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Faster, Cheaper, Local: The Myth and Reality of Replacing Claude for Coding
White Papers Sep 29, 2025

Faster, Cheaper, Local: The Myth and Reality of Replacing Claude for Coding

Claude vs. the Local Coder Dream As many, I started actively using LLMs for basic coding scenarios around June of 2023 and it was a breakthrough..fast-forward to 2025: the new kid on a block, Claude Code (a CLI/plugin tool), flipped my entire workflow. It’s not cheap, and if you don’t develop some basic skills, it can become exponentially expensive. Can you replace it? Let’s dive in.

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