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title: 'Claude Code is Free Forever — Here''s How'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=c7kxg-TpQDw'
video_id: 'c7kxg-TpQDw'
date: 2026-07-30
duration_sec: 606
---

# Claude Code is Free Forever — Here's How

> Source: [Claude Code is Free Forever — Here's How](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c7kxg-TpQDw)

## Summary

The video presents a method to use Claude Code for free by connecting it to Omni Root, a free AI gateway that provides access to multiple free API providers. It also covers using Nine Router as a fallback, token minimization, and an Agent OS workspace for previewing projects.

### Key Points

- **Omni Root Introduction** [00:01] — Omni Root is a free AI gateway providing over 90 free API providers for coding, plugging into Claude Code.
- **Switching Between Providers** [00:17] — Users can switch between Omni Root and Nine Router to avoid rate limits and continue coding.
- **What is Omni Root?** [01:11] — Omni Root is a free AI gateway for coding, offering access to free AI coding agents that can be used with agent harnesses like Claude Code or Codex.
- **Automatic Fallbacks** [01:26] — The system automatically falls back to another provider if rate limited, preventing build stalls.
- **Token Savings** [01:41] — ATK and Caveman compression inside the gateway save tokens and improve time efficiency.
- **Demo: Building a Website** [02:08] — A demo shows building a website for an SEO agency using free Claude Code with Omni Root.
- **Free Claude Code Explained** [02:26] — Free Claude Code is an open-source project that provides the same agent harness as Claude Code but with a separate 'brain' to use free models.
- **Using Other Models** [03:05] — Users can also use frontier models like Opus 5 alongside free models, switching between them in parallel.
- **Two Routers: Omni Ru and Nine Ru** [03:32] — The CLI offers a drop-down to switch between Omni Ru and Nine Ru, ensuring backup if one fails.
- **Example Project** [04:01] — A built project is displayed, looking polished and demonstrating the system's capability.
- **Saving Money for Experiments** [04:13] — Using free gateways allows experimentation without depleting Claude subscription tokens, enabling throwaway prototypes.
- **Free Models Are Sufficient** [05:07] — Free models like Ling 3.0 Flash are often adequate; many successful projects were built on older model versions.
- **Same CLI, Different Gateway** [05:35] — Free Claude Code uses the same Claude CLI, just pointing to a different gateway.
- **Token Minimization Playbooks** [05:50] — Both routers have token minimization playbooks built in, reducing consumption.
- **Memory System** [06:34] — A memory system storing brand, voice, and projects is plugged into free Claude Code, ready to use.
- **Old Way vs New Way** [07:01] — Old way: every experiment costs Claude tokens, manual setup, single provider risk. New way: free experiments, two routers, token savings, and a workspace.
- **Three-Component System** [07:27] — Core: Claude CLI; Rail 1: Omni Route; Rail 2: Nine Router; switch to choose; workspace saves and previews creations.
- **Benefits of Two Routers** [08:05] — Having two routers provides backup; if one goes down, the other works.
- **Getting the Full System** [08:44] — The full system with token minimization playbooks, coaching calls, and community is available in the AI Profit Room (paid) at AIProfitBotRoom.com.

### Conclusion

By integrating Omni Root and Nine Router with free Claude Code and the Agent OS workspace, users can code for free with fallbacks and token savings, though the complete setup requires joining a paid community.

