Claude Code does not have to mean cloud costs anymore.

In this blog, Manjunath Janardhan walks us through how to run Claude Code locally on Apple Silicon using LM Studio + LiteLLM + Qwen3-Coder-30B — with zero API cost and no cloud dependency.

The setup uses:

• LM Studio for local inference

• Qwen3-Coder-30B as the coding model

• LiteLLM as a bridge between Claude Code and a local OpenAI-compatible endpoint

This is a practical way to get the Claude Code experience fully offline on macOS, especially for M-series Macs where MLX models can make a real difference.

A solid guide for developers who care about:

• Local-first workflows

• Privacy

• Reducing API spend

• Getting more from Apple Silicon

Worth reading if you want to run agentic coding tools on your own machine without relying on the cloud.