# Lightning AI: Up to 30 free credits (~80 GPU hours on interruptible machines) + 1 free Studio

- Status: live
- Category: Cloud & GPU
- Offer type: free tier
- Credit value: Up to 30 free credits (~80 GPU hours on interruptible machines) + 1 free Studio
- Eligibility: Anyone; phone number required to prevent abuse; no credit card
- How to claim: Sign up for the free tier
- Claim URL: https://lightning.ai/pricing/
- Source URL: https://lightning.ai/pricing/
- Last verified: 2026-10-20T06:27:17-04:00 (Oct 20, 2026, 6:27 AM ET), HTTP 200
- Notes: Vendor notes prices vary; free Studios run 24/7 but require a restart every 4 hours.

> Source quote (verbatim from the source page):
> "You can run 1 Studio for free and get up to 30 free credits. Up to 30 free credits gets you ~80 GPU hours on interruptible machines"

Page: https://perq.sh/offers/lightning-ai-free-tier