# Free Chinese AI API Without a Credit Card (2026)

Source: https://aiapi-pro.com/blog/free-chinese-ai-api-without-card-2026

Free models ($0 to call): glm-4.7-flash (text), glm-4.6v-flash (vision), glm-4.1v-thinking-flash (vision+reasoning),
cogview-3-flash (image), cogvideox-flash (video).

Limits (published): 5 requests/min before the first top-up; no NovAI-side request cap after any completed top-up.
New accounts also get $2 trial credit usable on any paid model at provider list price (0% platform fee, 1.0x multiplier).
Top-ups start at $5 (card or USDT TRC20); no subscriptions.

Sign up: https://aiapi-pro.com/free/index.html
Endpoint: https://aiapi-pro.com/v1 (OpenAI-compatible)

Policy: https://aiapi-pro.com/transparency.json
Price feed: https://aiapi-pro.com/china-ai-leaderboard.json