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  # 9 Free AI Models, Zero Cost: How BlockRun Gives Developers Top-Tier LLMs for Nothing
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  > **The count in this title is a snapshot, and so is every model name below.**
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- > It was 9 when this was written; the published free tier is <!-- br:models.free -->6<!-- /br:models.free --> today, and _none_ of the
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+ > It was 9 when this was written; the published free tier is <!-- br:models.free -->7<!-- /br:models.free --> today, and _none_ of the
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  > nine originals is still in it. Free hosting is volatile — NVIDIA retired four
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  > of the five visible free models in a single sweep on 2026-08-30 — so the tier
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  > gets rebuilt rather than topped up. The URL keeps its original slug so existing
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- ## The Lineup: <!-- br:models.free -->6<!-- /br:models.free --> Models, $0.00
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+ ## The Lineup: <!-- br:models.free -->7<!-- /br:models.free --> Models, $0.00
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  Through [ClawRouter](https://github.com/BlockRunAI/ClawRouter) — BlockRun's local AI routing proxy — you get zero-cost access to the following (checked against the live catalog 2026-09-29):
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  - **2023:** GPT-4 dominates alone at $30/$60 per M tokens
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  - **2024:** Open-source models surge, prices halve repeatedly
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  - **2025:** DeepSeek, Qwen push top-tier inference below $1/M
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- - **2026:** BlockRun offers <!-- br:models.free -->6<!-- /br:models.free --> free models through a single API
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+ - **2026:** BlockRun offers <!-- br:models.free -->7<!-- /br:models.free --> free models through a single API
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  **A free tier that gets rebuilt rather than retired isn't just a product feature — it's a signal.** Baseline AI capability is becoming infrastructure. Like internet bandwidth before it, the cost of "good enough" AI inference is converging toward zero.
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  BlockRun and ClawRouter exist to be the **routing layer** in this transition: not locked to any single provider, not bound to any single model, always giving developers the lowest-cost path to the right capability.
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- Today it's <!-- br:models.free -->6<!-- /br:models.free --> free models, and they are not the same seven as last month. Tomorrow it could be 50. Prices will only drop. Capabilities will only improve. The names will keep churning.
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+ Today it's <!-- br:models.free -->7<!-- /br:models.free --> free models, and they are not the same seven as last month. Tomorrow it could be 50. Prices will only drop. Capabilities will only improve. The names will keep churning.
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  **The one constant: your code doesn't need to change.**
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  Point your `base_url` to `http://localhost:8402/v1`. That's the whole setup.
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- <!-- br:models.free -->6<!-- /br:models.free --> free models. Up to 1M context. Unlimited calls. Zero cost.
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+ <!-- br:models.free -->7<!-- /br:models.free --> free models. Up to 1M context. Unlimited calls. Zero cost.
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  Go build something.
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  ## The Solution: ClawRouter
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- [ClawRouter](https://github.com/BlockRunAI/ClawRouter) is an open-source local proxy that sits between your app and <!-- br:models.chatVisible -->82<!-- /br:models.chatVisible --> AI models. It saves you money in three ways: **smart routing**, **token optimization**, and **response caching**.
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+ [ClawRouter](https://github.com/BlockRunAI/ClawRouter) is an open-source local proxy that sits between your app and <!-- br:models.chatVisible -->88<!-- /br:models.chatVisible --> AI models. It saves you money in three ways: **smart routing**, **token optimization**, and **response caching**.
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  ```
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  ┌─────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐
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  ## ClawRouter: Smart Routing for Agents
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- ClawRouter is an open-source local proxy that sits between your agent and <!-- br:models.chatVisible -->82<!-- /br:models.chatVisible --> LLM models across 9 providers. It analyzes every request across 15 dimensions and routes it to the cheapest model that can handle it — in under 1ms, entirely locally.
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+ ClawRouter is an open-source local proxy that sits between your agent and <!-- br:models.chatVisible -->88<!-- /br:models.chatVisible --> LLM models across 9 providers. It analyzes every request across 15 dimensions and routes it to the cheapest model that can handle it — in under 1ms, entirely locally.
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  ```
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  Your Agent → ClawRouter (localhost:8402) → Best model for the job
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  - **No API keys to manage** — wallet-based cryptographic auth
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  - **No subscriptions** — pay per request in USDC (Base or Solana)
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- - **No vendor lock-in** — <!-- br:models.chatVisible -->82<!-- /br:models.chatVisible --> models, switch anytime
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+ - **No vendor lock-in** — <!-- br:models.chatVisible -->88<!-- /br:models.chatVisible --> models, switch anytime
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  - **You control your wallet** — non-custodial, funds never held by a third party
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  - **Budget caps** — set a max spend per session, ClawRouter gracefully downgrades when budget runs low
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  - **Token compression** — 7-layer pipeline reduces token costs by 7–40% before they hit any provider
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  - **Response caching** — identical requests within 10 minutes cost $0
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  ### Routing Profiles
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  **Direct provider routing.** ClawRouter routes through BlockRun's API directly to providers — not through a second aggregator. One hop, not two. Provider-specific features work because there's no middleman translating them.
