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Baseten Free API Guide
Baseten has a tracked free API path, with Trial credits / startup credits may be available after signup or sales contact and rate limit notes of Deployment, hardware, and plan dependent.
Quick verdict
- Free API: Trial credits / startup credits may be available after signup or sales contact
- Rate limits: Deployment, hardware, and plan dependent
- Best model starting point: Llama 3.1 / 3.3 deployments
- Mainland China access: proxy/relay likely needed
Provider fit matrix
Baseten buyer intent notes
Who should care
Best for teams deploying custom models behind APIs, moving from prototype notebooks to production inference, and comparing managed serving with self-hosting.
Decision trigger
Use Baseten when deployment workflow, autoscaling, and custom model control matter more than a simple shared chat-completion API.
Watch out: Trial credits and cost depend on deployed hardware and traffic shape; load-test cold starts, concurrency, and rollback before customer traffic.
Production readiness checklist
Python setup snapshot
Start with the smallest possible chat completion, then move the key to your server-side secret manager before production.
import requests
# Replace URL and token with your Baseten deployment endpoint.
response = requests.post(
'https://model-xxxx.api.baseten.co/development/predict',
headers={'Authorization': f'Api-Key {BASeten_API_KEY}'},
json={'prompt': 'Write one sentence about model deployment.'},
timeout=60,
)
print(response.json())cURL smoke test
Use this to verify endpoint, auth header, model name, response shape, and quota before adding SDK abstractions.
curl https://api.provider.example/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $BASETEN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "Llama 3.1 / 3.3 deployments",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from yangmao.ai"}]
}'Free API and pricing notes
Trial credits / startup credits may be available after signup or sales contact
Baseten is more of a production model deployment platform than a simple public model directory; free trials must be confirmed in the dashboard or with sales.
Access and production risk
Relay or proxy may be needed
Mainland China access and GPU-region latency require testing; for China-facing apps, prepare OpenLLMAPI, your own relay, or local inference fallbacks.
Decision checklist
Check Baseten free credits and rate limits.
Compare same-category providers and Mainland China access needs.
Pick the provider with the clearest no-card/free API path for testing.
Baseten production validation table
Use this table before sending real users, scheduled agents, or paid traffic to Baseten. The goal is to validate source freshness, quota behavior, regional access, and fallback needs instead of trusting a stale free-credit claim.
额度变动提醒
想知道免费额度、价格或可用性变化？先订阅提醒，后续也可以对比官方平台、API 网关和同类替代方案。
订阅提醒 → 获取 OpenLLMAPI Key → 比较 API 网关 →Related internal links
Source snapshot
Data source: yangmao.ai provider YAML tracker plus provider docs reviewed by the daily crawler. Official dashboards can change quota and pricing without notice; verify before production.
- yangmao.ai provider id
- baseten
- Official source
- https://www.baseten.co
- Last updated
- 2026-06-16
- Free tier
- Free trial / startup credits may be available; quota depends on account and sales approval
- API credits
- Trial credits / startup credits may be available after signup or sales contact
- Rate limit
- Deployment, hardware, and plan dependent
- Access note
- Mainland China access and GPU-region latency require testing; for China-facing apps, prepare OpenLLMAPI, your own relay, or local inference fallbacks.
FAQ
Does Baseten have a free API?
Yes. Current yangmao.ai record: Trial credits / startup credits may be available after signup or sales contact. Rate limit note: Deployment, hardware, and plan dependent.
Is Baseten OpenAI-compatible?
This snapshot uses a provider-specific OpenAI SDK example. If your app requires one stable OpenAI-compatible endpoint, use an aggregator or relay after checking Baseten docs.
Can I use Baseten from mainland China?
Baseten may need a proxy or relay from mainland China. Test latency and signup before production.
What should I do when Baseten credits run out?
Compare the alternatives below, check /en/free-ai-api/, and shortlist official providers or API gateway options before production.
Is Baseten a free chat API?
No. Baseten is better understood as managed model deployment infrastructure; validate trial credits and serving cost around your own model.