How to Get Free Qwen Inference on Hetzner Experiments

Need a free, OpenAI-compatible endpoint for side projects? Hetzner Experiments is giving away Qwen inference right now.

You get zero-cost access with a 262,000-token context window. The catch is the shared free tier, so expect slower latency.

Tutorial

1. Open http://experiments.hetzner.com in your browser.
2. Log in to your Hetzner account, or register a free one.
3. Open Apps in the left sidebar, then select Inference.
4. Click Create API Token in the top right.
5. Copy the generated token right away. It is shown only once, so keep it somewhere safe.

Wrapping Up

Use the base URL https://inference.hetzner.com/api/v1 with the model Qwen/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-FP8. It is 100% OpenAI-compatible, so it works as a custom provider in OpenCode, Cursor, or your own scripts. Expect slower latency on the shared free tier, but it is hard to beat for lightweight tasks.