> InternAI
InternLM (Shanghai AI Laboratory) provides an open platform with an OpenAI-compatible API. It offers a monthly free token allowance for its InternVL and long-thinking reasoning models. Details were checked against the provider's own page at internlm.intern-ai.org.cn.
// pros
- Official first-party platform of Shanghai AI Lab, with in-house open-source models — high credibility and free commercial licensing
- Offers an OpenAI-compatible API and a console to create keys, with a fairly generous monthly free allowance (~1M in / 3M out tokens)
- Supports million-token long context; models are open source and self-hostable
// cons
- Rate-limited to ~10 RPM; keys expire in 6 months and need periodic rotation
- Some users report compatibility issues integrating intern models into third-party clients (WebChat/AstrBot)
- Free allowance is subject to platform policy changes
Good for individuals and developers to call the InternLM family free for research and prototyping; mind the rate limit and key validity, and verify compatibility before integrating third-party clients.
community_reputation
As an official Shanghai AI Lab project its reputation is positive: Juejin and AI-tool directories confirm in-house open-source models, a sizeable monthly free allowance and free commercial licensing; negatives are limited to occasional third-party-client compatibility issues. A research-institution first-party free tier, with no run-away/key-theft risk.
imported analysis — independent third party, not Uprouter editorial · verify before relying on it
How we estimated this: the free allowance is converted to a dollar value using the provider’s own pay-as-you-go rates for the models a typical developer would reach for. When the allowance is metered in requests, tokens or minutes rather than dollars, we assume median usage of the cheapest capable model. Because assumptions are involved, the figure carries the est. flag — treat it as an order of magnitude, not a quote.
note: Community users: ~1M input + 3M output tokens free per month (~10 RPM, keys valid 6 months) ≈ $5/mo at $0.5 in / $1.5 out per 1M; monthly usage visible in console under API Usage.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (source-reported) | free | — | — | — | New community users get roughly 1M input / 3M output tokens free per month; endpoint https://chat.intern-ai.org.cn/api/v1, rate limit ~10 RPM, keys valid for 6 months; monthly usage visible under API Usage in the console. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| intern-latest | — | — | — |
| intern-s1 | — | — | — |
| intern-s1-mini | — | — | — |
| intern-s1-pro | — | — | — |
| internvl3.5-latest | — | — | — |
$ Does InternAI have a free tier?
Yes — InternAI offers a free tier that we value at roughly $5.00 in free credits (estimate — derived from rate-limited usage at pay-as-you-go prices). Always confirm current limits on InternAI's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does InternAI cost per 1M tokens?
InternAI does not publish simple per-1M-token pricing (it may bill per request, per output, or via a subscription plan). Check their official pricing page for exact figures.
$ Is InternAI safe to use?
Uprouter rates InternAI as low risk. Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
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Uprouter runs its own probes; best-effort, not a guarantee. Probe results depend on our network location and cadence — for production, always use the provider’s own status page.
risk_&_confidence
Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
# InternAI's own API — get a key from their dashboard
curl https://YOUR-PROVIDER-ENDPOINT/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "intern-latest",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
}'Direct to the provider — Uprouter receives nothing; verify their current pricing before purchasing.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.