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How to Setup Claude Code With 1 Billion Tokens/DAY Using OpenRouter FREE API Key (UNLIMITED) in 2026
Aug 16, 2026
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"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": ";https://openrouter.ai/api",
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "",
"ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL": "nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b:free",
"ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL": "poolside/laguna-s-2.1:free",
"ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_FABLE_MODEL": "google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free",
"ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL": "openai/gpt-oss-20b:free"
}
}
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Uh, anyways, in this video, I'll show
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you how to set up Claude code
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and get 1 billion tokens every day for
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completely free. So, in this video, I'll
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show you how to set it up. So, as you
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see, we have opened the VS code, and the
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directory is completely empty. And for
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the requirement for this video, you
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should have Claude code installed. So,
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I'm assuming that you have Claude code
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installed. So, as I type Claude right
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here, by default
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by default, it will try to use the paid
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API key.
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So, if I type the message here, "Hi," it
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will give me this message that API
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error.
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You need to use the correct API key. So,
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this is a completely normal. So, for
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this tutorial, guys, for getting 1
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billion tokens every day, we will be
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using this website called as OpenRouter.
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OpenRouter, if you haven't
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uh,
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known this website, this website is
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completely free, and it contains
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thousands of models. Every day, whenever
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there is a new model released in the
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market,
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this is a
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best website for getting a free API key.
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So, just create an account using your
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Google account. I've already done that.
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And after that, simply go to API keys.
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So, just create a free API key.
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And for here, you need to create a
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folder.
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This folder will be dot Claude.
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Just create a folder dot Claude, and
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after that, this create a file inside
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this, which will be settings.
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local.json.
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So, basically, we will be configuring
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this OpenRouter to actually allow us to
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use 1 billion tokens every day. So,
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create a dot Claude folder inside the
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settings.local.json.
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So, after that, I've given the code in
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the description of the video. Simply
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paste
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that code. So, I've given all this code,
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the JSON code, in the description of the
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video. So, base URL, as you see, we are
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setting this to openrouter.ai/api.
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And this API key, you will get this API
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key from this.
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So, click on new key.
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Just give it a name and click on create.
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So, this will give you your API key.
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Simply copy this.
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And right here, you paste this API key.
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That's all that you need to do for the
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configuration and for the default model
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Opus Fable. As you see, we are using the
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Opus Fable model.
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Right here as you see.
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Through OpenRouter.
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And we have actually replaced these free
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models right here as you see.
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These are all free models in OpenRouter.
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And after making these changes, simply
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restart your terminal.
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Just restart your terminal. Again, type
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Claude.
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And now as you will see, it will simply
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say detected a custom API key in our
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environment. Do you want to use this API
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key? So, I will simply say yes.
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And after that, you type a message.
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And now basically,
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it will simply say, "Hello, how can I
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help you today?" So, basically, you can
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simply ask any kind of message. So, I
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will simply say build a image to PDF
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web app with all options
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advanced app.
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Uh create a
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index.html file. So, just see, I have
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asked a question right here. And it will
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consume these tokens. So, as you see,
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OpenRouter gives these tokens and it is
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consuming these tokens through
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Claude code.
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So, it gives you around 1 billion tokens
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every day, which is more than enough to
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create unlimited applications. So, as
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you see right here, it is consuming
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these tokens very quickly.
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And in the background, it's creating
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your application. So, by the title
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itself, how to set up Claude code to use
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1 billion tokens every day.
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And once it is completed, you will see
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the app will be created automatically.
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Your index.html file will be created.
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So, this will be advanced image to PDF
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web application. So, already 2,000
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tokens have been consumed as you see
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that.
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And still as it is consuming it.
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So, Claude code is really fast.
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So, this is the ultimate setup, guys.
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This is a free website. Just follow the
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steps. Just paste your API key. I have
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given the code in the description.
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Simply paste it.
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And after that, you can create unlimited
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applications through Claude code using
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You can use Claude Sonnet, Opus, Fable
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through open router.
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So, as you see, almost 4,
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000 tokens have been consumed.
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And
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the end result that it will give you
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will be a professional production-ready
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application that you can instantly
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deploy.
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And through this setup, I will I
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actually have made uh
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thousands of applications. So, this
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saves me a lot of time because I don't
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need to pay any kind of subscription.
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This is a completely free unlimited
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setup through which you can use Claude
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code.
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So, just create a dot Claude folder.
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Inside this, create settings.local.json.
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I pasted the code in the description of
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the video. Simply paste it and replace
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your API key. That's all that you need
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to do.
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It's a just 2-minute setup, and you will
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be able to use Claude code for lifetime
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for completely free and unlimited.
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So, as you can see, it's still building
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out. It's consuming almost 8,000 tokens,
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and still it is building. So,
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just wait. Once it is completed, your
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index.html file will be created.
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So, it creates
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almost 1,500 lines of code.
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I have seen in the past whenever I
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ran the cloud code through this setup.
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So, it creates very complex
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applications. So, I simply ask it in the
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prompt as well.
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I want the advanced app with all the
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options. So, that's why it is taking too
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much time. 1,100,000 tokens
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11,000 tokens all. So, you will see it
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has created the application.
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And you will see your index.
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html file has been created.
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So, it almost took 11,000
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11
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thousand tokens.
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So, now as you see if I try to see the
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application.
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So, it created this application for us
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almost 1,200 lines of code. So, it's
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just a advanced professional loving
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application guys ready in just 2
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minutes.
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And if I try to open this application.
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You will see that it's advanced image to
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converter.
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And here you simply select your images.
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So.
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There we have all the conversion
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options, page size, orientation, image
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quality, everything.
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Click on convert to PDF and
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then your images are converted. You see
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download PDF and
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you see all your images are successfully
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converted. And we have all these options
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convert to grayscale, enable OCR text
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recognition, add watermark.
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By enable this option, I can also put a
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watermark.
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So, it created a very professional level
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application guys. As you see, watermark
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is also
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You all can also protect your PDF by a
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password.
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So,
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in this easy way guys, this is ultimate
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setup. You get almost 1 billion tokens.
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And as you see, it also this generated a
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description as well what the application
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has been created. It automatically gives
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you all the options.
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So, almost if I show you the total
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number of lines generated,
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so almost 1,200 lines of code. So, in
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this easy way, this is not limited to
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single application.
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Right here, you can simply type build a
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complete PDF editor
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in PHP with all options. So, you can
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build in any language. You specify what
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language you want to build the actual
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application. So, at this time we are
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building it in PHP.
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So, in browser,
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so I simply type build a complete PDF
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editor in PHP. And now as you see, the
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speed is awesome guys. It is really
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insane. Cloud Code is the number one AI
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coding agent. It doesn't waste any time
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in consuming these tokens from
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OpenRouter. As you see, it started to
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consume the tokens.
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And
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after that, in 3 to 4 minutes it will
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create a fully fleshed PHP PDF editor.
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So, in this easy way guys, you can
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actually set up Cloud Code
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free unlimited using OpenRouter free API
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key.
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I've given pasted the code
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settings.local.json.
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So, simply replace your free API key
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from open router and you are ready to
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go.
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