SOMEONE MADE IT SO YOU CAN CODE WITH 174 AI MODELS FROM 23 PROVIDERS FOR FREE one npm package and one install: "npm i -g free-coding-models" switch between any model instantly. benchmark them against each other in real time to see which one actually codes best for your use... case. no subscriptions. no API keys. no cost. 174 models. 23 providers, all free, all from your terminal. if you're tired of paying for 3 different AI subscriptions just to compare which model codes better, this is itshow more

be careful, many providers can have insecure or compromised set up, don't trust it... verify and then use, but the danger of prompt injections is always there for you and your users

"Someone made " bro twitter is full of this shit.

If anyone already check code if it's safe to run let me know.

Installed this and let 8 models fight over the same task. The winner surprised me… free tier just got dangerous 👀

174 models from one terminal with no api keys sounds too good to be true but worth trying

I like it. Openrouter, Opencode Zen or the likes offer many of the "best" free models (as I see it) already, though.

Handy tool! Worth keeping in mind: • You do still need to create free accounts on the providers and add their API keys (the CLI prompts you for them on first run) • Be careful - many of these free models use your inputs/outputs to train by default. Always check each provider’s ToS/privacy policy. Still super useful for real-time benchmarks 👍

174 models on one machine is not a product, it is a benchmark farming setup with a marketing budget.

This is pretty massive if true, I was just trying to look for a way to balance paid model usage, and potentially working free models (if I can find a capable free model I trust) into the mix. This might just be what I have been looking for. I will have to check it out.

174 models is a lot until you realize the hard part is knowing which one actually works for your use case

That’s a massive find for anyone doing serious dev work. Being able to jump between 174 models without the subscription fatigue or API key juggling is a huge workflow win. It will be interesting to see how long those providers keep the gates open once this gets real traction, but for now, it is the ultimate benchmark tool.

wait does this actually work for agent workflows or is it more for one-off tasks? been curious if free models can handle the loop speed we need for behavioral detection

Yeah get hacked in milliseconds npm install

@om_patel5 wow, that's wild. curious if any of them really stand out or if they’re just all kinda the same?

@grok is any of this true, is it usable, what’s the setup

this is sick. but the real win isn’t “174 models”. it’s having a repeatable benchmark so you can pick 2–3 that actually fit your workflow and stop switching every day.

Useful for benchmarking. But "free" usually means rate-limited free tiers that break in production. I run my coding model locally on Android. No API key, no rate limit, no cost — ever. 18 t/s on a Snapdragon. The benchmark that matters is whether it runs when your internet is of

finally, a way to spend 3 hours benchmarking models instead of writing 3 lines of code

I won't install this on my laptop

Huge workflow win for teams benchmarking models

this is so practical. been hunting for a way to benchmark models in the same session without jumping between tabs 🔥

This is exactly what I needed when evaluating AI models for xThreader. Spent way too much time switching between different providers manually. The real-time benchmarking feature is brilliant - saves hours of guesswork.

Yeah, sure, I’ll just run some random npm command that who knows what it installs on my system.

By definition, a perfect storm

Free access to 174 models sounds great, but most providers rate-limit or cut off free tiers fast. How many of these actually let you code anything real before hitting a wall?

Usefull for nothing

okay, so I do not "compare models to see which one codes better," but rather, I assign models as red teams to attack that which i have already blue team'd. So, what i am interested in is this systems abilities to leverage other models as red teams. I bet it can do that very well. Please explain to be where I can obtain it and try it out?

the interesting part? most people still won’t use this

There's no such thing as free. You don’t really think that, with the prices of chips and energy on the rise, philanthropists are out to line your pockets, do you?

this is wild. curious how the free tiers hold up for actual coding sessions though. rate limits usually kill the vibe pretty fast

Inference is not free, they are getting something from you

Considering whats been going on with backdoor packages Anyone done an audit on this?