cerebras.ai
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Overview
Cerebras is a wafer-scale AI chip maker whose Cerebras Inference cloud offers an OpenAI-compatible ultra-fast inference API with a free tier of 1 million tokens per day.
Free quota
Free tier: 1M tokens/day, 30 RPM, 60K TPM, ~8K context, no credit card required; sign up at cloud.cerebras.ai and self-generate an API key.
Rate-limit/quota data synced from cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources (auto-updated daily, not measured by us)
Free models
Llama 4 ScoutQwen3 32BLlama 3.1 8BLlama 3.1 70BQwen3 235B InstructDeepSeek R1 Distillgpt-oss-120bPros
- Official first-party service from a well-known (publicly listed) wafer-scale chip company; very low risk of shutdown or upstream-key abuse
- OpenAI-compatible /v1 endpoint (set base_url to https://api.cerebras.ai/v1); works directly with the OpenAI SDK
- Extremely fast inference, officially claimed at 2000+ tokens/s, far above typical GPU inference
- Free tier gives 1M tokens/day with no credit card, a low barrier to entry
Cons
- Free tier is capped at 30 RPM, 60K TPM and ~8K context, unsuited to long-context or high-concurrency use
- Available models are mostly open-source (Llama/Qwen/DeepSeek distills); no closed-source frontier models
- Free quota and model list change with official policy; always check the live console
Risk flags
- Free tier has rate and context limits and should not be treated as unlimited
- Free model list and quota are subject to change; the official console is authoritative
Community reputation
Cerebras is a widely recognized wafer-scale AI chip vendor whose inference cloud is listed by several 'free LLM API' roundups as a mainstream zero-cost inference source for 2026; community feedback focuses on its very high inference speed and a stable official free tier. It is a legitimate first-party service.
Recommendation
A legitimate first-party free inference tier from a major chip vendor; good as a free/trial source for developers needing fast open-model inference. Mind the RPM/TPM/context limits and evaluate the paid tier for high-concurrency production.
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FAQ
Is cerebras.ai safe and trustworthy?
Overall reputation 88/100, risk level Low. Cerebras is a widely recognized wafer-scale AI chip vendor whose inference cloud is listed by several 'free LLM API' roundups as a mainstream zero-cost inference source for 2026; community feedback focuses on its very high inference speed and a stable official free tier. It is a legitimate first-party service.
Will cerebras.ai shut down? Is the service stable?
Known risks: Free tier has rate and context limits and should not be treated as unlimited; Free model list and quota are subject to change; the official console is authoritative. Free and relay/public-benefit stations generally have no SLA and may shut down or change quotas at any time; don't use them for production or critical work — keep an official paid fallback for important use.
Which free models does cerebras.ai offer? How much free quota?
Free quota: Free tier: 1M tokens/day, 30 RPM, 60K TPM, ~8K context, no credit card required; sign up at cloud.cerebras.ai and self-generate an API key.. Available free models: Llama 4 Scout, Qwen3 32B, Llama 3.1 8B, Llama 3.1 70B, Qwen3 235B Instruct, DeepSeek R1 Distill, gpt-oss-120b.
Is cerebras.ai worth using? How should I use it?
A legitimate first-party free inference tier from a major chip vendor; good as a free/trial source for developers needing fast open-model inference. Mind the RPM/TPM/context limits and evaluate the paid tier for high-concurrency production.
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