No. GitHub Models does not currently have a free tier. The playground, API and bring-your-own-key were shut down for everyone.
Not free Checked 29 Oct 2026 against the provider's docs. Compare GitHub Models with other free LLM API providers.
The catch
The playground, API and bring-your-own-key were shut down for everyone.
- Commercial use: Not confirmed
- OpenAI-compatible API: Not confirmed
When to pay
GitHub points users to Microsoft Foundry.
Free alternatives
Same kind of service, no free tier: Hugging Face Inference Providers.
Change history
Frequently asked
Is GitHub Models free?
No. GitHub Models does not currently have a free tier. The playground, API and bring-your-own-key were shut down for everyone.
Does GitHub Models need a credit card?
Not applicable: GitHub Models has no free tier. GitHub points users to Microsoft Foundry.
Does GitHub Models train on free-tier prompts?
GitHub Models does not state this clearly in the docs we checked, so we list it as not confirmed. Read the provider's data policy before sending anything sensitive.
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Source: docs.github.com/en/github-models