# Free and Cheap Tokens (FaCT) — AI Promo MCP Server (`neeenja/free-and-cheap-tokens`) Actor
Curated, daily-verified catalog of free AI model API credits and token promotions. MCP server with 8 tools, structured terms, difficulty grading, and regional filtering. Open source · No paid placements · No affiliate links · MIT.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/neeenja/free-and-cheap-tokens.md
- **Developed by:** [Neeen Ja](https://apify.com/neeenja) (community)
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $5.00 / 1,000 mcp search\_promos calls
This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.
## How to integrate an Actor?
If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.
For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.
Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).
# README
## Free and Cheap Tokens (FaCT)
> **FaCT** = **F**ree **a**nd **C**heap **T**okens. That is where the short name comes from.
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🌐 **[English](#english)** · **[简体中文](#简体中文)** · **[繁體中文](#繁體中文)**
| Where it lives | Link |
|---|---|
| MCP endpoint (Apify Standby) | `https://neeenja--free-and-cheap-tokens.apify.actor/mcp` |
| Apify Store | https://apify.com/neeenja/free-and-cheap-tokens |
| Source code (MIT) | https://github.com/PanStories/free-and-cheap-tokens |
| Directory listing | https://sartbot.com/mcp/free-and-cheap-tokens/ |
| Featured on | [Sartbot Featured](https://sartbot.com/mcp/free-and-cheap-tokens/) |
| Daily listing page | https://freeandcheaptokens.dev/ |
***
## English
A curated, **daily human-verified**, machine-readable catalog of **free tiers and cheap token promos** for AI models and inference services — served as one MCP server over Streamable HTTP.
### What you get
- **8 tools** — `search_promos`, `filter_promos`, `get_promo`, `list_providers`, `get_recent_updates`, `get_expiring_soon`, `what_can_i_get`, `report_promo_issue`
- **4 resources** — `catalog://snapshot`, `catalog://daily/{date}`, `schema://promo`, `providers://index`
- **3 prompts** — `daily-deal-brief`, `pick-for-me`, `explain-terms`
- **17 curated promos** covering OpenAI / Anthropic / Google / Zhipu / SiliconFlow / Alibaba Cloud Model Studio / Cloudflare Workers AI / Groq …
Every promo record carries normalized terms (22 controlled tags), an onboarding difficulty rating (**easy / medium / hard**) with an Agent fallback path, region disclosure (global / include / exclude), an expiry timestamp (including `no_fixed_expiry`), a "how to claim" step list, and a **human-verified timestamp** — the last one is our core differentiator.
### Connect
Any MCP client can connect. Authentication is a Bearer token (your Apify API token).
```bash
curl -X POST https://neeenja--free-and-cheap-tokens.apify.actor/mcp \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-03-26","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"my-client","version":"1.0"}}}'
```
Remote (`mcp-remote` bridge, because the Apify gateway needs a Bearer token per request):
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"free-and-cheap-tokens": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://neeenja--free-and-cheap-tokens.apify.actor/mcp", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-APIFY-TOKEN"]
}
}
}
```
Local (stdio):
```bash
git clone https://github.com/PanStories/free-and-cheap-tokens.git
cd free-and-cheap-tokens
npm ci && npm run build:catalog && npm run dev
```
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"free-and-cheap-tokens": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["dist/index.js"]
}
}
}
```
### Pricing (Pay-Per-Event, no monthly fee)
| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| `mcp-search` (search / filter / recent / expiring) | $0.005 / call |
| `mcp-what-can-i-get` (reasoned recommendation) | $0.01 / call |
| `mcp-get-promo`, `mcp-list-providers` | $0.002 / call |
| `mcp-initialize`, `mcp-list-tools`, `mcp-report-issue` | **free** |
Nothing is charged while idle. Note: Apify **Agentic Payments (x402 / Skyfire) is not available** for this Actor — that program requires Standby mode to be disabled, and an MCP endpoint needs Standby. Billing runs through your own Apify token.
### Project stance
> Open source · No paid placements · No affiliate links · Daily verified data · MIT
Shown consistently in four places: the site's sticky top bar, the bottom of each card, inside the share card, and inside the copy-share text. The original v2 plan was an affiliate model, but the compliance burden (FTC 16 CFR 255, China 《互联网广告管理办法》 Art. 9 & 18) was too heavy. "Curation-as-a-service" turns trust from a relative advantage into a structural one.
