Anthropic widens free Claude Max access for open source maintainers

By Steven Van · 2026-07-07

Eligible maintainers, core contributors, and prolific PR authors can now apply for six months of Claude Max 20x at no cost.

Anthropic is opening up Claude for Open Source to more of the community, offering six months of Claude Max 20x free. Maintainers, core contributors, people landing PRs across the ecosystem, and those keeping critical packages alive can apply now.

Details on eligibility and how to apply are in the announcement.

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