SCANNING● LIVE DATAUTC 2026-06-29 00:00:00
VENDORS 23RECEIPTS 32CRITICAL 57D 0 NEWv0.9.4-rc1
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✓Filed by gotnerfed.comCase #CC-2024-009Classification ON WATCH-trackOpened 2025-07-28Last scanned 2026-06-29 00:00 UTCACTIVE
AI CODING/Anthropic/founded 2024/part of Anthropic

Claude Code

Terminal AI coding agent

1 critical receipt logged.

Defining receipt|Anthropic introduces Claude Code weekly rate limits, claims under 5% of users affected|2025-07-28
► On watch25-49 · minor-to-major changes in the last 12 months; staying observant.
Ranked #5 of 23 tracked vendors.
Receipt trail
2 filed · 1 critical · latest 69d ago
◆ At a glanceAll time · since 2025-07-28
69days
Since last receipt
Anthropic tested removing Claude Co… · minor
2
Receipts
all time
1
Critical
limits cut
0
Major
none on record
1
Last 90d
watching
62
Peak nerf
Jul 28 · limits cut
~267d
Cadence
avg between receipts
►Verdict: On watch
Receipt trail
2 filed · 1 critical
Methodology ↗
↗ Current pricing pageHow the index is calculatedEmbed badgeProcurement report (PDF)Compare to peers
◆ 30 / 60 / 90 forecast →
likely next: tier removed · expected severity major
Next 30d17%
prob of any change
Next 60d32%
prob of any change
Next 90d44%
prob of any change
Observed 2 receipts over 267 days (cadence ~134d). Last receipt 69 days ago. Most common kind: tier-removed. Brier-scored against subsequent reality on the public leaderboard.
Vendor average12%Category avg10%Brier · last 90d0.18Modelv0 heuristic
◆ Nerf Index · trailing 12 months▲ +14 vs. 90 days ago · now 27
JunAugOctDecFebAprJun
Recency-weighted Nerf Index, 30-day rolling. Dots mark receipts. Index breached “on watch” threshold on 2025-07-28 at the defining receipt.
◆ Community sentimentReddit · last 90d

Community sentiment

No sentiment data yet. Reddit posts about Claude Code are scored by Claude Haiku 4.5 on first render and cached daily - the next page load will populate this card. Requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY + Vercel KV.

Net = (positive − negative) / total Reddit posts mentioning Claude Code in the trailing 7 days. Updated daily. Read methodology →
Receipts · all time · reverse chronological

Every silent change Claude Code made.

2 receipts · 1 critical · 0 major · 1 minor
2 MORE RECEIPTS HIDDEN · LAST 12 MONTHS

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5 ranked alternatives to Claude Code.
  • OpenCode ↗FREE / OSSMIT★ 120k
    Open-source Claude Code / Cursor replacement that lives in the terminal. Pick when you want zero vendor lock-in and any LLM backend.
    Terminal-native TUI coding agent (vim-like)Build/Plan mode toggle, session managementProvider-agnostic: Claude/OpenAI/Google/localGitHub app for issues + PRs
    install: curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bash (or npm i -g opencode-ai@latest)
    caveat: BYO API key (or local model). No GUI editor - it is a terminal TUI.
  • Permissive (MIT) open-weight model targeting ChatGPT/Claude-class chat and agentic coding without API lock-in - the strongest open option for a self-hosted stack.
    Fully-open (MIT) flagship MoE from Z.ai / Zhipu AI (weights released Jun 2026)~744B total / ~40B active parameters, 1M-token context (~5x GLM-5.1)Strongest open-weight coding model at release - #2 on Code Arena, ~#3 on FrontierSWE behind only Fable 5 / Opus 4.8Tool use + reasoning, served via vLLM/SGLang
    install: ollama run glm-5.2 (or download weights from HuggingFace: zai-org/GLM-5.2, serve via vLLM/SGLang)
    caveat: MIT, fully open, no usage restrictions. At ~744B params it is multi-GPU / data-center scale - use a hosted provider if you lack the hardware. Note: the hosted Z.ai API routes through China (a data-residency consideration); self-hosting the open weights avoids that.
  • Open Interpreter ↗FREE / OSSAGPL-3.0★ 60k
    ChatGPT's Code Interpreter, but local and against any model.
    Code Interpreter for any LLM, locallyFile ops + shell + browser controlPython-first but multi-language
    install: pip install open-interpreter
    caveat: AGPL - be careful if integrating into proprietary product.
  • Kimi K2.6 (open weights) ↗FREE / OSSModified MIT
    Near-frontier open-weight model to back a self-hosted ChatGPT/Claude replacement or an agentic coding stack.
    Open-weight multimodal MoE from Moonshot AI: 1T total / 32B active256K context, handles text + image + videoINT4-native weights for cheaper servingStrong agentic + coding performance
    install: ollama run kimi-k2.6 (or download weights from HuggingFace: moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6, serve via vLLM/SGLang)
    caveat: Modified MIT: commercial use is free, but if your product exceeds 100M monthly active users OR $20M/month revenue you must display "Kimi K2.6" in the product UI. At 1T params it is data-center scale - use a hosted provider (e.g. OpenRouter) if you lack the GPUs.
  • MiniMax M2.7 (open weights) ↗FREE / OSSMiniMax M2.7 Non-Commercial License
    A capable open-weight model for personal, self-hosted, or research chat/coding setups - if your use is non-commercial.
    229B open-weight model from MiniMaxBuilt for coding + agentic workflows (tool calling, agent teams)Served via vLLM/SGLang/TransformersWeights published on HuggingFace
    install: ollama run minimax-m2.7 (or download weights from HuggingFace: MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.7, serve via vLLM/SGLang)
    caveat: NOT OSI open-source. The MiniMax M2.7 Non-Commercial License permits personal, self-host, and research use only - any commercial use requires prior written authorization from MiniMax (api@minimax.io), and commercial users must display "Built with MiniMax M2.7". At 229B params, plan for multi-GPU serving or a hosted provider.
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