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chutes.ai

Free LLM quota · free models · community reputation · risk review

TypeCommercial aggregator
StatusUp
Reputation58 / 100
Risk level Med
Confidence68%
Websitehttps://chutes.ai ↗
Discovered from12britz/awesome-free-models

Overview

Chutes is a decentralized serverless AI inference marketplace on Bittensor (Subnet 64) with an OpenAI-compatible API hosting many open-source models; its early free tier is largely gone, now shifted to pay-per-token/subscription.

Free quota

The early 'one-time $5 deposit for 200 requests/day' free tier has been removed; it is now pay-per-token with no subscription or minimum. Some models are near-free thanks to Bittensor TAO subsidies, but that depends on subsidies/miners and is unstable.

Free models

DeepSeek-V3.2Meta-Llama 3.1Mistral

Pros

Cons

Risk flags

Community reputation

Chutes is fairly well-known in AI/crypto circles and is listed by IQ.wiki, Bittensor research, and several review sites; but its decentralized model raises authenticity/stability questions, and after removing the free tier its reputation shifted from 'a free DeepSeek source' to 'a cheap paid inference marketplace'.

Recommendation

No longer qualifies as a 'free LLM API' (free tier removed); more of a cheap decentralized paid inference marketplace. Those willing to accept price volatility and model-authenticity risk can try pay-per-use — do not send sensitive data.

Latest probe

ReachableYes (HTTP 200)
Latency1522 ms
Platformunknown
Models endpointauth required

Mentions (2)

TokenMix Blog · negative
The one-time $5 deposit for 200 free requests a day is no longer available under Chutes' new subscription plans. ↗
IQ.wiki · neutral
Chutes (Subnet 64) is a decentralized serverless AI compute platform built on the Bittensor network. ↗

Sources

Community discussion · reputation check

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FAQ

Is chutes.ai safe and trustworthy?

Overall reputation 58/100, risk level Med. Chutes is fairly well-known in AI/crypto circles and is listed by IQ.wiki, Bittensor research, and several review sites; but its decentralized model raises authenticity/stability questions, and after removing the free tier its reputation shifted from 'a free DeepSeek source' to 'a cheap paid inference marketplace'.

Will chutes.ai shut down? Is the service stable?

Known risks: Free tier removed; the probed $10 quota hint does not mean an ongoing free allowance; Models executed by decentralized miners — quality/quantization/authenticity uncertainty; Pricing and availability fluctuate with Bittensor subsidies — stability risk; Requests transit third-party nodes — assess privacy/compliance yourself. Free and relay/public-benefit stations generally have no SLA and may shut down or change quotas at any time; don't use them for production or critical work — keep an official paid fallback for important use.

Which free models does chutes.ai offer? How much free quota?

Free quota: The early 'one-time $5 deposit for 200 requests/day' free tier has been removed; it is now pay-per-token with no subscription or minimum. Some models are near-free thanks to Bittensor TAO subsidies, but that depends on subsidies/miners and is unstable.. Available free models: DeepSeek-V3.2, Meta-Llama 3.1, Mistral.

Is chutes.ai worth using? How should I use it?

No longer qualifies as a 'free LLM API' (free tier removed); more of a cheap decentralized paid inference marketplace. Those willing to accept price volatility and model-authenticity risk can try pay-per-use — do not send sensitive data.

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