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AI Coding Tools
| Tool | Free Offer | How to Get It |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | Free for students + open-source maintainers | education.github.com |
| xAI / SpaceXAI (Grok) | Unconfirmed — widely quoted as $25, but not documented | console.x.ai |
| xAI / SpaceXAI data sharing | Unconfirmed — widely quoted as $150/mo, not documented | console.x.ai |
| Google Gemini API | Free tier exists; Google no longer publishes confirmable RPM/daily-token figures | ai.google.dev |
| Anthropic Claude API | "A small amount" of trial credit on signup — Anthropic publishes no figure | console.anthropic.com |
| Together AI | Credit offer no longer confirmable from their own docs | together.ai |
| Groq | Free tier — fast inference | groq.com |
Cloud & Hosting
| Service | Free Offer | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Pages | Unlimited static sites, free | No credit card needed |
| Vercel | Free tier — hobby projects | Generous limits for personal use |
| Railway | $5/month free credits | railway.app |
| Supabase | Free tier — 2 projects, 500MB DB | supabase.com |
| PlanetScale | Free tier — 1 DB, 5GB storage | planetscale.com |
| Neon | Free tier — PostgreSQL, 0.5GB | neon.tech |
App Store & Marketing
| Tool | Free Offer | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Search Ads | $100 free ad credit | New accounts, one-time |
| Google Ads | Varies — typically $500 match | New accounts |
| Bing Ads | $500 free credits | Import from Google Ads |
Analytics & Monitoring
| Tool | Free Offer | Details |
|---|---|---|
| TelemetryDeck | 100K signals/month free | Privacy-first analytics |
| Sentry | 5K errors/month free | Crash reporting |
| PostHog | 1M events/month free | Product analytics |
| LogRocket | 1K sessions/month free | Session replay |
Design & Content
| Tool | Free Offer | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Canva | Free tier — unlimited designs | Pro features limited |
| Figma | Free tier — 3 projects | For UI/UX design |
| ElevenLabs | 10K characters/month free | AI voice generation |
| Pexels | Free API — unlimited photos | No attribution required for API |
Domain & Email
| Service | Free Offer | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Email Routing | Free — custom domain email | Forward to Gmail |
| ImprovMX | Free tier — email forwarding | Simple setup |
The Pro Move
Stack these together and you can run a full SaaS product for $0/month:
- Hosting: Cloudflare Pages (free)
- Database: Supabase free tier
- Auth: Supabase Auth (included)
- Analytics: TelemetryDeck free tier
- Monitoring: Sentry free tier
- AI API: Gemini free tier + Groq free tier
- Email: Cloudflare Email Routing
Total: $0/month. For real.
Know a deal we missed? Email stackwrite@beatroot.dev and we'll add it. This page is updated on the first of every month.
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