Anthropic
Claude for Open Source
6 months of Claude Max 20x free for OSS maintainers
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Anthropic's Claude for Open Source program gives eligible maintainers 6 months of complimentary Claude Max 20x. Core maintainers of public repos with 5,000+ stars or 1M+ monthly downloads and activity in the last 90 days qualify; applications are rolling through June 30, 2026.
At a glance
Eligibility, benefit timing, and terms
Eligibility
- Bootstrapped founders eligible
Benefit and tiers
6 months of Claude Max 20x free for OSS maintainers
When you get it
Award timing not published
Duration and limits
Duration not published
- • Expectation is core/primary maintainer with 5,000+ stars or 1M+ monthly downloads plus activity in the last 90 days; Anthropic invites near-miss ecosystem dependencies to apply anyway.
Last terms check: Not separately verified
Confirm on official pageExpectation is core/primary maintainer with 5,000+ stars or 1M+ monthly downloads plus activity in the last 90 days; Anthropic invites near-miss ecosystem dependencies to apply anyway.
Eligibility
- Bootstrapped founders eligible
How to apply
- 1Open the Claude for Open Source application page.
- 2Submit your email and a public GitHub repository you maintain.
- 3Wait for rolling approval; awards run through June 30, 2026.
Important notes
- Expectation is core/primary maintainer with 5,000+ stars or 1M+ monthly downloads plus activity in the last 90 days; Anthropic invites near-miss ecosystem dependencies to apply anyway.