The latest articles on DEV Community by schultzbehrnt9-jpg (@grunzai). https://dev.to/grunzai https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4143087%2F5df5f5ea-6300-42ff-ba8d-ed40de739c2f.png https://dev.to/grunzai en schultzbehrnt9-jpg Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:21:46 +0000 https://dev.to/grunzai/i-got-tired-of-ai-subscriptions-so-i-built-a-coding-agent-that-runs-obliterated-open-models-31fa https://dev.to/grunzai/i-got-tired-of-ai-subscriptions-so-i-built-a-coding-agent-that-runs-obliterated-open-models-31fa <p>every ai coding tool i used had the same two problems: a monthly bill that never stops, and a usage cap or a refusal right when i actually needed the thing. so i built grunz. no subscription, no account, running on open weight models with the refusal training stripped out.</p> <h2> what it is </h2> <p>grunz is a native app for mac, windows and linux that works like claude code. you give it a goal and it plans, writes and edits files across the whole repo, runs commands, watches the output, fixes itself, and hands you the finished thing. it also does cited web research and makes images. one app instead of five tabs. there's a chat only version in the browser at grunzai.com/app if you just want to talk to the models.</p> <h2> the part that's different </h2> <p>no subscription, no seats, no account. a new device gets a small free balance so you can try it. because the models are open weight and abliterated, there are no weekly caps and no "i can't help with that."</p> <h2> under the hood </h2> <ul> <li>a tool loop with ~50 tools: read/write/edit files, shell, dev servers, a headless chrome browser, image generation, mcp servers, subagents</li> <li>a plan mode that proposes before it touches anything</li> <li>a permissions dial: ask before every change, auto accept edits, or full auto</li> <li>a model picker</li> </ul> <h2> privacy </h2> <p>the wallet is anonymous and lives on your device. messages, prompts and files aren't stored.</p> <p>if you've been looking for a claude code style agent that isn't a subscription, go look: <strong><a href="https://grunzai.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://grunzai.com</a></strong></p> <p>i'm the founder. i genuinely want feedback on the agent loop. roast it.</p> showdev ai agents devtools