Free AI APIs from 6 providers can give Paperclip ~5,000 requests/day
Using OpenCode's subagent feature, multiple free-tier AI provider APIs can be combined into one setup. 's free tier permanently offers models like and Gemma 4 31B, though it is per minute.
By creating a separate free Gmail account for each project, roughly 5,000 requests and about 5 million tokens per day become available per project at no cost. The setup explicitly cannot replace a full stack: free providers impose that make rapid-fire requests impractical, and the free models aren't the smartest, though they handle mid-level tasks reasonably well.
Suggested uses include GitHub workflows, cron jobs that run a few times a day, and simple tasks inside Paperclip AI configured with =1 and a heartbeat above 3000. The setup was applied to Paperclip AI first, with GitHub workflows planned next.
Key points
- 's free tier permanently offers , Gemma 4 31B, and more, with per-minute
- One free Gmail account per project can unlock about 5,000 requests and 5 million tokens per day
- In Paperclip AI, use =1 and heartbeat above 3000 for simple tasks
- Also usable for GitHub workflows or cron jobs running a few times daily
- Cannot replace a full stack due to and lower model quality