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Free allowance
No usable free allowance: 'To use models, create API keys, and access paid platform services, add a credit card.
Verdict
paidno free allowance; listed for its price
Cost
no price stated
Identity
cardcard required, no phone
Binding limit
request-rateServerless - Free 5 requests per minute; Serverless - User 500 requests per minute; Enterprise unlimited; token limit not currently enforced on any of them
Evidence
documented5 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 tierNo usable free allowance: 'To use models, create API keys, and access paid platform services, add a credit card. Without a card, you can still view the platform but can't use models or API keys.' A 'Serverless - Free' class limited to 5 requests per minute appears in the rate-limit table, and the pages read do not say how an account reaches it.
unit none; metered on unstated
Pricenone stated
Limits
  • request-rate (binding) Serverless - Free 5 requests per minute; Serverless - User 500 requests per minute; Enterprise unlimited; token limit not currently enforced on any of them source
  • volume-quota usage is billed in arrears: the card is charged when accrued usage reaches USD 25, then the remainder at the end of the billing cycle source
Bindingrequest-rate the card requirement is the gate (see identity); past it, the Free class allows 5 requests per minute and the User class 500
Identitycard the billing documentation states a credit card must be added before models or API keys can be used; card data is processed by Stripe
Egressnot published
Interfacerest
ToolingOpenAI-compatible REST at https://api.parasail.io/v1; any OpenAI SDK with a bearer key created at the dashboard
Composes withpay-per-token open-model catalogue behind one OpenAI-compatible base URL; the card on file is the gate before any key works
Reliabilityno reliability event recorded
NotesThe 'Serverless - Free' rate-limit row has no matching free-credit statement on the pages read.
Evidence notedocumented documentation pages only; the 5 requests per minute class is a documented figure and not measured
Parsed numbers
  • request-rate 5 requests / minute
Evidence 5
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-28docs.parasail.io/parasail-docs/billing/pricinga credit card is required before any model or API key can be used
2026-10-28docs.parasail.io/parasail-docs/billing/pricingusage is billed in arrears with a charge at USD 25 accrued
2026-10-28docs.parasail.io/parasail-docs/operate-in-production/limits-the Free serverless class is limited to 5 requests per minute with no enforced token limit
2026-10-28docs.parasail.io/parasail-docs/operate-in-production/limits-the User serverless class is limited to 500 requests per minute
2026-10-28parasail.io/pricingthe pricing table lists per-1M-token rates; gpt-oss-20b is USD 0.04 input, USD 0.20 output and USD 0.02 cache read
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