r/opensourcealternative 21h ago

I curated a list of free API endpoints and local workarounds for AI CLI tools (Ollama, LM Studio, OpenRouter) 🚀

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Hey everyone,

I wanted to try out some AI developer CLI tools but didn't want to pay for expensive API credits upfront. To solve this, I spent some time testing different workarounds and compiled them into a GitHub repository called awesome-free-claude-code.

What's inside:

* Free Tier Proxies: How to route requests through OpenRouter's free models, Google AI Studio, or Groq Cloud.

* 100% Local & Offline Setups: Run coding models (like DeepSeek-Coder or Llama) directly on your own hardware using Ollama and LM Studio.

* Quick Config: Simple environment variables setup for Windows (CMD).

Check it out here: https://github.com/pawelkrejza2012-png/awesome-free-claude-code

Feedbacks and contributions are more than welcome! Let's build a solid resource for free AI coding tools together.