Most people are paying for Claude Pro when they don't have to. These 10 platforms give you free API credits on signup, some with daily top-ups too. You plug your key into Claude Desktop's developer mode and get the same Opus 5 / Opus 4.8 experience — no subscription needed.
GitHub account must be at least 1 year old to Sign Up.
[Some platforms may require more than one year.]
| Sl. | Site Name | Signup Bonus | Daily Rewards | Available Models | Sign Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agent Router | $150 | $25/day | claude-opus-4-8, claude-opus-5 |
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No CLI. No config files. Just the app.
Get the latest version from claude.ai/download. Older builds don't have the developer mode option.
Do not sign in yet. The third-party config only appears before you log into an Anthropic account.
Open the app. Click the menu icon in the top-right corner.
Go to: Help > Troubleshooting > Enable Developer Mode A new Developer section will appear in the top-right menu.
Click the menu again, go to Developer > Configure Third-Party Inference.
A dialog will open. Fill it in exactly like this:
| Field | What to select / enter |
|---|---|
| 1. Connection type | Gateway |
| 2. Credential kind | Static API Key |
| 3. Gateway Base URL | (paste from your platform's dashboard) |
| 4. Gateway API Key | (paste your API key) |
| 5. Gateway auth scheme | Bearer |
Then click Test Connection. If it passes, click Apply.
Sometime this will appear for timeout, no problem just Click "Apply" and use it
Model discovery — Gateway /v1/models was unreachable: The operation was aborted due to timeout The connection test needs at least one model — add entries under Models to skip discovery, or fix the provider's model list endpoint.
After signing up on any platform above, go to their dashboard and look for an API Keys or Developer section. You need two things:
API Key— usually starts withsk-
Base URL— Copy the Base URL for whichever platform you signed up on and paste it into the** Gateway Base URL**field in Claude Desktop.
| Sl. | Platform | Gateway Base URL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agent Router | https://agentrouter.org/ |
| 2 | SeekAI | https://seekai.cc/ |
| 3 | KKToken | https://kktoken.cc/ |
| 4 | JustWoker API | https://api.justwoker.icu/ |
| 5 | TabiToken | https://tabitoken.com/ |
| 6 | GoRouter | https://gorouter.app/ |
| 7 | TokenBoom | https://tokenbom.com/ |
| 8 | Vyce AI | https://vyceai.com/ |
| 9 | TrueSOTA | https://true-sota.com/ |
| 10 | Liminality | https://beizhi.sylu.cc/ |
Your API key comes from each platform's dashboard after signup. The Base URL + API key is all you need for Step 3.
Credits ran out? Go back to Developer > Configure Third-Party Inference, swap in the Base URL and API Key from another platform on the list, test, and apply. Takes 30 seconds.
Credit amounts and daily rewards are subject to each platform's terms. Verify current offers on their dashboards after signup.