GitHub Models: free tier retired
This provider is listed because articles and directories still present it as a free option. Here is what its own pages say.
GitHub · Retired
Free allowance
No longer offered
Service retired on 30 July 2026.
Retired· docs.github.com
Retired: “As of July 30, 2026, GitHub Models has been fully retired.”
The playground, model catalogue and inference API are no longer available.
Free tiers confirmed today
Questions and answers
Is GitHub Models still available?
No. Retired: “As of July 30, 2026, GitHub Models has been fully retired.” The playground, model catalogue and inference API are no longer available.
What can I use instead of GitHub Models?
Providers with a free offer confirmed on 3 Oct 2026: Groq, Google Gemini API, OpenRouter, Cloudflare Workers AI, Hugging Face Inference Providers, NVIDIA NIM. GitHub itself points to Azure AI Foundry for model access.
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