# Question about free tier

**URL:** <https://community.sambanova.ai/t/question-about-free-tier/1711>\
**Category:** Discussion\
**Tags:** dev\
**Created:** [August 12, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.sambanova.ai/t/question-about-free-tier/1711 "2026-08-12T16:21:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![leonardogmez2781192](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sambanova/user_avatar/community.sambanova.ai/leonardogmez2781192/32/2741_2.png) [@leonardogmez2781192](https://community.sambanova.ai/u/leonardogmez2781192)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.sambanova.ai/t/question-about-free-tier/1711/1 "2026-08-12T16:21:20Z")

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Do new accounts in free tier not receive free credits anymore, genuinely curious? Tried helping a friend of mine make an account so he could check Sambanova’s services, but now a payment method is needed to use it.