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Ask HN: Claude Code Alternatives

1 points by salahadawi ↗ HN
I'm getting tired of paying $200/month for Claude Code yet still having to deal with 5h and weekly limits, strict Fable usage limits, etc.

What alternatives have you found that get similar/better results?

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joe-dakroub
I believe the only real alternatives are models like GLM and Kimi, which I have read are cheaper to use and produce results on par with Claude Code from roughly 6 months ago. I've tried all of the local models that can conceivably run on a MacBook Pro with 128GB of RAM and have had poor results compared to Claude Code. I too want to use something else, ideally local. I think it is just going to take some time.