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This beginner shortlist prioritizes active models attached to reviewed no-card provider paths. The workflow keeps discovery, authentication, a real prompt and availability alerts connected.

Understand the evidence labelsChange requirement
Current shortlist21 active model candidates

Latest provider source check: 2026-07-28.

What this shortlist means

The inclusion rules are visible and intentionally narrow.

  1. 01

    Inclusion rule

    The provider application path is reviewed as no-card access.

  2. 02

    Inclusion rule

    The provider's official access evidence is checked, even when the model canary is pending.

  3. 03

    Inclusion rule

    Every candidate has a direct key, detail and Watchlist route.

Important limit: The reviewed application path is not a promise that every account will receive the same quota or model access. Read the dated conditions before signup and verify your own key.

Matching candidates

Live catalog results with provider evidence dates and the limits you should read before signup.

Model and providerWhy it matchesEvidence and limitsNext steps
Gemini Flash
Google Gemini
gemini-flash-latest		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Account-specific no-card tier		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to start the documented free tier
Project and model specific
Independent Canary pending
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Qwen3.6 27B
GroqCloud
qwen/qwen3.6-27b		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
No-card free plan		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required for the Free plan
Model and organization specific
Independent Canary pending
Get keyDetailsWatch
DeepSeek R1
SiliconFlow
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Starter credits / free-model policy		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not listed as required for starter access
Model and account specific
Independent Canary pending
Get keyDetailsWatch
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)
OpenRouter
cohere/north-mini-code:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
Free Models Router
OpenRouter
openrouter/free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free)
OpenRouter
google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
Google: Gemma 4 31B (free)
OpenRouter
google/gemma-4-31b-it:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
Google: Lyria 3 Clip Preview
OpenRouter
google/lyria-3-clip-preview		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
Google: Lyria 3 Pro Preview
OpenRouter
google/lyria-3-pro-preview		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free)
OpenRouter
liquid/lfm-2.5-2.6b:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-content-safety:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-nano-9b-v2:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b (free)
OpenRouter
openai/gpt-oss-20b:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free)
OpenRouter
poolside/laguna-s-2.1:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch
Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free)
OpenRouter
poolside/laguna-xs-2.1:free		Official-source reviewed no-card provider path
Official zero-priced route		Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Get keyDetailsWatch