OpenClaw "Dragon Chain" Free Ride Recommendations (April 2026 Edition)

Goal: Have daily/rolling quotas + be able to ride for free long-term / run Agents at low cost
🥇 First Tier (Main Recommendation, Stable + Friendly Quotas)
Kimi K2.5 (Moonshot)— Official free gift, the best
Quota: Built-in free within OpenClaw (light usage almost unlimited)
Advantages: Agent capabilities, tool invocation, long-term memory = Currently first tier
Configuration: Select Moonshot / Kimi directly (no API Key needed)
Conclusion: Zero-cost start, primary model choice
Gemini 2.5 Flash (Google)— King of free quotas
Quota: Thousands of requests per day
15 requests/min
Extended context (≈1M tokens)
Advantages: Fast speed + stable for long tasks (great for multi-step Agents)
Configuration: Google AI Studio → API Key → Enter into OpenClaw
Conclusion: Ideal for heavy users, not easy to run out
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🥈 Second Tier (High Cost-Performance / Backup Main)
Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) OAuth Free Tier
Quota: About 100 requests/day (tightened after April)
Advantages: Strong tool invocation (files/code/automation)
Configuration: OAuth login directly connect to OpenClaw
Suggestion: Best fallback model
Conclusion: Stable supplement, not suitable as sole main
DeepSeek V3 / R1 — Near-Free King
Quota: About 5 million tokens free for new users
Advantages: Strong reasoning, low hallucination, stable Agent execution
Future pricing: Very low (almost free to use)
Configuration: Official API → Connect directly to OpenClaw
Conclusion: One of the long-term main models, cost almost negligible
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Optimal combination (Most stable tested plan)
Recommend this setup (Join the group via homepage)
Main: Kimi K2.5
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Backup: Qwen OAuth
DeepSeek V3