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Ask HN: How to get free/cheap Claude and AWS credits

5 points by jacAtSea 7mo ago

Hi Laid off, took a gap year and now trying to get back into the field to want to do a side project with Python/Java + Claude Code + Cloud(AWS, GCP, Azure) Is there a way to get free or cheap Claude and AWS credits ? I am willing to working on volunteer project. Thanks

uberman 7mo ago
The university I work with offers claude free to students. If you had a class you wanted to take perhaps there might be a similar opportunity
jacAtSea 7mo ago
More context: I was a 60% Data Engineer and 40% back eng engineer. The job ads now ask for cloud computing, I did on-perm with similar components but built in house. Step Functions Glue Athena S3 RDS Databrick GCP Snowflake I am looking at ways to 'modernize' 'cloudifly' myself This is chatgpt suggestions: Step 3: Your FIRST project (this is the breakthrough) Project: “Cloud Data Pipeline” (must-do) What you build: Pull financial data (API) Store in S3 Process with Python Schedule with Airflow Load into warehouse (Redshift or PostgreSQL) Architecture (simple) API → Python → S3 → Airflow → DB → (optional dashboard)
MarcelinoGMX3C 7mo ago
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allinonetools_ 7mo ago
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raw_anon_1111 7mo ago
You don’t need Claude. I use codex-cli daily with my $20 a month ChatGPT subscription and never approached any limits. AWS has a real Fred tier now as of 6/2025 where you get a $100 credit in addition to the other free stuff - Lambda up to a certain limit every month, free EC2 hours etc. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/free-tier.html https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2... But be careful. If you don’t know what you’re doing, AWS can bite you in the ass. What type of resources do you need to spin up on AWS?
Remi_Etien 7mo ago
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journal 7mo ago
am i the only one whose API usage is cheaper than monthly subscription?
zane__chen 7mo ago
I am using GLM. The quota is so generous, but the quatlity, I will say, 80-85% ?
SIMY_Tetsu 7mo ago
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5 points by jacAtSea 7mo ago

uberman 7mo ago

The university I work with offers claude free to students. If you had a class you wanted to take perhaps there might be a similar opportunity

jacAtSea 7mo ago

More context: I was a 60% Data Engineer and 40% back eng engineer. The job ads now ask for cloud computing, I did on-perm with similar components but built in house. Step Functions Glue Athena S3 RDS Databrick GCP Snowflake I am looking at ways to 'modernize' 'cloudifly' myself This is chatgpt suggestions: Step 3: Your FIRST project (this is the breakthrough) Project: “Cloud Data Pipeline” (must-do) What you build: Pull financial data (API) Store in S3 Process with Python Schedule with Airflow Load into warehouse (Redshift or PostgreSQL) Architecture (simple) API → Python → S3 → Airflow → DB → (optional dashboard)

MarcelinoGMX3C 7mo ago

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allinonetools_ 7mo ago

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raw_anon_1111 7mo ago

You don’t need Claude. I use codex-cli daily with my $20 a month ChatGPT subscription and never approached any limits. AWS has a real Fred tier now as of 6/2025 where you get a $100 credit in addition to the other free stuff - Lambda up to a certain limit every month, free EC2 hours etc. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/free-tier.html https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2... But be careful. If you don’t know what you’re doing, AWS can bite you in the ass. What type of resources do you need to spin up on AWS?

Remi_Etien 7mo ago

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journal 7mo ago

am i the only one whose API usage is cheaper than monthly subscription?

zane__chen 7mo ago

I am using GLM. The quota is so generous, but the quatlity, I will say, 80-85% ?

SIMY_Tetsu 7mo ago

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