Best Free Chinese AI Tools
These are the Chinese AI tools whose free tiers we would actually use day to day — not trials with a countdown, but recurring allowances. DeepSeek is the strongest free assistant, Kimi reads the longest documents, GLM is the free coding companion, and Kling, Hailuo, Dreamina and Mureka cover video, images and music.
Quick picks
The 7 tools
1.DeepSeek
Best free assistant overall. A frontier-class reasoning model with no meaningful usage cap and a chat app on web and mobile.
Why it is listed
- The web and mobile app are free with no meaningful limits.
- Open weights mean the models can be hosted privately.
- API pricing undercuts almost every competitor.
Caveats
- During peak times the free tier slows down.
- Some features lag behind Western assistants (fewer integrations).
- Servers are in China — privacy-sensitive work should go elsewhere.
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- Chat
- Reasoning
- Open weights
2.Kimi
Best free long-context reader. Drop in whole books, codebases or document sets and ask questions across all of them.
Why it is listed
- Context windows are among the largest of any free assistant.
- The K2 model is open-weight and strong at coding.
- Free web and mobile apps with an English interface.
Caveats
- Very long contexts slow responses down.
- Web search quality varies by region.
- Chinese-first documentation for some developer features.
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- Chat
- Long context
- Open weights
3.GLM Z.ai
Best free coding companion. GLM's chat is free on Z.ai and its cheap coding plans work inside editors and agents.
Why it is listed
- Z.ai chat is free with no card required.
- Coding plans are aggressively priced against Western subscriptions.
- OpenAI-compatible API makes switching trivial.
Caveats
- Branding is confusing — GLM, Z.ai and Zhipu all refer to the same family.
- Free tier has rate limits at busy times.
- Feature documentation splits between English and Chinese.
- Web
- Chat
- Coding
- API and SDKs
4.Kling AI
Best free video model. 66 credits reset every single day — enough for a handful of standard clips.
Why it is listed
- Daily free credits — 66 every day, no card required.
- Image-to-video and camera control are among the best of the Chinese models.
- English interface, overseas account support and iOS/Android apps.
Caveats
- Free-tier exports carry a watermark.
- Credit costs scale with clip length and resolution, so long 1080p clips burn credits fast.
- Queues at peak hours make standard-tier generations slow.
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- Video generation
- Text to video
- Image to video
Best free video drafts. Daily credits and the fastest queue times make it the cheapest way to iterate on prompts.
Why it is listed
- Free daily credits with no subscription required.
- Generation is noticeably faster than most competitors.
- Motion quality on human subjects is consistently good.
Caveats
- Maximum clip length is short — a few seconds per generation.
- High-resolution renders burn credits quickly.
- Fewer editing controls than Kling or PixVerse.
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- Video generation
- Text to video
- Image to video
6.Dreamina
Best free creative suite. ByteDance's Seedream images and Seedance video share one daily free allowance.
Why it is listed
- Seedream is one of the strongest image models for text inside images.
- Seedance video rides on the same credit pool.
- Daily free credits are among the most generous of the major platforms.
Caveats
- Overseas features sometimes arrive later than on the Chinese app.
- Watermarked on the free tier.
- Credits are shared between image and video work, so video burns them fast.
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- Image generation
- Video generation
- Seedance
7.Mureka
Best free music generator. Full songs with vocals from a monthly free credit allowance, for non-commercial use.
Why it is listed
- Generates complete songs with coherent structure, not just 30-second loops.
- English vocals are genuinely usable.
- Stem downloads make the output re-mixable outside the platform.
Caveats
- Commercial licensing depends on the plan you generate on.
- Vocal timbre is good but still recognisably AI on close listen.
- Credits are consumed per generation attempt.
- Web
- Music generation
- Vocals
- Stems
How we picked
Chinese AI tools with a recurring free tier — daily or monthly credits that reset, not one-off trials — an English interface, and international sign-up without a Chinese phone number. Limits and allowances were checked against the official sites in October 2026. Tools whose free tier had been removed or gated were excluded.
Picks reviewed
Frequently asked questions
- Which Chinese AI assistant is best for free?
- DeepSeek. Its chat app is free on web and mobile with no meaningful caps, and its reasoning models are among the strongest available at any price.
- Do the free video tiers reset?
- Kling and Hailuo reset daily; Dreamina grants daily credits too. Vidu and Wan use monthly or starter allowances instead, which is why they are not in this list.
- Can I use free-tier output commercially?
- Check each tool's terms — most free tiers are personal-use only or tie commercial rights to paid plans. Music and video outputs in particular carry licensing conditions.
- What is the catch with free tiers?
- Expect watermarks on exported video and images, standard (slower) queues, and daily allowances that expire if unused. None of the listed tools require a credit card.