Compute crunch pack
GPU and inference credits to stretch a compute budget while GPU rental prices climb: sign-up credits and free tiers first, then startup and research programs.
Who it’s for: Builders paying for GPU hours or tokens. The first group needs no application; the programs further down have eligibility rules.
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We show a total only when at least half of a pack’s offers have a countable amount and the pack isn’t a pick-your-programs startup stack. We add up an offer only when its credit value starts with one explicit, one-time USD amount (for example “Up to $X in credits”). Monthly allowances, discounts, “value” claims, non-USD amounts and unstated amounts are left out. Closed offers are left out too.
| Offer | Vendor wording | Counted |
|---|---|---|
| Modal | $30/month free compute credits (Starter plan) | Not counted: recurring or usage-based amount |
| Anyscale | $100 credit to get started | $100 |
| AMD | $100 in AMD Developer Cloud credits | $100 |
| AI21 Labs | $10 credits for 7 days, no credit card | $10 |
| Cerebras | One-time $5 promotional credit (expires 30 days after activation) | $5 |
| Fireworks AI | $1 starter credit | $1 |
| SiliconFlow | $1 in free credits to get started | $1 |
| Groq | Free Plan with per-model rate limits (RPM/RPD/TPM/TPD) | Not counted: no explicit amount stated |
| OpenRouter | Free :free model variants — 50 requests/day (1,000/day after buying 10 credits), 20 RPM | Not counted: recurring or usage-based amount |
| Novita AI | Apodex 1.1 Mini listed with free input/output | Not counted: no explicit amount stated |
| RunPod | $1,000 in free credits (Starter Tier) | $1,000 |
| Together AI | Up to $50K in free platform credits ($15K <$5M raised; $30K $5–10M; $50K >$10M) | $50,000 |
| Baseten | Up to $25,000 credits (Dedicated Inference/Training) + up to $2,500 Model APIs | $25,000 |
| Koyeb | Up to $30k in credits | $30,000 |
| Modal | Up to $10k free compute credits for academics | $10,000 |
| Lambda | Up to $5,000 in cloud credits for qualifying researchers | $5,000 |
* Totals are maximums. Eligibility varies by program, many offers can’t be combined with each other, and most teams will qualify for only some of them. Always check each vendor’s page.
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