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Free allowance
Trial credits are granted when a payment method is verified during onboarding; the amount is not stated on the current documentation pages.
Verdict
triala time-boxed or one-time trial, not a recurring allowance
Cost
no price stated
Identity
cardcard required, no phone
Binding limit
volume-quotatrial credit of unstated size that expires; HTTP 402 is returned when credits run out
Evidence
documented11 sources; a first-party page was read and the sentence quoted
Freshness
stale on 2026-11-29checked 2026-10-29 (live); stale on 2026-11-29
Free tierTrial credits are granted when a payment method is verified during onboarding; the amount is not stated on the current documentation pages. A launch post of 22 November 2025 stated 'New accounts receive $100 in AI token credits'. Trial credits expire; purchased credits do not.
unit none; metered on unstated
Pricenone stated
Limits
  • request-rate unpublished platform-wide; each API key carries optional caps set by its owner for requests per minute, tokens per minute and concurrent requests, and a request over a cap returns HTTP 429 with X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, X-RateLimit-Reset and Retry-After headers source
  • volume-quota (binding) trial credit of unstated size that expires; HTTP 402 is returned when credits run out source
Bindingvolume-quota the trial credit balance is the only free resource and it expires; once spent, every request needs purchased credit
Identitycard an email address (or a Google or GitHub sign-in) is verified at signup, and a payment method must be verified during onboarding before trial credits are granted; payments run through Stripe
Egressnot published
Interfacerest
ToolingOpenAI-compatible REST at https://api.akashml.com/v1 and an Anthropic-compatible Messages endpoint at https://api.akashml.com/anthropic; any SDK with a custom base URL
Composes witha drop-in base URL for OpenAI and Anthropic clients once a payment method is on file; the documentation carries a Claude Code guide that points the Messages endpoint at open models
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
Noteschat.akash.network is a browser chat front end whose API Access entry points at akashml.com, where the API is served; the browser chat's own free usage limits are unverified. The text catalogue lists 7 models.
Evidence notedocumented documentation pages only; the size of the current trial credit sits behind the signed-in dashboard and is unverified
Evidence 11
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-28akashml.com/docs/getting-started/introductionthe quick start places adding a payment method before trial credits are received
2026-10-28akashml.com/docs/getting-started/introductionsignup is an account verified by email
2026-10-28akashml.com/docs/getting-started/introductiontrial credits expire and purchased credits do not
2026-10-28akashml.com/docs/getting-started/introductioneach API key can carry a requests-per-minute cap; no platform-wide figure is stated
2026-10-28akashml.com/docs/getting-started/introductiona request over a cap returns 429
2026-10-28akashml.com/docs/getting-started/introductionan empty balance returns 402
2026-10-28akashml.com/docs/getting-started/introductionthe API is OpenAI-compatible with an Anthropic-compatible Messages endpoint
2026-10-28akashml.com/docs/platform/settingspayment methods are card payments processed by Stripe
2026-10-28akash.network/blog/akashml-managed-ai-inference-on-the-decena launch post of 22 November 2025 stated USD 100 in credits for new accounts; the current documentation does not repeat the amount
2026-10-28chat.akash.network/the AkashChat web app links its API Access entry to akashml.com
2026-10-28akashml.com/docs/platform/modelsthe catalogue prices per 1M tokens; the cheapest listed text row is openai/gpt-oss-20b at USD 0.02 input and USD 0.10 output
Unknown values 3
  • $.egress.metered egress metering was not published
  • $.per_object_cap.stated the field does not apply to this kind of offer
  • $.retention.stated the field does not apply to this kind of offer