Cloud and AI credits
A checked list of cloud and AI credits for AI and tech builders, with the eligibility gates spelled out: what it costs you, who can apply, and from where.
23 programmes
Up to $5,000 in Lambda cloud credits for qualifying AI researchers to run work on Lambda Instances, with select research featured on Lambda's site.
33 million characters of ElevenLabs usage over 12 months for startups with under 25 employees, in exchange for displaying an ElevenLabs Grants logo for twelve months.
Self-serve AWS credit tier for bootstrapped founders with no investor or accelerator affiliation.
The pre-funded tier: $2,000 in Google Cloud credits valid for 12 months, for startups with an MVP that have not raised institutional funding yet.
Up to $15,000 in Together AI platform credits plus 3 hours of forward-deployed engineering for startups that have raised up to $5M.
The no-referral Azure credit path: $1,000 for 90 days, then a further $4,000 for 180 days once the business is verified.
Subsidised GPU hours for students with AI/ML projects and an aligned academic profile, with no company or revenue requirement.
Free open-source and proprietary AI model API keys for builders in India, decided in under 48 hours, with no published credit value.
Free membership program for AI startups giving free cloud credits from NVIDIA and partners plus preferred hardware and software pricing; NVIDIA publishes no credit amount.
Free GPU credits for VC-funded startups that either raised from a Modal VC partner or raised over $1M from any fund; Modal publishes no credit amount.
Claude API credits and Anthropic's highest rate limits for startups that have raised institutional equity funding; Anthropic publishes no credit amount.
$200,000 in Google Cloud credits over two years, gated behind recent equity funding from an institutional investor.
The $200,000 AWS credit tier, gated behind an Organization ID issued by an accelerator, angel investor or VC firm in the Activate Provider network.
An additional $150,000 in Google Cloud credits on top of Scale tier for AI-first qualified, venture-backed startups, which is what makes the headline "up to $350,000" true.
Up to $50,000 in Together AI platform credits plus 10 hours of forward-deployed engineering for startups that have raised over $10M.
Up to $30,000 in Together AI platform credits plus 6 hours of forward-deployed engineering for startups that have raised $5M to $10M.
Invite-only credit tier above Activate Portfolio, accessed through an AWS Account Manager rather than an application.
The $100,000-$150,000 Azure credit tier, unlocked only by a referral code from a Microsoft for Startups Investor Network partner.
Subsidised GPU hours from 14 empanelled cloud providers for DPIIT-recognised startups and MSMEs with AI/ML experience and revenue or funding traction.
Custom credit package for AI-native companies that have raised over $30M or are post-Series B, and whose lead VC is in Modal's partner network.
Additional benefits on top of the standard Claude startup credits for companies backed by an Anthropic partner VC or accelerator; the uplift is not quantified.
Free OpenAI API credits and rate limit upgrades, obtainable only with a unique referral code from a VC in OpenAI's partner network; OpenAI publishes no credit amount.
Subsidised GPU hours for early stage startups that lack DPIIT recognition or revenue traction, gated on four years of AI/ML experience plus a letter from the IndiaAI CEO or a Joint Secretary rank officer.