Tost AI
Free open-source AI inference serviceRun research models on a free GPU cluster
Highlights
What you can do with it
- Test the latest research models without local GPUs
- Prototype with a new model quickly
- Demonstrate AI applications in teaching
How to use it
- 1 Create a Tost AI account
- 2 Select the model you want to run
- 3 Prepare the input data
- 4 Send it for inference and collect the result
- 5 Claim your daily free credits, or sponsor for more
Who it is for
Pros
- Free daily credits remove the hardware barrier
- No stored inference data protects privacy
- Revenue supports paper authors directly
Limitations
- The daily credit cap limits heavy experimentation
- Service depends on non-profit funding and sponsors
- Research models can be experimental and unstable
What Tost AI is
Tost AI is a free, non-profit, open-source service that provides inference for models from recent AI research papers. It runs the computation on a non-profit GPU cluster, which means users can try new models without owning hardware. The service states that it stores no inference data and that everything expires within 12 hours, and it offers an option to send results to a Discord channel. Each account receives 100 free wallet credits daily, and sponsors who subscribe through GitHub or Patreon can raise that to 1,100 daily credits. Profits are directed to the first authors of the papers.
What you can do with it
- Run inference on research models without local GPUs.
- Prototype an idea quickly using daily free credits.
- Send results to a Discord channel for sharing.
- Support the ecosystem by sponsoring, which also raises your quota.
Who it is for
- Researchers who want to test models from new papers.
- Developers prototyping without access to a GPU cluster.
- Educators demonstrating how research models behave in class.
What to watch out for
The daily credit cap is a hard ceiling: heavy experimentation will exhaust the free allowance quickly, and beyond that you either wait for the next day or sponsor the project. As a non-profit service, continuity depends on sponsors and donated compute, so capacity can fluctuate or queue times can grow. Models from fresh papers are often experimental, with rough edges and unclear licensing, so verify usage terms before you build anything commercial on top of the output. Generated suggestions are for reference only, so verify anything that affects professional judgment or important data.
FAQ
Is Tost AI free?
Yes, it is a free non-profit service, and each account receives 100 wallet credits daily.
Does it store my data?
No, it states that it does not store inference data and that everything expires within 12 hours.
How do I get more credits?
Subscribing as a GitHub sponsor or through Patreon raises the daily allowance to 1,100 credits.
Why it is free
What the official page says： 免费
Free limits, trial length and features are decided by the official site and can change at any time.
Product preview
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