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Thousands of Indian developers want Claude Code but can't pay. Here's how to use Claude Code in India with UPI, GPay, or net banking — no international card needed.
Most developers leave effort at default (high) and overpay for routine tasks. Anthropic's own docs recommend medium for most Sonnet 4.6 use cases. Here's the math.
The #1 problem with long-running agents: they hit the context limit and die. Claude 4.6 context compaction fixes this with one config field. Here's how it works.
Claude 4.6 changed how you prompt: adaptive thinking replaces budget_tokens, effort parameter cuts costs 60%, 1M context is now GA. Here's what changed and how to use it.
Structured outputs are GA in Claude 4.6. Pass a JSON schema, get schema-valid JSON back — no retry logic needed. Three copy-paste patterns for Python developers.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Haiku 3.5 are retired. Prefill now returns 400. budget_tokens is deprecated. Here's your complete migration checklist from 3.5 or 4.5 to Claude 4.6.
Most Claude API calls re-process the same system prompt on every request. Prompt caching fixes this: pay 10% of normal price for cached tokens. Setup is one line of code.
A hands-on review of AICredits.in — the API gateway that lets Indian developers access GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, and 300+ models with UPI payment.
Both give you one API key for multiple LLMs. But OpenRouter bills in USD. Here's a direct comparison for Indian developers and teams.
Anthropic doesn't support Indian payment methods. Here's how to access Claude Sonnet, Haiku, and Opus in India with a UPI payment via AICredits.in.
Function calling lets LLMs request specific tool actions rather than just generating text. Here's how it works, when to use it, and practical examples in Python.
