$50 Free Credits Every Month in Claude Code — Kimchi Setup (No GPU, No Ollama)

Get $50 in free AI credits every month and use them inside Claude Code — no credit card, no GPU, no Ollama required. In this video I show you how to connect Kimchi's cloud models (Kimi K2.6, Nemotron) to Claude Code. This video shows you how to use Claude Code for free, providing access to this powerful ai coding agent without a subscription. I'll walk you through the official method to get free monthly credits, making ai developer tools accessible to everyone. Learn how to set up and leverage free claude code for your ai coding projects. What you'll learn: ✅ Setting up a Kimchi account and generating your free API key ✅ Connecting Kimchi models to Claude Code ✅ Testing it with a real coding task ✅ Installing Kimchi's own CLI agent as a simpler alternative ⚠️ Heads up: Kimchi is built on CAST AI infrastructure. Avoid sending proprietary or client code through it. Check their privacy policy at https://kimchi.dev/privacy-policy before use. 🔗 Telegram Channel for files & prompts: https://t.me/stackagen 🔗 Kimchi Website: https://www.kimchi.dev 🔗 UV Package Manager: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-sta... 🔗 GitHub Repo & Config Files: https://github.com/stackoverchill/kim... 🔗 Claude Code Custom Endpoint Docs: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/third... 🔗 Follow me on Twitter: https://www.x.com/stackagen 🔔 Subscribe for more AI dev tools, tutorials and workflows. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 00:26 What is Kimchi? 1:03 Create Account & API Key 01:34 Download required files 02:26 Install UV 03:14 Connect to Claude Code (settings.json) 04:12 Test with a Real Coding Task 04:50 Check Usage & Remaining Credits 05:08 Install Kimchi's Own Coding Agent 06:18 Outro ______________________________________________________________________ Stackagen is a YouTube channel for developers navigating the AI tools landscape. I cover AI coding assistants, agentic workflows, and developer tool tutorials — with a focus on free and open-source options. Topics include Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Codex and the tools shaping how developers build in the AI era. 📺 Subscribe for weekly AI dev tool tutorials →    / @stackagen