The good thing about Claude Code is that you can use it with alternative providers that offer the same Anthropic API interface. I've created some wrapper scripts for this:
- z_claude - Uses Z.AI's GLM 4.7 model, which works great. Unbelievably cheap (starts at $3/mo). I use this a lot to burn their tokens instead of my Claude MAX subscription.
- mi_claude - Uses Xiaomi Mimo API.
- or_claude - Uses OpenRouter models. Plenty of good free models available, though with rate limits.
You can start working with claude using Opus, then exit and continue the same session with z_claude --continue. Use mi_claude or or_claude the same way.
