# Ollama Cloud free API key: how to get one

> Always free Ollama Cloud API key, no card needed. The free plan is for light use, with session and weekly limits and one model running at a time. Step by step setup, checked October 2026.

- Kind: Always free, no card
- Limits: The free plan is for light use, with session and weekly limits and one model running at a time.
- Models: Kimi K2.6, GLM-5.3, DeepSeek V4.1, GPT-OSS 120B, Mistral Large 4
- Get the key: https://ollama.com/settings/keys

## Steps

1. Create an account at ollama.com.
2. Open Settings, then Keys, and add a key.
3. Paste it under Ollama Cloud.

## Ollama Cloud models in MultiScreenAI

The free tier covers Kimi K2.6, GLM-5.3, DeepSeek V4.1, GPT-OSS 120B, Mistral Large 4; the others need paid usage on the same key.

- GPT-OSS 120B: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/gpt-oss-120b
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash
- Mistral Large 4: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/mistral-large-4
- Kimi K2.6: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/kimi-k2-6
- GLM-5.3: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/glm-5-3

## Use it with every other AI at once

Paste the key into MultiScreenAI (https://www.multiscreenai.com) and ask every model at once, side by side, with a blind test mode. Agents can do the same over MCP: https://www.multiscreenai.com/mcp