Cheaper than the monthly bill
Heavy buckets are paid by request, light buckets are nearly free — for most usage patterns the bill comes in lower than the equivalent monthly plan.
EvUp runs Claude and OpenAI for less, with fewer rate limits. One CLI, one sign-in, both standards.
Requires Node 18+
Public Claude Code plans vs. an EvUp bucket plan. Pay by request, not by monthly bill.
| Plan | Anthropic Claude Code | EvUp |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Capped rate. Sonnet / Opus metered. | Generous free bucket. Both Anthropic and OpenAI formats. |
| Daily-driver | Pro and Max tiers. One account, one key, monthly bill. | Plus: large buckets, lower cost, multi-account pool. See pricing in dashboard. |
Three things monthly plans don't give you.
Heavy buckets are paid by request, light buckets are nearly free — for most usage patterns the bill comes in lower than the equivalent monthly plan.
EvUp keeps things moving in the background so you can keep coding without hitting those 'You exceeded your current quota' messages.
Same setup works for both Anthropic and OpenAI. Switch tools without changing vendor.
Point any tool that speaks either format at the same base URL.
Claude Code, Cursor (agent mode), Goose — anything that speaks the Anthropic SDK.
https://evup.cloud/api/ai/anthropicCodex CLI, Cursor, Continue.dev, OpenAI SDK, LlamaIndex — anything that speaks the OpenAI SDK.
https://evup.cloud/api/ai/openaiRun `npm i -g @evup/cli`. One command, single file.
`evup login`.
`evup claude "..."` just works. No Anthropic account, no API key, no setup.
One command, then `evup login`. Free bucket to start; upgrade when you outgrow it.