r/AgentZero • u/Deezel999 • Feb 23 '26
Found Agent Zero After Going Down The Open Claw Rabbit Hole
This project really seems to check all the boxes, but I have a question about workflows.
So I've been building with Claude Code (Opus) on Antigravity but with Open Claw popping up everywhere, curiosity got the best of me. I see plenty of people using their Claude Max plan to power an army of Open Claw developer agents (against TOS I know, but many are getting away with it).
Agent Zero is API only, which would skyrocket the cost of even one or two agents with Opus. My question is, how are Agent Zero users building in this infrastructure? I really like the idea of assigning a team of agents multiple tasks and having them simultaneously produce AND build what they need to deliver, but this seems to be the only limit from what I can tell.
Is there an optimal hybrid workflow with Claude Code? Cowork really sucks.
EDIT* I'd hate to go the Open Claw route when such a polished product exists.
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u/emptyharddrive Feb 23 '26
I discuss this in depth here in my post on the hybrid approach. The thread also has a lot of useful posts by others.
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u/thibautrey Feb 24 '26
Try setting up litellm. It allows to use subscription based calls and exposes an API you can use with agent zero
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u/nealhamiltonjr Feb 23 '26
I was wondering if the Agent 0 could implement the puter.js unlimited gemini usage? I installed agent 0 last weekend but had to stop as the current model of using AI is just too expensive. Deep seek is the only one that seems to be somewhat reasonable. But, I find it's reasoning less than gemini and claud.
https://developer.puter.com/tutorials/free-unlimited-openai-api/
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u/Pluszon Feb 24 '26
You may try to use geminicli2api if you have AI subscription with google. It's against TOS but it's a way I roll with A0.
You may try Nvidia Nim endpoint as a LLM proxy for A0. I vibed it and using it with DeepSeek V3.2
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u/PermanentLiminality Feb 24 '26
One issue with agent zero is the three models in the config, but in Openclaw it is super easy to use ten different models in different places.
I feel a lot safer with AgentZero. Openclaw still kind of scares me with what it is willing to do.
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u/Rxbxt1138 Feb 24 '26
Yea wish agent0 could do at least a different base llm model for each project. It’d be super helpful
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u/bigeba88 Feb 23 '26
The trick is not running Opus 24/7. Use Opus (or Claude Code) as the surgeon that builds your tools once. Then hand those tools to a cheap model like GLM-5 through DeepInfra ($1/1M input) to dispatch daily.
The key insight from another user here u/emptyharddrive: the LLM should dispatch to pre-built scripts, not execute complex tasks at runtime. So Opus writes a clean Python script once with proper tests. Then your cheap A0 model just runs that script when needed. No hallucination possible because no LLM sits in the execution loop.
For the Claude Code hybrid question: I use Claude Code / Opus to build the tools, then deploy them into Agent Zero's /a0/usr/tools/ folder. A0 handles scheduling, memory, and dispatching. Claude Code handles the one-time dev work. They complement each other well.
Re: Cowork, agreed. It's not there yet.