Free LLM eval and observability APIs: 4 free plans, dated

Yes. As of 2026-10-09, 4 free LLM eval and observability offers we track are available, each dated when last verified against the provider's page.

OfferProviderStatusWhat it offersExpiryVerifiedSourceCaveats
Braintrust Starter planBraintrustavailable$10 model credits/month, 1 GB processed data/month, 10K scores/month, 14-day data retention, unlimited users, projects, datasets, playgrounds and experiments; no credit cardno stated expiry2026-09-16source14-day retention. Re-read first-party 2026-09-16 and holds. ADDED: the Starter plan carries 14-day data retention, which this row did not state — an evaluation history older than a fortnight is gone, which matters m…
Inference.net Pay as you go planInference.netavailablePay as you go plan at "$0+ usage", including "1M included Gateway requests" and "1M / mo Tracing spans", 14-day data retention, 1 seat, 30 req/min.no stated expiry2026-10-08sourceThe allowance is for the gateway and tracing: the page states usage is billed ("$0+ usage") and does not say model inference itself is free. The Growth plan adds a "$50 one-time opening credit" at $250 per month.
Langfuse Cloud Hobby planLangfuseavailable50,000 units/month, 30-day data access, 2 users, all platform features with limitsno stated expiry2026-09-16sourceOSS self-host is unlimited and free as an alternative
LangSmith Developer planLangChainavailable5,000 base traces/month (14-day retention), 1 seat, core tracing + evalsno stated expiry2026-09-16sourcesingle seat; pay-as-you-go beyond 5K traces

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