SiliconFlow Free Tier: Free Models, Rate Limits, ¥14 Credits & Setup

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SiliconFlow is a leading Chinese AI inference cloud, offering free APIs for multiple open-source models. ¥14 free credits on signup, some smaller models (e.g., Qwen2.5-7B) are free forever.

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🎁 Free Tier

Daily Limit: Free model access varies by model; RPM/TPM and context limits should be checked in the console

Model	Context	Limit	Notes
DeepSeek-V3 (hosted)	`64k`	`Free-tier RPM/TPM varies`	Hosted open model; verify free/zero-price availability, RPM, TPM, context, and queue limits in the console
Qwen2.5-72B (hosted)	`32k`	`Free-tier RPM/TPM varies`	Qwen-family hosted model; availability, free quota, context, and rate limits can change by model version

🔑 Free API

Free Credits: ¥14

Rate Limit: Varies by model/account (RPM, TPM, context, and queue limits)

¥14 free credits on signup, some smaller hosted models are free/zero-price; always confirm the current free model list, RPM/TPM, context, and queue limits before production.

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AI Opportunity Library What you can build with these free AI tools, how to ship an MVP, and how to monetize. Explore ideas → Free AI API directory Compare DeepSeek, Qwen, Grok, GLM, Hunyuan, Groq, and Cloudflare Workers AI free credits. Open hub → API relay and OpenAI-compatible endpoints Relay options, free models, China-access notes, and SDK-compatible setups. View guide → FreeLLMAPI GitHub guide Open-source free LLM API aggregation, alternatives, and setup notes. Read guide →

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