### Development
```bash
npm ci # Install (incl. devDeps)
npm run typecheck # tsc --noEmit
npm run lint # eslint
npm test # vitest (schema validation + business logic)
npm run check:p0 # P0 redlines (emoji / purple-pink gradient / bounce easing / placeholder text)
npm run build:catalog # Build build/catalog.json
npm run build:site # Generate site/ outputs
npm run preflight # One-shot run all of the above
```
### Submission & error reporting
- Submit a new promo: see [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md)
- Error or expired promo: call `report_promo_issue`, or open a GitHub Issue (template auto-generated)
***
## 简体中文
一份**每日人工核实**、机器可读的 **AI 模型 / 推理服务免费额度与低价 token 促销**策展清单，以一个 MCP server 的形式通过 Streamable HTTP 对外提供。
### 你能拿到什么
- **8 个 tools** — `search_promos`、`filter_promos`、`get_promo`、`list_providers`、`get_recent_updates`、`get_expiring_soon`、`what_can_i_get`、`report_promo_issue`
- **4 个 resources** — `catalog://snapshot`、`catalog://daily/{date}`、`schema://promo`、`providers://index`
- **3 个 prompts** — `daily-deal-brief`、`pick-for-me`、`explain-terms`
- **17 条策展 promo**，覆盖 OpenAI / Anthropic / Google / 智谱 / 硅基流动 / 阿里云百炼 / Cloudflare Workers AI / Groq …
每条 promo 都带：归类后的条款（22 项受控标签）、上手难度分级（**easy / medium / hard**）+ Agent 降级路径、区域披露（global / include / exclude）、到期时间（含 `no_fixed_expiry`）、「如何薅」步骤（hard 项必填），以及**人工核验时间** —— 最后这项是我们的核心差异化。
### 怎么连
任何 MCP 客户端都能连，用 Bearer token 鉴权（Apify API token）：
```bash
curl -X POST https://neeenja--free-and-cheap-tokens.apify.actor/mcp \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-03-26","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"my-client","version":"1.0"}}}'
```
远程（`mcp-remote` 桥接，因为 Apify 网关要求每请求带 Bearer token）：
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"free-and-cheap-tokens": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://neeenja--free-and-cheap-tokens.apify.actor/mcp", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-APIFY-TOKEN"]
}
}
}
```
本地（stdio）：
```bash
git clone https://github.com/PanStories/free-and-cheap-tokens.git
cd free-and-cheap-tokens
npm ci && npm run build:catalog && npm run dev
```
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"free-and-cheap-tokens": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["dist/index.js"]
}
}
}
```
### 计费（Pay-Per-Event，无月费）
| 事件 | 价格 |
|---|---|
| `mcp-search`（搜索 / 过滤 / 近期更新 / 即将到期） | $0.005 / 次 |
| `mcp-what-can-i-get`（推理推荐） | $0.01 / 次 |
| `mcp-get-promo`、`mcp-list-providers` | $0.002 / 次 |
| `mcp-initialize`、`mcp-list-tools`、`mcp-report-issue` | **免费** |
空闲时不产生任何费用。注意：本 Actor **不支持 Apify Agentic Payments（x402 / Skyfire）** —— 该计划要求关闭 Standby，而 MCP 端点必须开 Standby。计费走你自己的 Apify token。
### 项目立场
> 开源 · 不接硬广 · 不挂联盟 · 数据每日核实 · MIT
四处置顶一致：站点顶部 sticky 条、每张卡片底部、分享卡片版面内、复制分享文案内。原 v2 计划走联盟返佣，但合规负担（FTC 16 CFR 255、中国《互联网广告管理办法》第九 / 十八条）太重。改为「策展即服务」后，可信度壁垒从相对优势升级成结构性优势。
### 开发
```bash
npm ci # 安装（含 devDeps）
npm run typecheck # tsc --noEmit
npm run lint # eslint
npm test # vitest（schema 校验 + 业务逻辑）
npm run check:p0 # P0 红线（emoji / 紫粉渐变 / 回弹缓动 / 空洞占位）
npm run build:catalog # 构建 build/catalog.json
npm run build:site # 生成 site/ 全套
npm run preflight # 一键跑完上面所有
```
### 收录与纠错
- 想收录新 promo？见 [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md)
- 看到错误 / 过期的 promo？调 `report_promo_issue`，或直接开 Issue（模板自动生成）
***
## 繁體中文
一份**每日人工核實**、機器可讀的 **AI 模型 / 推論服務免費額度與低價 token 促銷**策展清單，以單一 MCP server 的形式透過 Streamable HTTP 對外提供。
### 你能拿到什麼
- **8 個 tools** — `search_promos`、`filter_promos`、`get_promo`、`list_providers`、`get_recent_updates`、`get_expiring_soon`、`what_can_i_get`、`report_promo_issue`
- **4 個 resources** — `catalog://snapshot`、`catalog://daily/{date}`、`schema://promo`、`providers://index`
- **3 個 prompts** — `daily-deal-brief`、`pick-for-me`、`explain-terms`
- **17 筆策展 promo**，涵蓋 OpenAI / Anthropic / Google / 智譜 / 矽基流動 / 阿里雲百鍊 / Cloudflare Workers AI / Groq …
每筆 promo 都帶有：歸類後的條款（22 項受控標籤）、上手難度分級（**easy / medium / hard**）+ Agent 降級路徑、區域揭露（global / include / exclude）、到期時間（含 `no_fixed_expiry`）、「如何領」步驟（hard 項目必填），以及**人工核驗時間** —— 最後這項是我們的核心差異化。
