gpt-oss-120b by Cerebras

No longer free

No longer free (checked Nov 11, 2026). Rate-limits FAQ: 'Is there a permanently free tier? No. The Free Trial is ... $5 in credits that expire 30 days after they're granted... Cerebras doesn't currently offer a no-cost tier that renews automatically'

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Status
No longer free
Free limits
No longer free (checked Nov 11, 2026)
Modality
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128,000 tokens
Rate limit
30 RPM · 14400 RPD · 1,000,000 TPD
Model ID
gpt-oss-120b
Base URL
https://api.cerebras.ai/v1
Checked
Nov 11, 2026

Benchmarks

LMArena text Elo
1365 · LMArena, Nov 11 2026
Tested as gpt-oss-120b · leaderboard published 2026-11-09
LMArena text rank
#197 of 421 · LMArena, Nov 11 2026
Tested as gpt-oss-120b
SWE-bench Verified
26% · SWE-bench, Nov 11 2026
Tested as gpt-oss-120b · mini-SWE-agent v1.7.0, submitted 2025-08-07

Numbers are copied from the linked public leaderboards for this exact model and version. The free endpoint can run a different reasoning setting or quantization than the tested one.

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