What's genuinely free on KiqIQ
Probability predictions on every upcoming fixture, in every league we cover, are free. No sign-up, no email, no card. The probabilities you can see on the /football page for any fixture come from the same model that drives the paid value-bet feed — the paywall protects flagging and tooling, not the prediction itself.
The 28 betting calculators at /calculators are also free. Poisson, Kelly criterion, expected value, implied probability, no-vig fair odds, BTTS modeller, Asian handicap converter — all of them. So is the full methodology page at /methodology, the 130-term glossary at /glossary, and the 93+ strategy guides.
For the broader cluster context (how the predictions work, how accurate they are), start with our pillar guide on AI football predictions.
What sits behind the paywall
The paid plans add four things the free tier doesn't include. They're convenience and time-savers — not analytical capability you can't replicate.
- Value-bet feed. A pre-filtered list of fixtures where our model probability disagrees with the bookmaker by enough to be a positive-expected-value signal. You can build this manually on the free tier by comparing model probabilities to no-vig bookmaker probabilities yourself.
- Trap-game flags.The defensive equivalent — fixtures where the market price looks generous but the model says you're being lured into a losing position. Same logic; the paid version does the scanning for you.
- Bet tracker with ROI + CLV.Logs every bet you place, computes running ROI, P&L, and Closing Line Value. The free tier doesn't track bets; you'd need a spreadsheet for the same functionality.
- Conversational AI Q&A. The /ask page lets you ask any football question grounded on the live fixture data. Paid plans get higher query limits; the free tier has a trial allowance.
A complete workflow on free tools
Here's a five-step process that uses only the free KiqIQ surface. It's the same workflow the paid value-bet feed automates — just done manually.
- Open /football and read the model probability. Every fixture shows the 1X2, over/under 2.5, and BTTS probabilities. Pick a fixture where the probability surprises you relative to your prior.
- Convert bookmaker odds to implied probability. Use the implied probability calculator to convert each available price to its implied probability.
- Strip the bookmaker margin (overround). Use the no-vig calculator to compute the fair-value probability — what the price would be if the bookmaker weren't taking a margin. This is the apples-to-apples comparison number for the model probability.
- Compute edge. Subtract the no-vig probability from the model probability. A positive number is edge; a negative number means the market sees more probability than the model does. Aim for at least 4-5 percentage points of edge to absorb model uncertainty.
- Size the stake. Use the Kelly criterion calculator with quarter-Kelly fraction. The output is a stake size proportional to your edge and conservative enough to absorb estimation error.
That's a complete value-betting workflow on free tools. The paid feed saves you 10 minutes per fixture; it doesn't give you a different answer.
What to watch out for in “free” AI prediction sites
The genuine free options publish probabilities for every fixture in their covered leagues and document the methodology. Common patterns to be wary of:
- Cherry-picked free predictions.Some sites only publish their model output when the model is unusually confident. The visible “win rate” then looks better than the model's actual performance across the full slate. Look for transparency about how many fixtures are predicted vs published.
- Tipster framing dressed as AI.Some “free AI football predictions” sites are actually human tipsters using AI as a marketing label. Sometimes that's fine — a good human curator adds value — but the methodology should be clear so you know what you're consuming.
- Free hook, paid upgrade.A common funnel: free predictions on yesterday's fixtures (already settled), paid for tomorrow's. That's not predictions — it's post-hoc reasoning packaged as a free tier. Check that the free output is for upcoming fixtures, not historical ones.
Where the paid plans actually earn the money
For most occasional bettors, the free tier is enough. The paid plans earn their keep for two specific user profiles. First, people who place 5+ bets a week — the value-bet feed plus bet tracker saves enough time per fixture that the subscription pays for itself in time alone. Second, people who want CLV measurement — the bet tracker logs Closing Line Value automatically and that's the only honest long-run measure of betting skill.
For everyone else, the free tier is genuinely complete. The probabilities you see on /football are the same probabilities driving the paid feed; the calculators that build a value-bet workflow are all unlocked; the methodology that explains it all is public.
Start with the free tier
Open the fixtures page to see the free probability predictions on every upcoming match — no sign-up needed.
For informational and educational purposes only. 18+. Probabilities are estimates, not guarantees. Only bet what you can afford to lose.