### 怎麼連
任何 MCP 用戶端都能連，使用 Bearer token 驗證（你的 Apify API token）：
```bash
curl -X POST https://neeenja--free-and-cheap-tokens.apify.actor/mcp \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-03-26","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"my-client","version":"1.0"}}}'
```
遠端（`mcp-remote` 橋接，因為 Apify 閘道要求每個請求都帶 Bearer token）：
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"free-and-cheap-tokens": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://neeenja--free-and-cheap-tokens.apify.actor/mcp", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-APIFY-TOKEN"]
}
}
}
```
本機（stdio）：
```bash
git clone https://github.com/PanStories/free-and-cheap-tokens.git
cd free-and-cheap-tokens
npm ci && npm run build:catalog && npm run dev
```
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"free-and-cheap-tokens": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["dist/index.js"]
}
}
}
```
### 計費（Pay-Per-Event，無月費）
| 事件 | 價格 |
|---|---|
| `mcp-search`（搜尋 / 篩選 / 近期更新 / 即將到期） | $0.005 / 次 |
| `mcp-what-can-i-get`（推理推薦） | $0.01 / 次 |
| `mcp-get-promo`、`mcp-list-providers` | $0.002 / 次 |
| `mcp-initialize`、`mcp-list-tools`、`mcp-report-issue` | **免費** |
閒置時不會產生任何費用。注意：本 Actor **不支援 Apify Agentic Payments（x402 / Skyfire）** —— 該計畫要求關閉 Standby，而 MCP 端點必須開啟 Standby。計費走你自己的 Apify token。
### 專案立場
> 開源 · 不接硬廣 · 不掛聯盟 · 資料每日核實 · MIT
四處一致標示：站台頂部 sticky 條、每張卡片底部、分享卡片版面內、複製分享文案內。原本 v2 計畫走聯盟返傭路線，但合規負擔（FTC 16 CFR 255、中國《互聯網廣告管理辦法》第九／十八條）太重。改為「策展即服務」後，可信度壁壘從相對優勢升級為結構性優勢。
### 開發
```bash
npm ci # 安裝（含 devDeps）
npm run typecheck # tsc --noEmit
npm run lint # eslint
npm test # vitest（schema 校驗 + 業務邏輯）
npm run check:p0 # P0 紅線（emoji / 紫粉漸層 / 回彈緩動 / 空洞佔位）
npm run build:catalog # 建置 build/catalog.json
npm run build:site # 產生 site/ 全套
npm run preflight # 一鍵跑完上面所有
```
### 收錄與糾錯
- 想收錄新的 promo？見 [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md)
- 發現錯誤或過期的 promo？呼叫 `report_promo_issue`，或直接開 Issue（範本自動產生）
***
### 致谢 / Acknowledgments
- 灵感来源：[cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources](https://github.com/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources)
- 数据交叉验证：[benchlm.ai](https://benchlm.ai)、[aiforker](https://aiforker.com)
- 协议：[Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)
License: MIT — anyone can fork, self-deploy, self-host and modify.
数据核实：每天由策展团队人工维护。
# Changelog
This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/neeenja/free-and-cheap-tokens/changelog.md
# Actor input Schema
## `maxTotalChargeUsd` (type: `number`):
Hard cap on how much this run may charge. Recommended when letting an autonomous agent call the server. Example: 0.10 USD ≈ 20 search calls.
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):
Upper bound for how many promos a single tool call may return.
## Actor input object example
```json
{}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `mcpEndpoint` (type: `string`):
Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint of this Actor run. Connect an MCP client here (Authorization: Bearer \). POST JSON-RPC messages: initialize, tools/list, tools/call.
# API
You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.
## JavaScript example
```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("neeenja/free-and-cheap-tokens").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
console.dir(item);
});
// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
```
## Python example
```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("neeenja/free-and-cheap-tokens").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call neeenja/free-and-cheap-tokens --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,neeenja/free-and-cheap-tokens"
}
}
}
```
The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).
## OpenAPI specification
Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/U6XrDEcdKjN4YQIZU/builds/PnlHG8fIBHrEEYph2/openapi.json