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Dev tools · May 24, 2026

Freeloader

Always-free gateway. Pool free-tier LLMs for $0 inference.

Freeloader launched on May 24, 2026 with 4 votes, #2,419 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

What it does

Stop paying OpenAI for dev bills. Freeloader is an open-source Node gateway that load-balances free tiers (Groq, Gemini, Cerebras) behind a Redis circuit breaker. If one rate-limits you, it instantly fails over. 100% uptime for $0.

Freeloader is an OpenAI-compatible AI gateway that maximizes free-tier LLM usage. It intelligently cascades requests across providers like Gemini, Groq, Cerebras, and Ollama. With built-in circuit breakers, automatic failover, and quota tracking, you get enterprise-grade API reliability and zero downtime without paying a single cent. - Arnav8452/Freeloader

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