Is there a free speech or vision API?

Yes. As of 2026-09-29, 3 free speech and vision offers we track are available, each dated when last verified against the provider's page.

OfferProviderStatusWhat it offersExpiryVerifiedSourceCaveats
AssemblyAI signup creditsAssemblyAIavailableA free tier with no credit card: up to 185 hours of pre-recorded transcription and up to 333 hours of streaming transcription, then pay-as-you-gono stated expiry2026-09-16sourcefree tier streaming capped at 5 new streams/min. CORRECTION 2026-09-16 — THE OFFER IS NO LONGER DENOMINATED IN DOLLARS. This row said "$50 in free speech-to-text credits on signup". The pricing page states the free tier…
Deepgram signup creditDeepgramavailable$200 credit on signup (speech-to-text + TTS, pay-as-you-go plan), no cardno stated expiry2026-09-16sourceexpiry not stated on pricing page
ElevenLabs free planElevenLabsavailable10,000 credits/month for TTS/STT/sound effects/voice designno stated expiry2026-09-16sourceNO commercial license on the free tier; credits don't roll over

Other offers in this category

Discounts, spend-unlocks, and offers that ended or do not exist. They are not a free tier, and they are listed so nothing is hidden.

OfferProviderStatusWhat it offersExpiryVerifiedSourceCaveats
fal.ai free tierfal.aiunverifiedFree tier is rumor-only — no provider page substantiates it, so it was deliberately excluded from the catalog rather than listed on hearsay.no stated expiry2026-07-13source—

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