Claude Code is now FREE! 🚀 Run it Locally with Ollama (Step-by-Step)

Tired of expensive Anthropic API bills? Claude Code is arguably the most powerful agentic coding tool in the terminal right now—but those token costs add up fast. The game has officially changed: Ollama is now fully compatible with Claude Code. In this video, I’ll show you how to connect the Claude Code agent to your local Ollama models. This means you get the full "agentic" experience—reading your codebase, fixing bugs, and executing commands—all running locally on your machine for $0.00. 🔍 What’s inside: • The Claude Code Hype: Why everyone is switching to this CLI agent. • The Secret Sauce: How Ollama’s new Anthropic Messages API compatibility works. • Step-by-Step Setup: Installing Claude Code and configuring your environment variables. • Best Models to Use: My top picks for local coding (Qwen 3-Coder, GPT-OSS, and more). • Performance Test: Watch a local model refactor a project in real-time. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:36 Oracle Cloud Free Tier 01:03 Install Ollama 01:25 Install Claude Code 02:37 Run Claude Code with Ollama Models 03:47 Test Claude Code Agentic Coding 06:45 Test Running the Python Code 07:43 Outro Links & Resources: Copy the commands used in this tutorial, which can be found here: https://webestech.com/farthinkai/how-to-run-claude-code-with-ollama-models/ 🏷️ Keywords & Tags: #ClaudeCode #Ollama #AI #CodingAgent #OpenSource #LocalLLM #WebDev #SoftwareEngineering #Anthropic #Programming #FreeAI #VibeCoding