Free GPU credits

10 offers, each verified at its source with the date shown. Expired offers get removed, not struck through and forgotten.

Free credits are the highest-leverage way to test a GPU cloud. Before you wire up billing or commit to a provider, credits let you run the real workload on the real hardware at no cost, which tells you far more than any pricing page can: how fast instances actually start, whether the GPU you want is in stock, and how the developer experience feels under your own job. A provider that looks cheapest on paper can lose an afternoon to cold starts and availability gaps, and credits are how you find that out before it costs you anything. Every offer on this list is verified. We source-check each program against the provider's own page, date it, and remove offers once they expire, so you are not chasing a credit that quietly ended last quarter. Credit programs churn faster than prices do: amounts change, eligibility tightens, and trials appear and vanish without notice.

GPU clouds

DigitalOcean / Paperspace: $200 credit for the first 60 days

New accounts. Overage after credit or expiry is billed normally.

verified 2026-07-06 · source

OVHcloud US: $200 public cloud credit

New US public cloud projects. Re-check the terms footnote before relying on it.

verified 2026-07-06 · source

RunPod Startup Program: $1,000 credits (Starter tier)

Startup eligibility screening. Growth tier ($25,000 bonus) requires a $50,000 commit on a 12-month agreement.

verified 2026-07-06 · source

AMD Developer Cloud: $100 credit for AMD AI Developer Program members

Applies to AMD Developer Cloud (Instinct GPUs). Program membership required.

verified 2026-07-06 · source

TensorWave (AMD MI300X): Free 72-hour MI300X trial

Application-based. Allocation decided by TensorWave.

verified 2026-07-06 · source

Serverless GPU

Modal: $30/month recurring free compute (Starter), $100/month (Team)

Renews monthly on the plan, usage and concurrency limits differ by tier. The only evergreen recurring credit on this list.

verified 2026-07-06 · source

Big clouds (GPU access needs an upgraded account)

Google Cloud: $300 welcome credit (90 days)

New accounts. GPUs require upgrading off the restricted free-trial billing account.

verified 2026-07-06 · source

AWS: Up to $200 credits for new customers

$100 at signup plus up to $100 through exploration activities. Free plan limits service access.

verified 2026-07-06 · source

Microsoft Azure: $200 credit (30 days)

Eligible new users. Credit does not carry over past 30 days.

verified 2026-07-06 · source

Oracle Cloud: $300 credit (30 days) + Always Free tier

One free trial per person. Credits expire at 30 days or when consumed.

verified 2026-07-06 · source

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