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GPU cloud free credits

2011 offers and 9 no-credit findings

GPU compute is where free credit hunting goes wrong most often. Roundups list GPU clouds as if each one hands out signup money, but on the official pages some of the biggest names do not. This hub keeps both records side by side: the providers with a real free credit or free tier, and the no-credit findings where the official pages offer nothing free.

Every row reads amount, expiry, and payment requirement exactly as the provider states them, with the date I last checked. A finding that a credit does not exist is treated as information worth keeping current, not a gap in the table.

The gpu cloud ledger

20 entries: 11 offers, 9 findings

ProductAmountTypeExpiryPayment method requiredLast checked
BeamNo free creditNo free creditNo credit exists to expire; the $30 monthly allowance was off every official page by 2026-09-09Not stated officiallyLast checked:
CerebriumFree plan, compute billedMonthly free tierNo credit exists to expire; the Hobby plan itself has no stated time limitNot stated officiallyLast checked:
LambdaNo free creditNo free creditNo signup credit exists; research grant expiry not stated officiallyNot stated officiallyLast checked:
NebiusNo free credit (trial suspended)No free creditTrial suspended as of July 13, 2026; no new sign-ups acceptedYesLast checked:
NorthflankNo cash credit; free Developer Sandbox planAlways-free tierNot stated officiallyYesLast checked:
PaperspaceFree GPU (M4000) notebooksMonthly free tierOngoing free plan; free machines auto-shutdown after 12 hours per sessionNot stated officiallyLast checked:
Prime IntellectNo free creditNo free creditNo free credit existsNot stated officiallyLast checked:
RunPodNo free creditNo free creditNot stated officiallyNot stated officiallyLast checked:
SaladNo free creditNo free creditNo free GPU credit existsNot stated officiallyLast checked:
ShadeformNo free creditNo free creditNo free credit existsNot stated officiallyLast checked:
TensorDockNo free creditNo free creditNo free credit existsNot stated officiallyLast checked:
Vast.aiNo free creditNo free creditNo free credit existsYesLast checked:
Microsoft Azure$200Signup credit30 days after signup or credit exhaustion, whichever comes first; unused credit does not carry overYesLast checked:
Civo$250Signup credit31 calendar daysYesLast checked:
Crusoe Cloud$5 (serverless only)Signup creditNot stated officiallyYesLast checked:
Daytona$200 in free computeSignup creditNot stated officiallyNoLast checked:
Modal$30 per monthMonthly free tierMonthly allowance on the Starter plan; rollover of unused credit is not stated officiallyYesLast checked:
OVHcloudUS$200Free trialOne month from creation of your first Public Cloud projectYesLast checked:
Scaleway€100Signup creditNot stated officiallyYesLast checked:
Thunder Compute$20 (US students only)Signup creditNot stated officially for the student creditNot stated officiallyLast checked:

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