> NLP Cloud
NLP Cloud is a commercial provider hosting various open-model APIs (Llama, Mixtral, Dolphin) with both pay-as-you-go and subscription options. It grants new users $15 in free credit upon phone verification.
// pros
- Clear API and pricing, model coverage across many NLP tasks
- New users get ~$15 free credit to trial first
- Users report no censorship / no NSFW filtering on text generation, with no quality drop as usage grows
// cons
- Free is a one-time ~$15 trial credit; converts to pay-as-you-go once spent, not a sustained free quota
- Phone verification required
- Some feedback of occasionally inaccurate or slow model results
A legitimate commercial NLP API provider suited to those hosting open models and doing trial evaluation; not a sustained free API, with pay-as-you-go for long-term use.
community_reputation
NLP Cloud has positive user reviews on G2 and SaaSHub (clear API/pricing, no NSFW filtering) and is a legitimate pay-as-you-go commercial provider. The free offering is fundamentally a one-time $15 trial credit, matching the 'trial-then-paid' definition.
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: Pay-As-You-Go plan auto-grants ~$15 free credit at signup (phone verification required); large models (GPT-OSS 120B, Llama 3.1 405B/3.3 70B) ~$0.0018/1K tokens; PAYG after credit is used.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (source-reported) | free | — | — | — | Pay-As-You-Go: new users automatically get ~$15 free credit; phone verification required. Large models (GPT-OSS 120B/LLaMA 3.1 405B/3.3 70B, etc.) at ~$0.0018/1K tokens; pay-as-you-go after credit is used. |
| Free tier | free | — | Free | Free | 1 req/s |
| Subscription | subscription | — | — | — | faster limits |
| Starter | subscription | $29.00/mo | — | — | Includes 10 parallel requests and access to all pre-trained models. |
| Pay-as-you-go (Mixtral) | payg | — | $0.500 | $0.500 | Plus $0.005 per request on GPU. Input/Output rates are symmetric. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 405B | — | — | — |
| gpt-oss-120b | — | — | 131k |
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | — | — | 131k |
$ Does NLP Cloud have a free tier?
Yes — NLP Cloud offers a free tier that we value at roughly $15.00 in free credits (estimate — derived from rate-limited usage at pay-as-you-go prices). Always confirm current limits on NLP Cloud's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does NLP Cloud cost per 1M tokens?
NLP Cloud 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 NLP Cloud safe to use?
Uprouter rates NLP Cloud 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.
$ Can I use NLP Cloud through Uprouter Connect?
Yes — NLP Cloud is Connect-compatible. Add your NLP Cloud API key in Uprouter Connect (encrypted at rest) and route requests to it through one OpenAI- and Claude-compatible API, optionally behind failover aliases. Uprouter meters the traffic in compute at the provider's listed rate.
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live_status
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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
curl https://uprouter.online/api/connect/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer upr_live_YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{
"model": "llama-3-1-405b",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello via NLP Cloud" }]
}'Metered in Uprouter compute — the usage log shows which upstream served each request and its exact cost.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, Connect compatibility, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.