NVIDIA Offers Free NIM API Keys With Access to More Than 100 AI Models

NVIDIA NIM, short for NVIDIA Inference Microservices, packages generative AI models as standardized inference services. Developers can connect to the models through APIs, reducing the cost of deploying GPUs and managing environments and operations themselves. The platform includes models such as Kimi, DeepSeek and Llama, lowering the barrier to testing and product development.

NVIDIA now allows users to obtain a free NIM API key through a simple registration process that takes about 3 minutes, providing access to more than 100 AI models. Each account starts with 1,000 credits, and users can apply to increase the allocation to 5,000. The available information does not currently specify a formal launch date or the credits’ equivalent value in U.S. dollars.