Tired of hitting limits or paying $20/month for Claude Code? Struggling with agonizingly slow local models on your Mac because you don’t have an expensive GPU?
In this video, I reveal the ultimate secret to unlocking Claude Code for FREE with absolutely no limits and no GPU required! By combining the generous free tier of NVIDIA NIM APIs with a clever proxy server, you can supercharge your coding workflow for free.
Here is the complete step-by-step breakdown to get you started:
🚀 Setup Steps:
Step 1: Install Claude Code
Open your terminal and run: curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
Step 2: Install uv + Python
Install uv via uv python install 3.14 (Get uv at: docs.astral.sh/uv/)
Step 3: Clone Proxy Server
Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/Alishahryar1/free-claude-code.git
Navigate and copy env: cd free-claude-code && cp .env.example .env
Step 4: Get Free API Keys
Grab your free API keys from NVIDIA NIM (build.nvidia.com for ~40 req/min free) and DeepSeek (platform.deepseek.com as an optional backup), and add them to your .env file.
Step 5: Configure Models
Map your free models to Claude’s slots inside the proxy server (e.g., Opus to nvidia/glm-4-7).
Step 6: Run & Start Coding!
Start the server: uv run uvicorn server:app –host 0.0.0.0 –port 8082
Launch Claude: ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN=”freecc” ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=”http://localhost:8082” claude
💡 PRO TIP: Want to skip annoying permission prompts? Use the –dangerously-skip-permissions flag when running Claude. Always run in Sandbox Mode! (Type /sandbox and select “Sandbox with auto-allow”).
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