How to Get Free Access to DeepSeek V4 Flash

Hunting for a free way to run DeepSeek V4 Flash? Routeway puts more than 100 AI models behind one API that speaks the same OpenAI format you already use. Signing up takes a minute, and the free models cost nothing but a daily cap.

Three of them are free: DeepSeek V4 Flash, MiniMax M2.7 and Glimmer 30B. The catch is a daily limit on the free tier, and outages do happen.

Tutorial

1. Sign up for an account at https://routeway.ai.
2. Set your base URL to https://api.routeway.ai/v1. Every OpenAI-compatible client takes this in place of the default OpenAI endpoint, so nothing else in your setup has to change.
3. Pick the model deepseek-v4-flash:free. MiniMax M2.7 and Glimmer 30B are free too, so you can swap between them when you want.
4. Add your API key and run a test request. It worked with Hermes, so that is one client you can try it in.

Wrapping Up

You now have DeepSeek V4 Flash, MiniMax M2.7 and Glimmer 30B reachable from one endpoint, using the OpenAI setup you already know. Keep an eye on the free tier's daily limits, since once you hit them you wait, and the occasional outage on the free models is normal. Save the base URL and the model string, and you can point any new project at them.