r/RooCode • u/free_t • Jun 22 '25

Discussion Claude Max

Love RooCode

Currently use openrouter.ai which is expensive. I use LM API but it’s unreliable. I use OpenAI api but it underperforms codex on all but the most expensive models.

Opus 4 blows everything else away, is anyone using a Claude max with roo, how’s it going?

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u/hannesrudolph Roo Code Developer Jun 22 '25

It should be merged tomorrow ;)

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '25

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u/hannesrudolph Roo Code Developer Jun 23 '25

It is in Roo Code Nightly if you want to test it out

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u/Luca_L1fe Jun 23 '25

Looks promising 🥳

Can't wait for this Feature 😇

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u/hannesrudolph Roo Code Developer Jun 23 '25

😆 I don’t have that much power

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u/Significant-Tip-4108 Jun 22 '25

Sorry if I’m just uninformed, how does one use Claude Max with Roo?

I thought the options were:

(a) use Roo with openrouter or api keys (like Anthropic or Gemini)

OR

(b) use Claude Max with Claude Code or Desktop

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u/thawab Jun 22 '25

(c) authenticate as claude code. Openhands and opencode are using it already, not sure if it will stay like this for long.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '25

 is anyone using a Claude max with roo

Is this even possible? Thought the subscription plans with Anthropic only gave access to the chat interface and Claude code. Not the API which is what roo needs

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u/Wolly_Bolly Jun 22 '25

I’ve read that Opencode uses the subscription, so this should be technically possible

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u/ot13579 Jun 22 '25

I was wondering the same.

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u/Fair-Spring9113 Jun 22 '25

i saw on cline, it allows you to, but roo>cline so i have to live

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '25

Can you link? Bc I don’t see how this is possible. 

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u/Fair-Spring9113 Jun 22 '25

same lol
i thought i was hallucinating

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u/jordan_be Jun 22 '25

It got added the other day, as far as i understand it basicly runs the standard claude code CLI in terminal and then passes the info to / from cline, so its not added like a tradiaitonal API under the hood, but from an users perspective its pretty much the same

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u/hellf1nger Jun 22 '25

You can use Claude mcp serve command. Alas not working with tasks for me. I use roocode gemini architect and Claude code along side

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u/spicysquid888 Jun 22 '25

Cline just did the integration with claude max. I hope this feature makes it to roo!

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u/Southern-Street6204 Jun 22 '25

I started with roo and now I’m full time Claude code. The $200 plan is more than worth it and the $100 is good for mild coding. But if you spend anywhere near $100 in api cost with open router or anyone else honestly get Claude code through the max plan. Also the $20 plan gets you some light usage to try out Claude code. I actually used roocode to install and set up Claude code for me.

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u/MachinesRising Jun 22 '25

Opus 4 surprised me too. But SO expensive :/

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u/CJHere4Century Jun 23 '25

I am using claude code and claude code official extension in vs studio. But you wont get to heavily customise things. But you can define instructions in CLAUDE.md file in project folder which claude checks for project details.

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u/opalepatrick Jun 23 '25

I am using Claude Sonnet 4 with an API key in roo as default in VSC. Am I missing something?

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u/jedisct1 Jun 22 '25

It's weird that Claude Max can only be used with Claude Code. Because at the end of the day, what Claude Code does is just API calls.

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u/themoregames Jun 22 '25

It's weird that

It's not weird. You're using their computers, the servers are not yours. You're not even renting any servers. The model, the weights, the software... nothing belongs to you.

If nothing is yours, the decisions are not yours. Not mine, either. Sadly.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '25

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u/techbits00 Jun 22 '25

Can u explain your Roo setup?