Free model routesHigh confidence
Nous Research / Nous Portal
7 model routes currently listed at zero price.
Free accessFree model routes
Payment cardNo
AccountRequired
Sources5 first-party links
API endpoint
https://inference-api.nousresearch.com/v1Catalog snapshot
7Models mentioned
stealth/ox-alphapoolside/laguna-s-2.1:freepoolside/laguna-xs-2.1:freetencent/hy3:freestepfun/step-3.7-flash:freeupstage/solar-pro4:freemeituan/longcat-2.0:freeLimits and terms
- Observed Portal Requests Per Minute
- 50
- Observed Portal Tokens Per Minute
- 500,000
- Caveat
- One current portal surface exposes these numbers while another says only “Standard rate limits”; account limits remain authoritative.
Eligibility
- Account Required
- Yes
- Plan
- Free — $0/month
- Payment Method Required
- not explicitly documented
Requested Name Note
User-confirmed resolution of “NUS Research” is Nous Research at https://nousresearch.com/.History
- Date
- 2025-03-12
- Event
- Initial inference API launch with a waitlist and $5 signup credit.
- Initial Models
- Hermes 3 Llama 70BDeepHermes 3 8B Preview
- Current Status
- superseded by zero price catalog
Receipts
5Primary sources
Official WebsiteNous Researchhttps://nousresearch.com/Official ProductNous Portalhttps://portal.nousresearch.com/Live CatalogModels endpointhttps://inference-api.nousresearch.com/v1/modelsAnnouncement · 2025-03-12Announcing the Nous Portalhttps://forum.nousresearch.com/t/announcing-the-nous-portal/62Official Repository DocsHermes Agent Nous Portal integrationhttps://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/main/website/docs/integrations/nous-portal.md