Clear, practical guides to getting a key, understanding pricing, choosing a model, and integrating Claude into your tools.
A step-by-step guide to getting a Claude API key and making your first request — with Python, TypeScript, and curl examples.
Understand how Claude API pricing works — input vs output tokens, prompt caching, and how to estimate the cost of a request.
Practical ways to reduce your Claude API bill without losing quality — model selection, prompt caching, output limits, and more.
Run Cursor IDE on a flat-rate unlimited Claude plan. Full setup walkthrough, advanced workflows, model selection, troubleshooting, and why unlimited fits heavy Cursor usage.
Run Claude Code CLI on a flat-rate unlimited API. Environment variables, model mapping, subagents, agent teams, headless mode, and why unlimited access fits Claude Code's quadratic token growth.
An honest comparison of using a Claude API gateway versus the Anthropic API directly — cost, access, and trade-offs.
Call Claude models using the OpenAI Chat Completions format — useful for tools and SDKs built around OpenAI.
A practical comparison of the Claude model family — Opus 4.8, Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5, and Fable 5 — and when to use each.
How to pay for Claude API access using cryptocurrency — supported coins and how the prepaid balance works.
Get Claude API access instantly without an Anthropic account or waitlist, in most regions worldwide.
Concrete techniques to use fewer tokens on the Claude API without hurting output quality.
Connect Cline to a flat-rate unlimited Claude API. Full setup for Anthropic and OpenAI-compatible providers, Plan/Act mode, MCP, Computer Use, and why unlimited fits Cline's heavy token consumption.
Run Roo Code on a flat-rate unlimited Claude API. Configuration profiles, per-mode model assignment, Orchestrator subtasks, custom .roomodes, and why unlimited access fits Roo Code's multiplied API consumption.
Connect any JetBrains IDE to flat-rate unlimited Claude via the Continue plugin. Shared config.yaml, provider setup, role assignments, per-project overrides, and why unlimited fits JetBrains heavy workflows.
Connect Aider to a flat-rate unlimited Claude API. Native Anthropic path, OpenAI-compatible path, architect mode, repo map, weak-model split, and why unlimited access matches Aider's multi-call refactoring style.
Three paths to unlimited Claude in VS Code: Continue for chat and inline edits, Cline for full autonomous agents, Roo Code for orchestrated multi-mode workflows. Setup comparison, when to use each, and why unlimited access fits VS Code's always-on AI usage.
Configure OpenCode with a flat-rate unlimited Claude API. Custom providers in opencode.json, parallel subagents, Build/Plan agents, MCP integration, and why unlimited suits OpenCode's continuous terminal workflows.
Deploy Hermes Agent on flat-rate unlimited Claude. Environment setup, custom providers, subagent delegation, cron scheduling, multi-channel gateway, learning loops, and why unlimited fits Hermes's 24/7 autonomous operation.
Deploy OpenClaw on flat-rate unlimited Claude. Provider configuration in openclaw.json, anthropic-messages API type, hub-and-spoke gateway, 50+ channels, skills injection, and why unlimited fits OpenClaw's always-on multi-channel inference.
Understand Anthropic-compatible APIs - the Messages API format, and how a drop-in gateway works with existing Claude code.
Understand real Claude Code API costs, why token usage grows quadratically, and how unlimited flat-rate plans eliminate unpredictable billing.
Fix Claude API errors: 400 bad request, 429 rate limit reached, 500 server error, and 529 overloaded_error. Real causes, retry logic, and how a gateway reduces them.
Honest answer on free API access and the upgrade path to unlimited.
Honest comparison of Claude API access vs Claude Pro and Max subscriptions — features, limits, pricing, and which fits developers vs casual users.
Point OpenAI's Codex CLI at AI Prime Tech to drive Claude models through one multi-model gateway — config.toml provider, wire protocol, and model routing.
Wire n8n's Anthropic node to AI Prime Tech with the Base URL field, route Claude into AI Agent workflows, and fix the common '/v1/models' credential-test failure.
Configure LiteLLM's model_list to route to AI Prime Tech — anthropic/ vs openai/ prefix, api_base, the URL-suffix gotcha, and using LiteLLM as a unifying proxy.
Set up the Kilo Code VS Code extension to drive Claude through AI Prime Tech — provider choice, custom base URL, free-text model id, and the manual context settings.
Add Claude to GitHub Copilot in VS Code through the multi-model AI Prime Tech gateway — Custom Endpoint with the Messages API type, per-model URL and id, and the tool-calling requirement for agent mode.
Connect the Zed editor to Claude on the multi-model AI Prime Tech gateway. The native Anthropic provider has no api_url override, so use the openai_compatible block — api_url ending in /v1, models declared inline, key in the keychain.
Add Claude to Cherry Studio through the multi-model AI Prime Tech gateway. Settings, Model Services, Add an Anthropic-type provider, set the API Host to the host root, and use the trailing # to lock the exact URL.
Drive Claude from LangChain through the multi-model AI Prime Tech gateway. ChatAnthropic with base_url at the host root, the ANTHROPIC_API_URL env path, and the ChatOpenAI alternative that wants /v1.
Drive Factory's Droid CLI with Claude through the multi-model AI Prime Tech gateway. customModels in ~/.factory/settings.json with provider anthropic, baseUrl, ${VAR} apiKey, and the /model switch.