Claude Code + Qwen 3.6 Pro = COMPLETELY FREE APPS INSTANTLY
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Introducing Claude Code Router and the idea of using Claude code with other AI models, enabling free access.
Claude Code + Qwen 3.6 Pro can be run completely free inside Claude Code using Claude Code Router, with quick setup and real-time limitations.
Summary
Income stream surfers presents a hands-on look at running Quen 3.6 Plus for free inside Claude Code. The creator demonstrates configuring Claude Code Router to pair Claude Code with the Quen 3.6 Plus model, which is reportedly free on Open Router. He sets up a new project folder, drops in a prompt from the video description, and uses a simple command to switch the model to quen 3.6 free. Throughout the demo, he emphasizes the quality of the technical build, arguing that functionality far outweighs UI polish. He notes occasional rate limiting due to high demand but shows that multiple attempts can still yield access. The comparison to Opus 4.6 is used to highlight how strong the Claude Code build is. In addition to the coding setup, the video plugs Harbor SEO.ai and its founder pricing as a side note for viewers looking to launch a blog or optimize SEO. The creator promises more content, including building a SAS, Astro sites, and more, all leveraging free access to Claude Code. Finally, he invites viewers to act quickly to start building at little to no cost and references the broader message of “the great equalizer” in accessible AI tooling.
Key Takeaways
- Quen 3.6 Plus is offered for free on Open Router, enabling usage inside Claude Code without payment.
- Claude Code Router lets you use Claude Code with the Quen 3.6 Pro model, expanding options beyond Claude’s native environment.
- The setup involves creating a new folder (Claude Code free), starting a conversation, and applying a prompt from the video description.
- The exact command to switch to the free Quen model is: /model open router quen quen 3.6 free, with occasional rate-limiting.
- The presenter compares the build favorably to Opus 4.6, arguing the technical quality is among the best.
- Rate limiting is a known issue for popular models, but persistence (retries) can still yield access.
- Harbor SEO.ai is promoted for blog/SEO needs, with founder pricing and additional features like topical clusters and a spy tool.
Who Is This For?
Essential viewing for developers and entrepreneurs who want to experiment with free AI tooling in Claude Code, especially those curious about Quen 3.6 Plus and Claude Code Router. It’s a practical guide for anyone looking to prototype AI-powered apps on a tight budget.
Notable Quotes
"As you can see guys, the quality of this and the technical build is absolutely crazy."
—Leader highlights the impressive technical quality of the build.
"This is using 3.6. So, Quen 3.6 inside Claude Code."
—Affirms the core capability demonstrated: running Quen 3.6 inside Claude Code.
"Okay, so this is the command we actually need. /model open router quen quen 3.6 free."
—Shows the exact CLI step to switch to the free Quen model.
"If you just spam it enough times like I just did, you now can use this model completely for free inside Claude code, right?"
—Describes overcoming rate limits by retrying requests.
"Go and build while you still have the advantage."
—Calls viewers to act quickly to leverage free access.
Questions This Video Answers
- How can I use Quen 3.6 Plus for free inside Claude Code?
- What is Claude Code Router and how does it work with Quen 3.6 Free?
- Why is there rate limiting on Quen 3.6 Free in Claude Code, and how can I work around it?
- What are the advantages of using Claude Code over other AI coding environments?
- What other tools are recommended for free AI-powered web development (e.g., Harbor SEO.ai)?
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Full Transcript
As you can see guys, the quality of this and the technical build is absolutely crazy. This is using Claude code completely for free using the new Quen model. If you didn't know, right now Quen 3.6 Plus is free on Open Router. But one of the biggest questions is how are people going to use this? In this video, I'm going to show you how you can use it inside Claude Code completely for free using just a few lines of code. Let's jump into things. So, if you didn't know, there's something called Claude Code Router, which basically allows you to use your Claude code with any AI model.
