Baseten — credits on new accounts
Baseten says new accounts come with credits to try the UI and experiment with deployments for free.
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Access
- Sign-up
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Checked on the provider’s page
Who qualifies
New Baseten accounts
The catch
Baseten's pricing FAQ does not state the amount or expiry, so check your account after sign-up.
What you get
- Credits included at sign-up
- Use for experimenting with model deployments
At a glance
- Offer
- Free starter credits (amount not published)
- Type
- Free credits
- Provider
- Baseten
- Access
- Sign-up
- Eligibility
- New Baseten accounts
- Deadline
- Rolling / no deadline given
- Last checked
- Sun, 25 Oct 2026
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