Claude Code + OpenRouter = Free UNLIMITED Coding (No RAM Needed)

Bart Slodyczka8 minBeginner
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Configures Claude Code to use OpenRouter at project and global scope, tests short greeting requests and switches between free routing and a paid model. Includes an upstream rate-limit failure; no coding task or unlimited free availability is demonstrated.

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Understand how client configuration selects a hosted model and how a failed free-model request can lead to trying another route. Availability, limits and pricing need checking for your account.

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