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

  1. Sign up at Replicate.com.
  2. 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