Context requirement

Free long-context LLM API candidates

These routes have a numeric catalog context value of at least 128,000 tokens. The shortlist is useful for narrowing options before testing a representative document or codebase.

Current shortlist22 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 catalog lists a numeric context window of at least 128,000 tokens.

  2. 02

    Inclusion rule

    The candidate belongs to an active provider profile.

  3. 03

    Inclusion rule

    The displayed context value comes from the current model record.

Important limit: Listed context is not a promise of effective recall, output length or free-tier capacity. Rate limits and usable context can be account- and model-specific.

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
GLM-5.2
NVIDIA NIM
z-ai/glm-5.2
1,000,000 listed tokens
Developer access
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not listed in the official quickstart
Up to 40 RPM; account limits may differ
Independent Canary pending
Gemini Flash
Google Gemini
gemini-flash-latest
1,000,000 listed tokens
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
Qwen3.6 27B
GroqCloud
qwen/qwen3.6-27b
131,000 listed tokens
No-card free plan
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required for the Free plan
Model and organization specific
Independent Canary pending
GPT-OSS 120B
Cerebras Inference
gpt-oss-120b
131,000 listed tokens
Payment-verified starter credits
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Verified payment method required for starter credits
Plan and model specific
Independent Canary pending
Cohere: North Mini Code (free)
OpenRouter
cohere/north-mini-code:free
256,000 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Free Models Router
OpenRouter
openrouter/free
200,000 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Google: Gemma 4 26B A4B (free)
OpenRouter
google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free
262,144 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Google: Gemma 4 31B (free)
OpenRouter
google/gemma-4-31b-it:free
262,144 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Google: Lyria 3 Clip Preview
OpenRouter
google/lyria-3-clip-preview
1,048,576 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Google: Lyria 3 Pro Preview
OpenRouter
google/lyria-3-pro-preview
1,048,576 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
LiquidAI: LFM2.5-2.6B (free)
OpenRouter
liquid/lfm-2.5-2.6b:free
128,000 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b:free
256,000 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning:free
256,000 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free
262,144 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:free
1,000,000 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-content-safety:free
128,000 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-3.5-lightning:free
1,000,000 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-nano-12b-v2-vl:free
128,000 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
NVIDIA: Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)
OpenRouter
nvidia/nemotron-nano-9b-v2:free
128,000 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b (free)
OpenRouter
openai/gpt-oss-20b:free
131,072 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free)
OpenRouter
poolside/laguna-s-2.1:free
262,144 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented
Poolside: Laguna XS 2.1 (free)
OpenRouter
poolside/laguna-xs-2.1:free
262,144 listed tokens
Official zero-priced route
Official sources: 2026-07-28
Not required to create a key
OpenRouter free-tier limits
Model route documented