$0/Month OpenClaw: Local Models Are Finally Ready (Qwen 3.5 + Ollama)

Run OpenClaw with a local model for zero cost. Qwen 3.5 + Ollama, three commands, no API keys needed.

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—— TIMESTAMPS ——
0:00 The API cost problem ($100-400/month)
0:36 Anthropic bans & OpenAI Codex limits
0:50 Can local models actually handle this?
1:03 Hugging Face CTO says "run Qwen 3.5 locally"
1:38 Installing Ollama
2:04 Pulling Qwen 3.5 model
2:47 Choosing 27B vs 35B (Julian's pick)
3:07 Connecting Ollama to OpenClaw (1 command!)
3:42 First launch
4:14 Test 1: Create an HTML file — passed
5:17 Verifying in the Web UI
5:30 Test 2: Build a snake game
6:13 Snake game works — quality is impressive
6:40 Honest take: Qwen 3 failed, 3.5 delivers
6:57 My real costs: $20 Codex vs $0 local
7:26 When to use local vs cloud models
8:02 Summary: 3 commands, zero config, $0/month


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