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AI company startup programs

Startup credit programs run by AI model and tool companies rather than clouds: Grok for Startups (xAI), Z.ai, Sarvam, Requesty, Devin for Startups, ElevenLabs Startup Grants and the Claude Startup Stack.

$66,500 in stated maximum credits across these offers

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$45,000

Claude Startup Stack

Up to $45K in partner offers redeemed in the Claude Console (the $1K API credits and free Team year are paused)

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Not accepting new applications: Anthropic says the current cohort is full (members sign in via the program page)
Who
Bootstrapped to VC-backed startups
Expires
Current cohort full; headline credits paused
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✓ Terms checked 2026-11-02Source: claude.com
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$15,000

Devin for Startups (Cognition)

$15,000 in Devin credits loaded on approval, plus 1:1 matching grants up to $50,000 on your next $100,000 of usage, unlimited seats

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Apply at devin.ai/startups; applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Who
Approved early-stage startups
Expires
Rolling, no published deadline
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✓ Terms checked 2026-11-02Source: devin.ai
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$5,500

ElevenLabs Startup Grants

12 months of free ElevenLabs access with 33M characters (ElevenLabs states $5,500+ in value), plus founder community access

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Apply on the grants page; decisions within about a week
Who
Startups under 25 employees with a business email and a monetized, long-term product (no agencies or kids' apps)
Expires
Grant runs 12 months; rolling applications
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✓ Terms checked 2026-11-02Source: elevenlabs.io
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$1,000

Requesty Startup Program

$1,000 in AI credits across 600+ models + 6 months with no gateway fee

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Apply with a work email; reviewed within 48h
Who
Teams backed by YC, 20VC, Tapestry, TinyVC or a comparable fund
Expires
Ongoing program
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✓ Terms checked 2026-11-02Source: requesty.ai
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Free tier

Grok for Startups (xAI)

One shared credit balance for Grok, Grok Build, Grok Bot, the Grok API and Cursor, sized for 6 to 12 months of real usage; 20% on approval, the other 80% released once you're up and running

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Apply at x.ai/startups/apply (about five minutes; xAI verifies your company and funding)
Who
Startups with verifiable company and funding
Expires
Ongoing program
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✓ Terms checked 2026-11-02Source: x.ai
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Free tier

Sarvam Startup Program

6 to 12 months of Sarvam API credits sized to your use case and scale (speech to text, text to speech, translation, chat and document APIs with 22 Indian languages plus English), plus priority support and launch visibility (amounts not published)

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Apply with the form on Sarvam's startup program page; approved startups get credits for their program term
Who
AI startups building on Sarvam APIs, including existing Sarvam users; participants must show "Powered by Sarvam" in their product
Expires
Credits last for the 6 to 12 month program term; unused credits don't roll over
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✓ Terms checked 2026-11-02Source: sarvam.ai
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Free tier

Z.ai Startups Program

Up to 1B GLM tokens in API credits + volume pricing and priority support

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Log in with a Z.ai account and submit the application
Who
AI startups (application review)
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Ongoing program
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✓ Terms checked 2026-11-01 · link OK 2026-11-02Source: startup.z.ai

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