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    Use Claude Code, Codex, VSCode, Pi, and OpenCode (and 6 other harnesses) for free (1.3B+ free tokens) from your terminal, app, IDE, or phone, and now from the browser with native browser sessions (multi-harness + multi-model) like OpenClaw (voice supported + ToS friendly)

    cli
    Python
    NOASSERTION
    60.8K stars
    9.5K forks
    60.8K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 16, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    Ranks #32 among CLI repositories tracked this week, and #32 over the last 30 days; #97 of 2,503 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 4%).

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 54 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #3 in the weekly ranking the week of Apr 26, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a free proxy to route Claude Code Anthropic API calls to multiple LLM providers including NVIDIA NIM, OpenRouter, LM Studio, and llama.cpp.
    • Enables zero-cost usage of Claude Code by transparently replacing Anthropic API endpoints with free or local LLM providers without modifying client code.
    • Use for developers wanting to run Claude Code CLI or VSCode extension without paying for Anthropic API keys by leveraging free or local LLM backends.
    • Use for teams needing a multi-provider setup with per-model routing to optimize cost, latency, or model capabilities across different LLM services.
    • Use for building Discord or Telegram bots that remotely control Claude Code with session persistence, live streaming, and voice note transcription support.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

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    From the README

    A lightweight proxy that routes Claude Code's Anthropic API calls to NVIDIA NIM (40 req/min free), OpenRouter (hundreds of models), LM Studio (fully local), or llama.cpp (local with Anthropic endpoints).

    Claude Code running via NVIDIA NIM, completely free

    Excerpt from the Alishahryar1/free-claude-code README on GitHub (NOASSERTION license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Jul 21: +353Jul 22: +73Jul 26: +63Aug 4: +364Aug 5: +176Aug 6: +49Aug 27: +578Aug 28: +349Aug 29: +196Aug 30: +484Aug 31: +406Sep 1: +306Sep 2: +105Sep 10: +62Sep 25: +106Sep 26: +14Oct 6: +37Oct 12: +242Oct 13: +965Oct 14: +1,100Oct 15: +333Oct 16: +239

    +19,619 stars over 88 days across 31 snapshot days; best day +1,100 on Oct 14.

    Forks

    9.5K+2.8K

    Open issues

    309-22

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