Is FreeTheAi really free?

Yes. The FreeTheAi free API remains free with no billing or credit card required. Optional paid slots are available for users who need separate higher-power models.

How many AI models does FreeTheAi have?

FreeTheAi currently exposes 50+ active models across chat, image, and tool-capable routes. The live catalog at freetheai.xyz/models is the source of truth.

Is FreeTheAi compatible with the OpenAI SDK?

Yes. FreeTheAi is fully OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.freetheai.xyz/v1 with your API key and it works.

How do I get an API key?

Join the FreeTheAi Discord server at discord.gg/secrets, run /signup, and complete the modal with your use case, bot-disclosure answer, and randomized human challenge.

Why does my key need check-in?

FreeTheAi uses a daily /checkin modal to reduce automated abuse. Enter your existing API key and solve the randomized challenge once per UTC day before using the API.

How do I reset a lost FreeTheAi API key?

Run /resetkey in Discord. The reset flow asks for a real reason and a human challenge, then rotates your key while preserving your account history.

Does FreeTheAi support image generation?

Yes. FreeTheAi supports image generation through img/gpt-image-2 and vhr/* image models. Image editing is available through img/gpt-image-2 with a base64 input image.

Does FreeTheAi store my prompts?

No. FreeTheAi does not store prompt content, completion content, or conversation history. Only model usage metadata and token counts are tracked.

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curl https://api.freetheai.xyz/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FREETHEAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "bbg/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
  }'

What Is FreeTheAi?

FreeTheAi is a free AI API gateway with 50+ active models behind a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint. No credit card, no billing, no daily caps — just a free Discord key and a base URL that works with any OpenAI SDK. No prompt storage, no card required. Optional paid slots exist for builders who need separate higher-power models. Built to free the AI for developers, students, and builders.

What Can You Build?

API features

Streaming chat, tool calling and structured outputs, Anthropic messages, image generation, and image editing — all OpenAI-compatible.

Use cases

Chatbots, coding agents, content pipelines, image tools, and multi-model orchestrations. Students prototype, developers ship, researchers evaluate — all against one free endpoint.

Getting Started

Join the FreeTheAi Discord
Run /signup and complete the modal with your use case, bot answer, and human challenge
Run /checkin with your API key once per UTC day before using the free API
Set FREETHEAI_API_KEY in your environment
Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.freetheai.xyz/v1
Browse the API docs for endpoint-specific examples

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