How to make it work with free clude version

[ranazubair004]

can someone give me a full guide

[geekyNads]

@ranazubair004
If you're referring to using Claude Code with a free Claude account, unfortunately, Claude Code currently requires a paid Claude subscription or API billing.

However, you can get a similar setup for free using:

1. Install Ollama to run local LLMs.
2. Install OpenCode as your coding agent.
3. Connect OpenCode to Ollama.
4. Download a coding model such as Qwen2.5-Coder.
5. Open your project directory and let the agent read, edit and execute code.

Alternatively, you can use Continue.dev with Ollama for a Copilot-like experience inside VS Code.

This way, you can build a completely local coding assistant without paying for Claude API usage. The trade-off is that local models generally won't match Claude's coding capabilities, especially for complex repository-wide tasks.