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Stop Paying OpenAI API Bills — These Free Alternatives Work for Most Projects (Apri)

📅 April 15, 2026 · 🤖 AI-assisted · 5 min read

OpenAI API costs add up fast. Ollama, Groq, and Together AI all offer free or dramatically cheaper inference. Here's when to use each.

The Comparisons

OpenAI API vs Ollama

API costs → $0

OpenAI API vs Groq API

API costs → Free tier

OpenAI API vs Together AI

Up to 15x cheaper per token

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