23 guides
Use cc-desktop-switch on Windows to configure DeepSeek, Kimi, GLM, and Bailian providers for Claude Desktop. What it does, setup, the trade-offs, and a simpler path.
Use deepclaude on Windows to run Claude Code's agent loop on DeepSeek V4 or any Anthropic-compatible backend. Install, configure, verify, and the trade-offs.
Build a Cursor alternative on Windows with open-source tools and DeepSeek. Cline or OpenCode plus a cheap model give you AI coding without a subscription.
What Claude Code really costs and practical ways to cut it: cheaper model backends, routing by task, cache and off-peak discounts, and tighter prompting habits.
The cheapest AI coding APIs in 2026 compared: DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi, MiniMax, MiMo, and OpenRouter routes. Pricing links, pay-per-token vs plans, and how to pick.
Doubao Seed 2.0 Pro vs DeepSeek V4 compared for coding: cost, setup ease, ecosystem, and which cheap model to pick for Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode.
MiniMax M2.5 vs DeepSeek V4 vs GLM-5 compared for agentic coding in 2026: cost, speed, reasoning, plans vs pay-per-token, and which to pick for your workflow.
Use DeepSeek with Claude Desktop on Windows with a provider-switch tool. How the desktop app differs from the CLI, setup steps, model choice, and the trade-offs.
DeepSeek V4 pricing explained with current V4 Flash and V4 Pro API rates, cache-hit discounts, Anthropic/OpenAI base URLs, and how to estimate coding cost.
Use DeepSeek with the Cline extension in VS Code for cheap, in-editor AI coding. OpenAI-compatible provider setup, model choice, plan mode, pricing, and fixes.
Set up Aider with DeepSeek on Windows for git-native AI pair programming at pennies per session. Install, API key, model flags, config file, and fixes.
Set up OpenCode with DeepSeek for a cheap, open-source coding agent. The opencode.json provider block, model IDs, API key, pricing, and fixes — on Windows or WSL.
Configure OpenAI Codex CLI to use DeepSeek through config.toml. The custom provider block, wire_api gotcha, model choice, pricing, and fixes — on Windows or WSL.
Run DeepSeek V4 with Claude Code inside WSL on Windows. Node setup, the Anthropic-compatible endpoint, persistent env vars, model choice, and pricing notes.
Run DeepSeek V4 with Claude Code on Windows using its Anthropic-compatible endpoint. API key, environment variables, model choice, pricing, and the common fixes.
Run Claude Code on any backend using Anthropic-compatible endpoints. How ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL works, which providers support it, and setup on Windows — no proxy.
Configure OpenCode to use DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi, or Qwen through custom providers. opencode.json with the OpenAI-compatible SDK, model IDs, API keys, and fixes.
Configure OpenAI Codex CLI to use DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, or Kimi through config.toml. Custom model_providers, base URLs, env keys, and the wire-protocol gotcha explained.
Install Claude Code Router on WSL and route Claude Code to DeepSeek, GLM, Qwen, or Kimi. Node setup, config.json, env vars, and the WSL-specific gotchas to avoid.
Install and configure Claude Code Router on Windows to route Claude Code to DeepSeek, GLM, Qwen, Kimi, and more. Full config.json, per-task routing, and fixes.
Run Claude Code on cheaper models like DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi, and Qwen. The three connection methods, pricing and coding plans compared, and how to set it up on Windows.
Point OpenClaw at DeepSeek for a self-hosted AI assistant that costs cents to run. The config, the OpenAI-compatible endpoint, key handling, and the gotchas.
Pillar Guide
A map of OpenClaw — how to install it, point it at cheap models like DeepSeek and GLM, use skills and the coding agent, and pick between the popular forks.