Auto-scraped directory hunts free Claude Code API proxies

What it does This is a curated, auto-updating directory of roughly ten third-party API proxies that offer free tiers for AI coding tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. It scrapes public endpoints to track each site’s online status, remaining free quota, available models, and token pricing, then surfaces the data in sortable tables. The repo also ships shell and PowerShell scripts that write the correct ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL and API key environment variables for local clients.

The interesting bit The project treats free API credits as a commodity to be arbitraged: its own math claims you could collect roughly $817 in first-day free credits by registering across eight dollar-denominated sites. Every registration link is an affiliate/referral URL, so the directory doubles as a funnel—helping users maximize free usage while the maintainer collects invite bonuses.

Key highlights

• Tracks 10 proxy sites (9 marked online) with auto-scraped quota, model, and pricing tables
• Claims ~$817 in combined first-day free credits across the listed dollar-denominated proxies
• Provides one-click config scripts for Claude Code, Codex CLI, and generic OpenAI-compatible clients
• Publishes live comparison charts, availability history, and an Atom feed for data changes
• Two sites, including the featured “AgentRouter,” had gone over 48 hours without fresh scrape data at last update

Caveats

• RawChat is currently flagged as abnormal/offline
• Several sites hide model lists behind login walls, so the directory shows “need login to view” for those entries
• The “welfare” model depends on referral economics; sites explicitly disclaim SLA and may block non-English/Chinese/French/German/Russian requests

Verdict Worth a bookmark if you’re trying to run Claude Code or Codex without a direct Anthropic or OpenAI bill. Ignore it if you already have paid API access or prefer not to manage a portfolio of free proxy accounts.