The best free AI

Araveil’s Free plan includes models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI and Perplexity, and you can choose any of them or leave it on Auto. The most capable free all-rounder is GPT-5. Grok 4.5 adds strong reasoning with live data, and Nano Banana makes images for free.

Our picks

  1. Best all-rounder

    GPT-5

    A capable reasoning model for coding, writing and general questions.

    FreeOpenAITextReads up to 400K tokens
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  2. For reasoning with live data

    Grok 4.5

    xAI’s previous frontier model, with reasoning, research and real-time data.

    FreexAITextReads up to 500K tokens
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  3. For many languages

    Gemini 3 Flash Preview

    Fast and multilingual, with a very large context window.

    FreeGoogleTextReads up to 1M tokens
    Details
  4. For free images

    Nano Banana

    Budget-friendly image generation for quick concepts.

    FreeGoogleImage
    Details

Side by side

Prices are each provider’s list price.

The picks for free ai, side by side
ModelPlanInput priceOutput priceReads up toSpeed
GPT-5Free$1.25 per 1M tokens$10 per 1M tokens400K tokensPowerful
Grok 4.5Free$2 per 1M tokens$6 per 1M tokens500K tokensPowerful
Gemini 3 Flash PreviewFree$0.50 per 1M tokens$3 per 1M tokens1M tokensBalanced
Nano BananaFree$0.30 per 1M tokens$30 per 1M tokensPowerful

What makes a free AI worth using

Free plans differ more than they look. The questions that matter are which models you actually get, whether you can choose between them, and how much you can use before you hit a limit.

On Araveil’s Free plan you choose from real models by the same providers as the paid plans, not a cut-down house model, and Auto picks one for you when you would rather not.

Tips for better results

  1. Leave Auto on for everyday use; choose a model yourself when you know what suits the job.
  2. Start from the free pick in each guide below: each one suits its job and is on the Free plan.
  3. Keep long tasks in one conversation, so the model has the context it needs.

What the Free plan includes

Models
31 from all 6 providers
Credits
300 a month, up to 30 every 3 hours
Image credits
50 a month
Web search
Basic (Perplexity)
Chat history
3-day rolling

When a paid plan is worth it

  • File uploads and projects start on the Lite plan.
  • Lite adds the mid-tier models from every provider, and a much larger allowance.
  • Pro adds every flagship model and thinking mode.
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A free pick for every job

Questions

Can I try it without signing up?

Yes. You can send three messages as a guest, with no account. A free account then keeps your conversations, adds image generation and gives you a monthly allowance of credits.

What happens when I run out of free credits?

Your allowance refills on its own, every three hours and every month. If you need more, the Lite plan has a much larger allowance and lets you top up.

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