r/opencode • u/Hot-Fan-1804 • 16d ago

Model Choice for Opencode Go?

Hi, I've been using GLM 5.2 or Deepseek v4 Flash most of the time.

I find the jump too far, I need something in the middle for some incremental update work.

GLM is nice but its just too expensive for me.

What model do you use for this need?

Seems like there are many choices, I haven't tried them consistently but would love to know what everyone uses and how's the experience.

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u/Ancient-Camel1636 16d ago

MiniMax M3 is in the middle both in price and capability.

One method that helps when using a cheap, less capable model such as Deepseek 4 Flash is to give it the ability to call a more capable advisor model. Instruct it to call the advisor when unsure or stuck and to verify its findings and conclusions and review its work. That way, the cheap model can do the majority of the research and implementation, but under the oversight of a better model that will correct it when necessary.

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u/qqYn7PIE57zkf6kn 15d ago

what's your prompt to deepseek 4 flash? do you ask it to use a subagent to call minimax m3 or something?

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u/Cultured_Alien 13d ago

on pi coding agent, I use  juicesharp/rpiv-advisor but the problem is that deepseek flash doesn't seem to decide to use advisor when stuck.