"I Found the Underground Map of Free LLM APIs — Then Wired Them All Into One Proxy"

There are two kinds of developers in 2026. The first kind is paying for every AI request like it's normal. The second kind is quietly collecting free quotas, trial credits, OpenAI-compatible endpoints, Gemini access, Groq speed, random hidden gems, and stitching them together into one ridiculous local setup. This post is for the second kind. The Real Problem Isn't "Which Model Is Best?" The real problem is this: One provider gives you speed Another gives you free credits Another gives you decent coding models Another looks promising but isn't integrated yet And your tools? They all want different configs, different keys, and different endpoints So your stack turns into a graveyard of: half-used trial credits forgotten API keys rate-limited accounts browser bookmarks you'll never open again So I Built the Map ProxyPool Hub now includes a Resources Catalog: a dedicated page that tracks free and trial LLM API platforms in one place. Not just a dumb markdown list. A real, filterable direct