I tried a Claude Code rival that's local, open source, and completely free - how it went

I was curious if Block's Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here's how it worked.

Want local vibe coding? This AI stack replaces Claude Code and Codex - and it's free

Want local vibe coding? This AI stack replaces Claude Code and Codex - and it's free ...
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The Best Way To Vibe Code Is To First Know The AI Coding Personality That You Are Dealing With

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I continue my ongoing series about vibe ...