Updated Oct 23, 2026, 10:59 UTC

Claude for Open Source Program

AnthropicLiveNew offer

Six free months of Claude's top Max tier for people who maintain widely used open source.

Value: 6 months of free Claude Max 20x
Who qualifies: OSS maintainers (500+ dependent repos, 100+ dependent packages, or 200k+ monthly downloads), active contributors, or maintainers of critical infra (OpenSSF score 0.4+)
How to claim: Apply on the program page
Expiry: ongoing
Status: Live
Last verified: Oct 23, 2026

Claim on the official page ↗

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Oct 22, 2026Launched
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Bhimraj Yadav@bhimrazy

Got accepted into the Claude for Open Source Program🎉

6 months of Claude Max, thanks to my contributions to the @LightningAI ecosystem.

Thank you @AnthropicAI @claudeai for backing OSS folks. Back to shipping 🚀 [media]

Gregory Moskaliuk@G_Moskaliuk

Super excited to join the Claude for Open Source Program! ⚡️✨

Huge thanks to @claudeai for backing Enriched Markdown with 6 months of Claude Max 20x.

Expect lots of cool new features and improvements across all Enriched Markdown libraries for React Native, SwiftUI, and Jetpack Compose.

Time to ship! 🚀

Notes and caveats

This is a Claude subscription, not API credits. Paid plans resume after 6 months unless cancelled. Old claude.com/programs/open-source links return 404.

Official sources

claude.com/contact-sales/claude-for-oss

Last updated Oct 23, 2026, 10:59 UTC · last verified Oct 23, 2026