Claude for Open Source (6 months of free Claude Max 20x)
Anthropic has expanded its pricing framework beyond the $20/month Pro tier, rolling out high-performance plans (Pro Max 5x and 20x). To secure ecosystem dominance among software creators, the Claude for Open Source Program provides eligible repository maintainers with 6 months of the Claude Max 20x tier entirely free (a $1,200 absolute value).
How to Claim this Deal
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- 2Fill the form with your email and Github Repo (must be a public repo)
- 3Submit the form and wait for the approval
- 4 Don't quite fit the criteria? Even if you maintain something the ecosystem quietly depends on, apply anyway.
Key Benefits
- months of Claude Max 20x free
- Designed specifically for open-source contributors
- Existing paid plan resumes afterward unless canceled
- Otherwise, account returns to Claude Free after 6 months
- Anthropic accepts applications from important projects that fall outside its standard criteria
Eligibility & Requirements
| Requirements | • Requires student (.edu) email or student ID• Required payment method to avail this offer like credit card |
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Free Claude Standard or Premium AI Access (Standford University IT Only)
Anthropic launched Claude for Education for the Stanford community starting June 30, 2026. It gives full access to advanced Claude AI models, developer execution via Claude Code, workspace integrations via Claude Cowork, and Socratic Learning Mode within a secure enterprise setup. All active students, faculty, postdocs, and staff get standard access completely free.
Free Enterprise Standard Tier
- 100% free for active Stanford faculty, students, postdocs, and staff.
- Includes basic Claude Chat, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Learning Mode features.
Enterprise Premium Tier
- Priced at $51.50/month (or equivalent prorated rate based on contract terms) for active SUNet IDs with a valid PTA.
- Designed for higher-volume research, heavy administrative workflows, and deep API integrations.
How to Claim this Deal
- 1Ensure you have an active Stanford SUNet ID.
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- 3Pick your option: Request a "Claude for Education Standard" account (free) or "Claude for Education Premium" account.
- 4Log in using Stanford Single Sign-On (SSO) with your
@stanford.eduemail and accept the university's responsible AI terms. - 5Access the platform on web, via desktop apps, or route API calls through the Stanford AI API Gateway.
Learns FAQs here.
Key Benefits
- Claude Enterprise Standard at no charge
- Claude Chat access
- Claude Code included
- Claude Cowork included
- Learning Mode and Claude Skills
- University-managed security and integrations
Eligibility & Requirements
| Requirements | • Requires student (.edu) email or student ID• No credit card required |
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$100 Pro / $250 Max Claude Code Cloud Session Credits
Existing Claude Pro subscribers can claim a one-time $100 credit, while existing Max subscribers can claim $250. The promotional balance is separate from normal Claude usage limits and is automatically used when you start an eligible Claude Code cloud session. Anthropic says the offer is limited to one credit per account and cloud sessions only; GitHub needs to be connected before starting a session.
The in-product promotion states that the credit must be claimed by 11:59 PM PT on October 7, 2026 and expires 11:59 PM PT on November 4, 2026. It also says the promotional credit does not apply to Projects or Routines.
What Happens After the deal: Once the promotional credit is used up or expires, cloud sessions fall back to your plan's regular usage. Anthropic's general promotional-credit terms also state that participating may enable Usage Credit on the account, so users should review their Usage settings and spend controls.
How to Claim this Deal
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- 2Claim the promotional credit. Alternatively, Anthropic says Claude Code CLI users can run
/claim-credit. - 3Connect GitHub and choose a repository. GitHub access is required for the standard cloud-session workflow.
- 4Start a Claude Code cloud session from the web, desktop app, mobile Code tab, or with
claude --cloud. The promotional credit applies automatically.
Key Benefits
- $100 promotional cloud-session credit for existing Pro subscribers
- $250 promotional cloud-session credit for existing Max subscribers
- Credit is separate from normal plan usage limits
- Cloud tasks can continue running after the laptop is closed
- Promotional balance is applied automatically to eligible cloud sessions
- One promotional credit per account
Eligibility & Requirements
| Requirements | • Required payment method to avail this offer like credit card |
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Anthropic is an AI safety and research company behind the Claude model family. They build enterprise-grade, highly capable AI assistants focused on reasoning, long-context comprehension, coding, and workflow automation. Using Claude gives you an intelligent workspace for reading complex docs, writing clean code, running multi-step tasks, and keeping data protected inside university-approved security boundaries.
Common Use Cases
- Use Claude for writing, summarizing, brainstorming, and analyzing documents
- Use Claude Code to understand repositories, generate code, fix bugs, refactor software, and run tests
- Run longer Claude Code tasks in cloud sessions without keeping your laptop open
- Delegate several coding tasks to separate cloud sessions in parallel
- Analyze research papers, reports, datasets, and long documents
- Use Claude for coursework, teaching, research, and university workflows
- Use Claude for open-source maintenance, documentation, issue fixing, and pull-request work
