pi-free-providers

Free and paid AI model providers for Pi. Access free and paid models from multiple providers in one install.

What does pi-free do

pi-free is a Pi extension that unlocks free and paid AI models from multiple providers.

When you install pi-free, it:

1. Registers free-tier providers — Kilo, Cline, LLM7, OpenModel, TokenRouter, AnyAPI, and more
2. Captures Pi's built-in providers with free/paid toggles — OpenCode, OpenRouter
3. Fetches models dynamically — ZenMux, CrofAI, Mistral, Groq, Cerebras, xAI, Hugging Face when API keys are configured
4. Filters to show only free models by default — paid models hidden until explicitly toggled on
5. Provides per-provider toggle commands — /toggle-{provider} switches free ↔ all immediately
6. Handles authentication — OAuth flows open your browser; API keys from ~/.pi/free.json or env vars
7. Adds Coding Index scores — model names include benchmark scores (CI: 45.2) for quick comparison
8. Auto-probes and hides broken models — expired free tiers and decommissioned models detected automatically

Install

pi install git:github.com/apmantza/pi-free

Press Ctrl+L to open the model picker. Free models are shown by default.

Quick Start

1. Use free models (no setup)

Kilo and Cline models appear immediately. To unlock all models:

/login kilo      # Kilo free OAuth
/login cline     # Cline free OAuth

2. Toggle between free and paid

/toggle-kilo       # Kilo free ↔ all
/toggle-openrouter # OpenRouter free ↔ all
/toggle-free       # global free-only mode
/free-providers    # show model counts

3. Add API keys (optional)

First run creates ~/.pi/free.json automatically. Add keys there or use environment variables:

{
  "ollama_api_key": "...",
  "anyapi_api_key": "...",
  "sambanova_api_key": "...",
  "deepinfra_api_key": "..."
}

Provider Catalog

| Category | Providers | |---|---| | ✅ Free | Kilo, Cline, OpenRouter, OpenCode, LLM7, OpenModel, TokenRouter (1 free) | | 🔄 Freemium | AnyAPI, Ollama Cloud, SambaNova | | 💳 Paid | ZenMux, CrofAI, DeepInfra, Together, Novita, Routeway, b.ai | | 🔧 Dynamic | Mistral, Groq, Cerebras, xAI, Hugging Face, FastRouter |

Full catalog and setup instructions: docs/providers.md

Docs

| Topic | Link | |---|---| | Provider catalog & auth | docs/providers.md | | Slash commands | docs/commands.md | | Configuration & logging | docs/configuration.md | | Features deep dive | docs/features.md | | Adding new providers | CONTRIBUTING.md |

License

MIT — See LICENSE

Questions? Open an issue