This Makes Claude Code Free Forever

Free Claude Code lets developers keep the Claude Code, Codex, Pi, or OpenCode workflow while routing coding-agent requests to free, cheaper, or fully local AI models instead of relying on Anthropic for every task. In this video, I install free-claude-code, set up the local proxy, connect a free model provider, launch Claude Code through it, and test it on real work to see how well file editing, tool calls, refactoring, and agentic coding actually hold up. 🔗 Relevant Links Free Claude Code Repo - https://github.com/alishahryar1/free-claude-code ❤️ More about us Radically better observability stack: https://betterstack.com/ Written tutorials: https://betterstack.com/community/ Example projects: https://github.com/BetterStackHQ 📱 Socials Twitter: https://twitter.com/betterstackhq Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterstackhq/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@betterstack LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/betterstack 📌 Chapters: 0:00 Free Claude Code Explained 0:28 What Is free-claude-code? 1:15 Installing free-claude-code 1:32 Connecting a Free AI Model 2:08 Running Claude Code With Free Models 2:57 Real Claude Code Refactoring Test 3:45 Saving Money on AI Coding 4:30 Model Routing, Codex, Pi & OpenCode 4:55 free-claude-code vs OpenRouter 4:30 Why Keep the Claude Code Interface? 5:29 Model Tiers, Fallbacks & Cheaper Routing 5:55 Is Free Claude Code Worth It? 6:24 When You Should Still Pay for Claude