Claude Code for FREE Forever — OpenRouter Setup (2026)

Описание: Use Claude Code completely free forever by routing it through OpenRouter's free tier — no credit card, no monthly fee, full AI coding power. In this 2-minute tutorial, I show you the exact 3-step setup to run Claude Code with top-tier free coding models like Qwen 2.5 Coder and DeepSeek R1.

In this video, you'll learn:
• Why Claude Code's default API costs $20–200/month (and how to avoid it)
• What OpenRouter is and how its free tier works with Claude Code
• Step-by-step setup: install, get free API key, configure in 2 minutes
• The best free coding models for Claude Code (128k context, $0 cost)
• A shell alias trick to switch models instantly

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⏱️ CHAPTERS
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1:12 The cost problem with Claude Code
1:45 What is OpenRouter?
2:15 Best free models for coding
3:04 Step 1 — Install Claude Code
3:25 Step 2 — Get your free API key
4:05 Step 3 — Configure & run
6:00 Live demo + alias trick
8:35 Key takeaways

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🔗 RESOURCES
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📁 Full setup guide.
~/.claude/settings.json
{
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": "https://openrouter.ai/api",
"ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN": "sk-or-v1-YOUR-KEY-HERE",
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "",
"ANTHROPIC_MODEL": "openrouter/free"
}
}
🔀 OpenRouter free models: https://openrouter.ai/models?q=free
📖 Claude Code docs: https://docs.anthropic.com/claude-code
📦 Install Claude Code: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

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