Claude Code for Free: Ollama + OpenRouter Setup Guide (2026)
Last updated: April 2026 Since Ollama v0.14 (January 2026), Claude Code can connect directly to local open-source models via the Anthropic Messages API compatibility layer — no proxy needed, no API costs. You set two environment variables, pull a model like Gemma 4 or Qwen3-Coder, and run claude –model gemma4. If your hardware is too … Read more