Claude Code costs up to $200 a month. Goose does the same thing for free.

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Block has released Goose, an open-source terminal agent that competes directly with the high-cost Claude Code. While Claude Code can cost heavy users up to $200 a month, Goose allows developers to run similar autonomous coding workflows locally or via their own API keys. This move signals a shift toward local-first AI tools that bypass expensive subscription-based gatekeepers.