## Transcript

Claude for free forever with something called Omni Root. Now, Omni Root is a powerful system that you can plug into Claude code. And this means that you can use the power of an agent harness like free Claude code, but you're plugging in
a system like Omni Root that gives you over 90 free API providers so that you can code for free. Not only that, but we can also switch between Omni Root and 9 router. So, if you get rate limited or if you can't use one of these different
um APIs, you can switch to the next one. And additionally, we also have a about this is that anything that we create with the system, we can actually preview inside our agent OS workspace, and we've got all this cool stuff that
we'll deal. So, this These are actually built with free Claude code, which is basically like Claude code CLI um plugged into Omni Root. So, you can see some examples of what we built here. Um and yeah, you can actually build stuff
and yeah, you can actually build stuff for free using these free API models. Now, if you're wondering, "Okay, what is Omni Root?" Omni Root is a free AI gateway for coding, which means you get access to loads of free AI coding
agents, and then you can plug those into AI agent harnesses like, for example, Claude code or, for example, Codex. Um the benefit of this is that it has loads of fallbacks. So, if you're using a free API normally, the problem with that is
that sometimes it'll get rate limited or you system, you can switch back and automatically fall back to a different manually. All right, so if you look at the old way versus the new way, for
you don't get rate limited like you would before. You can actually save tokens with ATK and Caveman compression inside there. And also, it's it's a lot time efficient, and it saves you time cuz it's all ready to go. It's all ready
you don't have to use a terminal to manage it. You've got like a beautiful UI that's easy to use and super simple. So, for example here, we can switch over and we can say, "Okay, build out a beautiful website for an SEO agency."
Just as a random example, we plug that in and we can start using free Claude what is free Claude code? And you see here it's it's beginning to reply. So, free Claude code is a open-source project like you can see right here. And
basically uses this is exactly the same agent harness. It just gives Claude code a separate brain, a new brain. So, for example, we can use the um models like
example, we can use the um models like Omni Ru or Nine Ru into free Claude code, and then this switches Claude from like a what would you'd normally have to pay a subscription to use Claude, you can
Nine Ru to, and then you've got different models you can use as the free Claude, right? So, if you're worried about tokens or you're worried about great way to use it. Also, you might say, "Well, I just prefer to use
No problem, but, you know, there's going to be some stuff where you're like, "Do you know what? I don't need to use Opus 5 or I don't need to use Fable 5 or I want to use something else whilst I'm using Claude." And so, you can switch
over and use all of these systems together in parallel as well, which is tokens you're using across all your different favorite AI agents. And so, free gateways like this are pretty good. And
if, for example, like Omni Ru fails, you can switch over to Nine Ru. If Nine Ru fails, you can use Omni Ru. Either way, the CLI picks up whichever one you want cuz it's got it ready to go inside a drop-down here, right? So, we can switch
between the models that we want. Also, you can see here that's actually built out the project, so it's pretty simple and easy to see whenever you want to. Right? So, all this stuff we can build with free Claude Code. Here's an example
built, and it looks pretty good. Right? If we click on new tab here, that's the looks beautiful. Right? It looks super nice. And so, you can use this agent
ready to go. The other thing I would say here is like people fall into a bit of a trap because Claude Code is the best coding agent harness out there, but the problem is that every message can get expensive. Right? And so, you stop using
it for stuff you want to test, and you save it for real work. But then, the problem is like your experiments, your your throwaway prototypes, or your what if ideas, they don't happen um because you don't want to use up your Claude
subscription. Right? Whereas, for example, if you plug in the free AI coding agent like Omni or Ninroot into free Claude Code, you can still you can still try fun stuff. You can still test it and see what you think and what you
get out of it. Right? Which is way more fun. And so, this just fixes all of it. you can plug in. You can even, for example, use a free API. Like, for example, there's Ling 3.0 Flash, and you
then you've got multiple different options so you can switch between them A lot of people will say, "Well, free models, they're not that good." They're time, do you need frontier level every time you build something? Absolutely
have been built with older versions of ChatGPT, older versions of Claude. So, you don't need like the best model out right now to build awesome stuff. Right? and you can see this is pretty nice that we built out.
you've got the same CLI just a different door. Right? And free Claude Code isn't like uh any different. It's the same Claude CLI. It's just a different um gateway pointing at Claude Code. Also,
both Omni Route and Nine Router have different models and they have different they they also have like token minimization playbooks built into them. That's the difference is like if you use this directly, you can't switch between
pick one. Whereas with this system, you can switch between them however you channel workspace here, and you can choose and select which model you prefer So, we can clear this and then we can switch between Omni Route and Nine
pretty cool. Also, what I like is like is plugged into this ready to go as well. So, we've got this memory system me, my brand, my voice, my projects, and that's all plugged in free Claude Code,
so it's ready to go whenever we need it. And that way you can click whatever you can start using it. And you can build for it. These are some of the projects we built with it. And if you look at the old way versus the new way, the old way
was like every experiment would cost Claude tokens. You kind of ration the best tools in the frontier models. You have to set up everything manually, and then you just don't use one. And then, sometimes like a free provider
with free model, and then your build stalls and you have to wait, which costs you time, right? Whereas, for example, with the system that we've set up, you can run experiments for free. You get to use Claude Code CLI. You've got two
use Claude Code CLI. You've got two different free coding routers plugged in And you've also got token minimization playbooks plugged in as well. All right, so you got the free core, which is Claude CLI. You got rail number
one, which is Omni Route. Rail number two, which is Nine Router. The switch where you can click a button between them, which is this section here, so you want. And then also, we've got all of our uh
creations saved inside the workspace, so it's ready to go and we can preview it as well. Now, some people say, "I don't want to use free Claude code. I want to use Claude code." But, this is literally the same Agent OS. Other people say,
"Well, one good router is enough. A second isn't needed." But, actually, you If one breaks or one goes down one day, it's always good to have a backup. And also, if, for example, one just stops working, you you know, you're like,
"Well, you're kind of stuck." But, if you have two different options for the free model or even more, like I was talking about before with, for example, Ling 3.0 flash, then you have plenty of options in case you get rate limited on
And also, other people say, "Well, there's no need to save tokens. Just use problem is with that is like it's super Claude because then
what happens is you either have to get more tokens or you have to upgrade or it stops you in the middle of what you're doing. Whereas with this system, builds and therefore you don't get stuck in between building the next time you
use it. You also might think, "Oh, isn't like using Agent OS pretty difficult or like technical and that sort of thing?" So, you can get my full zip file for installing this from the AR Profit Room, link in the comments and description or
the community like you can get our full setup. It's ready to go. You can get the zip file. We update it all the time. You get all the new systems inside there and Plus, you get an amazing community on how to use it. So, um you don't need to
don't need to be technical to use it. So, if you want to get the full system yourself, but that might take several hours. If you want to get my full system with everything else built in, um plus token minimization playbooks,
coaching calls, a room with 3,800 founders using this sort of stuff, uh updates, you can get that inside the AR Profit Room. So, if you go to the classroom, then go to new daily updates, you can grab the Agent OS system here.
You get a seed file to install it, video tutorial on all these cool new systems, you can ask questions, get help and support in real time, and share your questions, etc. And then inside the calendar, you can jump on weekly
questions, meet other members, meet other cool people doing the same stuff. actually meet people in your local area from the AI Profit Bot Room. So, feel and description, or just go to the AIProfitBotRoom.com.
AIProfitBotRoom.com. Thanks for watching.