Replicate (Limited Free Credits)
Replicate lets you run any open source AI model with a cloud API. They provide a small amount of free credits to new users to test models.
🚀 Key Specs
- Category: Multimodal (Text, Image, Video, Audio).
- Free Allowance: Approximately $5 in free credits for the first two weeks.
- Pay as You Go: After trial, you pay only for what you use.
- Best For: Testing cutting-edge research models (e.g., Flux.1, SDXL, Video Gen).
🗝 Setup
- Sign up at Replicate.com.
- Grab your API Token from Settings -> Account.
🛠 Usage Example (cURL)
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Token $REPLICATE_API_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"version": "your-model-version", "input": {"prompt": "a sunset"}}' \
https://api.replicate.com/v1/predictions