Every major AI tool's free limits in one place — what you get, what changed, and which paywalls just dropped. Updated weekly.
| Tool | Free Tier | Key Limits | Notes | Last Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT (GPT-4o mini) | ✅ Free | Unlimited 4o mini; ~20 GPT-4o / 3hr | No signup for basic | Feb 2026 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | ✅ Free | No daily cap via web/app | Paywall removed Apr 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet | ✅ Free | ~25–30 msgs/day dynamic limit | Expanded Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| Perplexity AI | ✅ Free | 5 Pro/day; unlimited standard | Stable | Mar 2026 |
| Meta AI (Llama 4) | ✅ Free | Unlimited | Always free | Apr 2026 |
| Mistral Le Chat | ✅ Free | Unlimited Small/Medium | Expanded Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| Microsoft Copilot | ✅ Free | Unlimited with MS account | GPT-4o backed | Mar 2026 |
| DeepSeek Chat | ✅ Free | Unlimited (open weights) | Open source | Jan 2026 |
| Grok (xAI) | 🔄 Partial | Limited via X app; API paid | X Premium for full access | Mar 2026 |
| GPT-4.1 | 💳 API Only | No free consumer tier | ChatGPT Plus / API required | Apr 2026 |
| Tool | Free Tier | Free Limit | Signup Required? | Last Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly | ✅ Free | 25 credits/month | Yes (Adobe account) | Mar 2026 |
| Microsoft Designer | ✅ Free | 15 fast/day + unlimited slow | Microsoft account | Mar 2026 |
| Ideogram 2.0 | ✅ Free | 10 generations/day | Yes (Google/Apple) | Apr 2026 |
| Leonardo.Ai | ✅ Free | 150 tokens/day | Yes | Jan 2026 |
| Canva Magic Media | ✅ Free | 50 credits/month | Yes | Feb 2026 |
| Craiyon | ✅ Free | Unlimited (watermarked) | No | Stable |
| DALL-E 3 via ChatGPT | 🔄 Partial | Limited in free ChatGPT | Yes | Apr 2026 |
| Midjourney | 💳 Paid Only | No free tier since 2023 | N/A | 2023 |
We monitor every tool on this tracker weekly. When a paywall drops or a free tier gets cut, subscribers hear about it first.
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