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- ![Guaranteed Feature Parity & Direct Connectivity — Three-panel diagram: Vision (image_url auto-detected → vision-capable models only), Tool Calling (toolCalling flag → agentic models only), Catalog (curated <!-- br:models.chatVisible -->82<!-- /br:models.chatVisible --> models with automatic legacy-to-modern redirects). Direct provider routing means no dropped payloads.](./assets/clawrouter-feature-parity-direct-connectivity.png)
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+ ![Guaranteed Feature Parity & Direct Connectivity — Three-panel diagram: Vision (image_url auto-detected → vision-capable models only), Tool Calling (toolCalling flag → agentic models only), Catalog (curated <!-- br:models.chatVisible -->88<!-- /br:models.chatVisible --> models with automatic legacy-to-modern redirects). Direct provider routing means no dropped payloads.](./assets/clawrouter-feature-parity-direct-connectivity.png)
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  ### How ClawRouter Solves This
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- ClawRouter maintains a curated catalog of <!-- br:models.chatVisible -->82<!-- /br:models.chatVisible --> models across 9 providers (including <!-- br:models.free -->6<!-- /br:models.free --> free models), updated with each release. Delisted models have automatic redirect aliases:
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  ```typescript
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  | **Rate limits** | Per-key, shared | Per-wallet, independent |
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  | **Vision support** | Images sometimes dropped | Auto-detected, vision-only fallback |
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  | **Tool calling** | Silent failures with some models | Flag-based filtering, guaranteed support |
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+ | **Model catalog** | Laggy, silent drops | Curated <!-- br:models.chatVisible -->88<!-- /br:models.chatVisible --> models, redirect aliases |
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  | **Budget control** | Monthly invoice | Per-session cap (`maxCostPerRun`) |
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  | **Setup** | Create account, paste key | Agent generates wallet, auto-configured |
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  | **Average cost** | $25/M tokens (Opus direct) | auto-routed = **<!-- br:savings.autoVsBaselinePct -->84<!-- /br:savings.autoVsBaselinePct -->% savings** |
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  # graceful (default): when budget runs low, ClawRouter automatically downgrades
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  # strict: immediately returns 429 (X-ClawRouter-Cost-Cap-Exceeded: 1) once
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  "name": "@blockrun/clawrouter",
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- "version": "0.12.281",
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- "description": "Smart LLM router — save 84% on inference costs. 82 models (6 free). Pay by credit card (API key) or USDC (x402 wallet).",
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- description: Hosted-gateway LLM router — save 84% on inference costs. A local proxy that forwards each request to the blockrun.ai gateway, which routes to the cheapest capable model across 82 models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, xAI, Z.AI, and more. 6 free open-weight models included. Also exposes realtime market data (global stocks, crypto, FX, commodities), Twitter/X intelligence, prediction-market data across Polymarket, Kalshi, Limitless, Opinion, Predict.Fun, dFlow + UMA oracle resolution + wallet identity & clustering, phone-number intelligence (carrier + SIM-swap fraud detection) plus AI-powered outbound voice calls (Twilio + Bland.ai), AND the Surf unified crypto data API (84 endpoints — CEX/DEX, on-chain SQL over 80+ ClickHouse tables, 100M+ labeled wallets, prediction markets, social/CT mindshare, news, VC fund intel) as built-in agent tools. Not a local-inference tool — prompts are sent to the blockrun.ai gateway.
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+ description: Hosted-gateway LLM router — save 84% on inference costs. A local proxy that forwards each request to the blockrun.ai gateway, which routes to the cheapest capable model across 88 models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, xAI, Z.AI, and more. 7 free open-weight models included. Also exposes realtime market data (global stocks, crypto, FX, commodities), Twitter/X intelligence, prediction-market data across Polymarket, Kalshi, Limitless, Opinion, Predict.Fun, dFlow + UMA oracle resolution + wallet identity & clustering, phone-number intelligence (carrier + SIM-swap fraud detection) plus AI-powered outbound voice calls (Twilio + Bland.ai), AND the Surf unified crypto data API (84 endpoints — CEX/DEX, on-chain SQL over 80+ ClickHouse tables, 100M+ labeled wallets, prediction markets, social/CT mindshare, news, VC fund intel) as built-in agent tools. Not a local-inference tool — prompts are sent to the blockrun.ai gateway.
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  # ClawRouter
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- Hosted-gateway LLM router that saves <!-- br:savings.autoVsBaselinePct -->84<!-- /br:savings.autoVsBaselinePct -->% on inference costs by forwarding each request to the blockrun.ai gateway, which picks the cheapest model capable of handling it across <!-- br:models.chatVisible -->82<!-- /br:models.chatVisible --> models from 9 providers (<!-- br:models.free -->6<!-- /br:models.free --> free open-weight models). All billing flows through one BlockRun credential — either a USDC wallet paying x402 per call, or a BlockRun API key drawing on card-funded account credit. Either way you do not hold provider API keys.
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+ Hosted-gateway LLM router that saves <!-- br:savings.autoVsBaselinePct -->84<!-- /br:savings.autoVsBaselinePct -->% on inference costs by forwarding each request to the blockrun.ai gateway, which picks the cheapest model capable of handling it across <!-- br:models.chatVisible -->88<!-- /br:models.chatVisible --> models from 9 providers (<!-- br:models.free -->7<!-- /br:models.free --> free open-weight models). All billing flows through one BlockRun credential — either a USDC wallet paying x402 per call, or a BlockRun API key drawing on card-funded account credit. Either way you do not hold provider API keys.
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  **This is not a local-inference tool.** ClawRouter is a thin local proxy. Your prompts are sent over HTTPS to the blockrun.ai gateway for model execution. If your workload requires inference that never leaves your machine, use a local runtime like Ollama — ClawRouter is not the right tool for that use case.
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