GitHub Models
github.com/marketplace/models
Free access to a curated collection of AI models from providers including OpenAI, Meta, Mistral, and Microsoft, available directly within GitHub for prototyping and testing.
Why it is useful
If you already have a GitHub account, this is the fastest path to experimenting with frontier models without setting up billing with multiple providers. The playground lets you test and compare models side by side. Rate limits are generous enough for development use, and the integration with GitHub Codespaces makes it easy to go from prompt exploration to working code.