Free AI dev platforms tools
This page lists all 13 AI dev platforms tools whose official pricing includes a free tier, sorted by editorial score. It is the complete set, not a "best of" — the editor shortlist below is the small subset we would actually start with.
Editor shortlist
The few we would pick from the list above: the free tier is usable enough to finish real work without a card. The line under each name is why it made the cut.
Run open-source LLMs locally with one command — 160k+ GitHub stars, a rich model catalog and cross-platform builds; there's now an official hosted cloud API too (Pro from $20/mo).
What the free tier includes (Open source), Runs locally, Model library
The open-source community platform for AI models and datasets — the GitHub of machine learning.
What the free tier includes (Free), Community, Public repos
An open-source LLM app platform with visual orchestration for agents, RAG and workflows.
What the free tier includes (Open source), Self-hosted, Full control
All 13 tools with a free tier
Open WebUI
Dev platform
A self-hosted open-source AI chat interface that connects to Ollama and other models.
Pros
Cons
LlamaIndex
Development platform
Data framework for LLM apps — connects private data to large models and is a standard way to build RAG.
Pros
Cons
n8n
Dev platform
An open-source workflow automation platform with AI nodes connecting hundreds of apps.
Pros
Cons
LM Studio
Dev platform
A desktop app to discover, download and run open-source LLMs locally with a GUI.
Pros
Cons
Webflow
Development platform
Visual website builder for designers, with AI capabilities for quickly generating pages and layouts.
Pros
Cons
Jan
Development platform
Open-source offline AI assistant that runs open models locally — your data never leaves your machine.
Pros
Cons
LangChain
Dev platform
An open-source framework for building LLM apps, connecting models, tools and data.
Pros
Cons
Coze
Dev platform
ByteDance's AI agent development platform to build and publish bots and workflows with no code.
Pros
Cons
Groq
Dev platform
Blazing-fast inference on custom LPU chips: open models at hundreds of tokens per second.
Pros
Cons
Make
Dev platform
Visual automation on a canvas — more flexible and cheaper than Zapier.