It looks like they actually made this for an affiliate link, which is actually quite funny thinking about it. But basically, what I'm going to do is I'm going to set this up with Claude code. So, I'm inside a new folder here called Claude Code free, and I've just started a brand new conversation. I'm currently on my Clawude Max plan and I'm just going to send this prompt which you can get from the description of this video and also in a Google document in the description of this video. So, if you want this prompt, go to the description and find this prompt.
Basically, I will have deleted this API key by the way by the end of this video. But, it's going to install this and then it's going to add Claude code router and it's then going to set Quen 3.6 plus free as the model that we want to use. So, let's just let this run for a minute. So, like I was saying at the beginning of this video, the quality of the build here, this is using 3.6. So, Quen 3.6 inside Claude Code. This is one of the best technical builds I've ever seen. Now, you might say, "Yeah, okay, but the design sucks." But honestly, functionality over design has always been one of my main points with a good AI system.
For fun, for UIUX, for the design, you can always just use a skill, a plug-in, or something like that to make it look better. But if something is not good enough to functionally build, then it's completely pointless to use. This is literally one of the best technical builds I've ever seen. There's not single mistake in this code from what I can see. Obviously, like I said, the look and feel of the website might not be the best. I understand that argument, but the technical build here is literally on par with, if not better, than Opus 4.6.
Okay, so you can see here it's now running. So if I run CCR code, I I think also just get do this as well. I think I need to have a way to set the model. Can you give me that command? Okay. And then let's go here and let's write CCR code and then do model. Okay. So at the moment it's not on the right model. Okay. So apparently CCR model opens it up. So let's just try that. Okay, so this is the command we actually need. /model open router quen quen 3.6 free. So let's just go back here and do CCR code.
And then once this is running, let's do model like that. Okay, so it's getting temporarily rate limited. This keeps happening with this model because everybody is trying to use it, which is a bit of a shame. But if you just spam it enough times like I just did, I just spammed it like 10 times or whatever, you now can use this model completely for free inside Claude code, right? So I'm using Claude code for free. So if I do /model here, you'll see open router Quen. And if I say hi, this might get rate limited, but we'll just give it a second.
And then if we go to logs right here, today is the 6th of April at 4:22 p.m. And there it is. Quen 3.6 six free. How crazy is that? Guys, go and build. I'm telling you, if you've wanted to build for a while now, but you just haven't had the budget, now is your chance to go and build something amazing completely for free. Then you can put this on Vel completely for free. And then, yeah, you have to buy a domain, but there's places to buy domains for $1. You can literally start a business today for a dollar.
This is not re like a custombuilt website business. This has not been possible before ever to be honest with you. This is the great equalizer which I talked about many many years ago. I said that things are going to level out and I think as well projects like claw code getting 150,000 stars in just 48 hours which is probably more stars than most really really important things on the internet. That just shows that more and more people are getting into this guys. So go and build while you still have the advantage. Speaking of going to build guys, if you do need a blog on your website or if you need help with your SEO, go and check out harbor seo.ai.
There'll be a link in the description of this video and in the pin comment. You are still in time to lock in founder pricing and you can go and start a trial for the founder pricing right now. And basically what that means is you'll lock in this pricing forever. And all you have to do today is just start the trial. As a founder, you'll get more articles per month. you'll get more of a rollover per month as well. So if you don't use all your all of your articles, they will stock up. We've just increased the quality of the writer significantly.
So it now runs off a much better model, Claudson 4.6. We also just introduced clusters, which are basically topical authority clusters and also the spy tool. So you can watch what your competitors are writing and write the content that they are writing as well. With all of that being said, guys, I have a lot more videos like this coming. This is just showing you guys how to set up claw code to use it for free. I have more videos coming. Building a SAS using this, building websites using this, building Astro websites using this system, and much much more.
I just today wanted to show you guys how to actually go ahead and set up Claude Code. The prompt is in the description. A link to Harbor is in the description. Go and check those out, guys. Thank you so much for watching. If you are watching all the way to the end of the video, you're an absolute legend. and I will see you very very soon with some more content.
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