Run Claude Code with a Free Local Model — Qwen 3.5 + Ollama Setup

1. 1Install Qwen 3.5, a 27B parameter model distilled from Claude 4.6
2. 2Set up Ollama to run Qwen 3.5 locally
3. 3Configure the local model to work with your existing workflow
4. 4Test the setup with sample prompts to ensure accuracy and performance

AI engineers and developers can benefit from this setup as it provides a cost-effective and secure alternative to running Claude Code, allowing them to work on projects without incurring API costs and ensuring data privacy

💡 Qwen 3.5 offers a free and efficient alternative to Claude Code, with 96.91% HumanEval accuracy and reduced chain-of-thought bloat

🚀 Run Claude Code locally with Qwen 3.5 and Ollama! 🤖