// Switch models, control cost
free-claude-code
Routes free model quotas into Claude Code, Codex and other harnesses.
Open source Maintained For agents
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free-claude-code is routes free model quotas into Claude Code, Codex and other harnesses.
Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to switch models, control cost.
Not for: people who don’t want to install and run tools themselves.
01How to start
- 1Read the official README for requirements and permissions.
- 2Install it as the official guide describes.
- 3Tell your agent the command exists (e.g. in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md) so it knows when to call it.
02Alternatives & comparison
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- ›vLLM 文档 · vLLMEnglish
- ›SGLang 文档 · SGLangEnglish
- ›llama.cpp · ggml-orgEnglish
- All tutorials →
Versions, why it is listed, for AI to read
Popularity evidence (third-party snapshots)
- GitHub stars:56,800 · whatstrending.ai 2026-10-06
- Stars per day:+80 · 2026-09-26 → 2026-10-06 · whatstrending.ai 2026-10-06
- GitHub stars:57,099 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-10
- GitHub stars:57,099 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-12
- GitHub stars:57,099 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-13
- GitHub stars:57,099 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-14
- GitHub stars:57,099 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-15
- GitHub stars:57,099 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-16
- GitHub stars:61,107 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-19
- GitHub stars:61,107 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-20
- GitHub stars:61,107 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-21
- GitHub stars:61,107 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-22
For AI agents
- Interfaces:its own app or website
- Machine-readable record:/api/v1/software/free-claude-code.json · llms.txt
- Added 2026-10-10 · updated 2026-10-22