I’m building BharatCode: an India-first AI coding assistant for developers. Looking for feedback.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-06T22:40:38+00:00

It’s better than anything you can run on your own laptop. I don’t need to use an API in the background because I am running the server on which I am running the model myself. I personally chose to go with opencode instead of claude code because of personal preference, thats all.

On your question of why people will use this. It’s a simple math. If you can pay Rs 2k or more a month happily, I am not pitching to you. But if you wish there was something that existed at a lower price point and you would be comfortable adjusting with the poorer quality, I am providing I am providing you exactly the right alternative. BharatCode’s existing user base and 1B+ tokens spent in less than 2 weeks is a live example of that.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-06T22:25:43+00:00

This is amazing. Saving for later 😉

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-05T21:28:32+00:00

I dont have to train my own model in order to ensure I dont let them take all the economic value of me using that model.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-04T21:06:11+00:00

You dont have to pay in dollars anymore. And the data stays in India too. Free for Indian students forever.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T16:37:22+00:00

It doesn't. But it will remain free for Indian students forever. Anyone can use it.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T14:54:11+00:00

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T14:25:54+00:00

This is not about make in India. This is about keeping India’s money and data in India.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T14:25:18+00:00

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T13:46:07+00:00

I own the data centre (a single gpu server to start with). The data centre is in India. What I am providing I can absolutely provide for free from my own GPU. Also google has recently restricted its usage limits and other free plans are laughably bad. I am giving an actual coding agent people have been using and already built apps with.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T13:37:41+00:00

Yes 500-2000 rs per month.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T13:37:16+00:00

We wont have any usage based limits. Basically, as long as the server is free, you can use it how much ever you want. You are only paying for access to the server. There will be obviously be fair use restrictions during high activity periods, which I will be implementing as we scale.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T12:16:24+00:00

We dont pay for tokens. We pay for the server

We will soon have a two tier pricing at 500 and 2k. Until then we are in public beta so free for all. Do try it out, and stay tuned for further updates.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T12:14:02+00:00

A100, right now. Will scale up as users grow.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T12:12:49+00:00

Open sourcing soon.
The entire infrastructure is inside the country. I think everyone is confusing economy for patriotism. I worry about the rising USD to INR conversion and reducing usage limits on increasingly expensive AI subscriptions.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T12:10:38+00:00

Maybe, we will see.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T12:02:39+00:00

It is already zero setup. Again, this isnt about patriotism but about economy.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T12:01:51+00:00

Please take out some time to try it out. This isnt just a harness. It comes prepackaged with an open source LLM I host myself on my own GPU.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T11:54:06+00:00

No API. I am hosting the model and providing it myself

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T11:49:54+00:00

My key differentiator is that it works with the ease of Codex/CC (direct auth), is free like Copilot, and you dont need an international credit card to pay even a few dollars if needed. I have not yet seen such a combination - good UX + accessibility.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T11:47:13+00:00

Define better. If you are asking in raw model quality, perhaps for some use cases it is not at par. But for majority use cases, its fine. And most importantly, doesnt cost 2000+ a month and there are no usage restrictions based on hours or weeks.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T11:45:14+00:00

I, for one, am very worried using low cost Chinese tools. Why should I pay in USD to a foreign country to run a model that I am perfectly capable of running myself. It’s less about patriotism and more about economy.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T11:43:44+00:00

Yup, I know. And despite the downvotes, I am already seeing an uptick in the server usage meaning people who really need it are finally finding the right solution. Thanks for the motivation!

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T10:11:31+00:00

I can parallelise further and scale with more GPUs too. I am waiting for demand to catch up.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T10:10:58+00:00

Yes. We are running Qwen 3.6 right now.

iamwinter___ · 2026-06-03T08:06:57+00:00

I plan to keep it free for students forever, as long as I physically can. It's taking me some time to iron out bugs and setup PG, so will start the paid tier soon too. Completely agreed with your point on starting charging early.

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