SLA promised'). Registration requires email verification and only @qq.com addresses; payment is disabled (payment_enabled=false). Exact daily/total quota is undisclosed; /v1/models requires auth (401), so details are unknown.. Free models: unknown.
Is api.ranmeng.icu worth using? How should I use it?
As an honestly self-described anonymous non-profit small site, it can be used for small-scale learning/testing after fully understanding the risks, but not for production or sensitive data, and do not top up or rely on it long-term because of 'free Claude/GPT'. Keep alternative channels ready for its rate-limiting/shutdown, and note that its free top-tier models likely come from an illegitimate source, so use itself may violate upstream terms.
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