SambaNova Cloud
partially verifiedpermanent free · inference_host · confidence 85% · mixed · last verified 2026-08-17 · field guide →
Subject record
| Base URLs | https://api.sambanova.ai/v1 openai-compatible |
|---|---|
| API key required | yes |
| Credit card | no |
| Phone verification | unknown |
| May train on prompts | unknown |
| Quota | free_tier [rpm, rpd, tpd] “SambaNova grants $5 in initial credits (valid 30 days) on top of the permanent free tier. The free tier itself persists indefinitely with 20 RPM, 20 RPD, and 200K TPD per model. No credit card required. OpenAI SDK-compatible.” |
| Signup friction | steps unknown |
| Env var | SAMBANOVA_API_KEY |
| Notes | Seed repos conflict: cheahjs README lists SambaNova under 'Providers with trial credits' ('Credits: $5 for 3 months'), while mnfst (updated 2026-06-15) describes a permanent free tier (20 RPM / 20 RPD / 200K TPD per model) with $5/30-day credits layered on top. Classified permanent_free per the more recent, more detailed mnfst footnote. Official docs/pricing URLs returned 404 this session, so the conflict is unresolved against a primary source. Base URL confirmed live 2026-07-17: GET /models returned HTTP 200 (endpoint exists, anonymous model list). Guide pass 2026-07-17: official rate-limits doc confirms a no-payment-method Free Tier at exactly 20 RPM / 20 RPD / 200K TPD, resolving the trial-vs-permanent seed conflict in favor of permanent_free. Official: up to 25 API keys per user. MiniMax-M2.7 appears only under Developer Tier there — its free flag may be stale. |
Models (4)
| model | capabilities | context | free | limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek-V3.1 | chat | 131,072 | yes | 20 rpm · 20 rpd · 200000 tpd |
| Meta-Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct | chat | 131,072 | yes | 20 rpm · 20 rpd · 200000 tpd |
| MiniMax-M2.7 | chat | 131,072 | yes | 20 rpm · 20 rpd · 200000 tpd |
| gpt-oss-120b | chat | 131,072 | yes | 20 rpm · 20 rpd · 200000 tpd |
Provenance
| source_repo_cheahjs | curated_repo | trust: medium_high | checked 2026-07-17 |
| source_repo_mnfst | curated_repo | trust: medium_high | checked 2026-07-17 |