Code with AI. Skip the per-token bill.
Lots of companies give away good AI models for free. One of them alone is hit and miss. Hive runs a handful as a team: a few write the answer, another writes tests, and the code gets run before you see it.
No card. Pro is $5/month flat.
Tick the free keys you have. Watch the team grow.
A key is a password a provider gives you for its free models. Signing up takes a minute each. You paste them into Hive once, in any format, and it works out the rest.
Model counts are what these keys gave our own account in November 2026. Providers add and remove free models often. Google, Cerebras, Mistral, GitHub and others work too.
This is the whole machine.
Every request takes this path. Drag the boxes around, and click one to see what it does. In the app, the same board shows your own models, and you can switch steps off.
Click a box
Each box is one job. The moving dots show which way the work goes.
It shows up as one model called hive.
Hive speaks the same language as the Anthropic and OpenAI services, so tools that work with those work with Hive. Change the address, paste your Hive key, done.
Free accounts get 100 requests a day in their tools, enough to see if you like it. There's also a chat in the browser that needs no setup at all.
It asks before it touches anything.
In Chrome or Edge on a computer, you can hand the browser chat one folder. Every change comes as a card like this one. Go on, press a button.
- Reads and searches the folder you picked
- Writes or edits a file only after you approve it
- Runs Python inside the browser tab
- Can't see anything outside that folder
- Can't install or run programs on your computer
utils/dates.pyneeds your OK- if start < out[-1][1]:+ if start <= out[-1][1]: out[-1][1] = max(out[-1][1], end)
24 hard problems. Free models only.
We wrote 24 hard Python problems with hidden tests: a regex engine, a cron scheduler, caches checked against 200,000 operations, real bug fixes. Every answer was run in a sandbox. This is the team against the best free models answering alone.
Where it falls short.
It's slower.
Easy questions come back in seconds. Real coding work takes a minute or two, because several models write and every answer gets tested.
It isn't the best model there is.
It beats free models working alone. We haven't tested it against the top paid ones, so we won't claim it matches them.
You bring the keys.
Hive doesn't hand out model access. You sign up with the providers, and their free limits and terms apply to you.
Flat. It doesn't count tokens.
The models run on free tiers under your own keys, so a long session doesn't cost more than a short one.
Free
- 20 chat messages a day
- 100 requests a day in Claude Code or Cursor
- The full team: writers, tester, judge
- Folder access and Python in the browser
Pro Free during beta
- 20,000 requests a day in your tools
- 2,000 chat messages a day
- Claude boost: Claude judges the hardest steps, on your own Anthropic key
- Cancel in two clicks
Things people ask.
Why pay if the models are free?
The models are free. Getting them to work as a team is the product: Hive picks a model for each step, writes tests, runs every answer in a sandbox, and swaps in a backup when one stalls or hits a limit. The free plan has all of that with a daily cap. Pro lifts the cap.
What's a key, and where do I get one?
A key is a long password a provider gives you so software can use its models. NVIDIA, Groq, OpenRouter, Google and others hand out free ones; most take a minute, some ask for a phone number. The setup guide links to each sign-up page. With no keys, a small shared set of starter models works right away, but it's slow.
Does it work with Claude Code and Cursor?
Yes. Point the tool at your Hive address, paste your Hive key, and choose the model hive. The setup guide has the exact lines to copy.
What can it do on my computer?
Only what you allow, in one folder. In desktop Chrome or Edge you pick a folder; Hive can list, read and search it, and create or edit files after you approve each change. It can't reach anything outside that folder, and it can't install or run programs.
Where do my keys and chats go?
Keys are encrypted (AES-256-GCM) before they're stored and only decrypted to make requests you ask for. Chats are saved in your browser, not on our servers. Your prompts go to the AI providers whose keys you add, under their terms. See the privacy policy.
Can I cancel?
Yes, from Plan → Manage billing. You keep Pro until the end of the period you paid for. You can also delete your account and everything stored with it.