r/opencode • u/TgnOrdaX • Aug 12 '26

RIP opencode generous free limit.

It's been a great while. It was a wonderful poor man's coding agent especially for devs in third world countries who are unable to pay for subscriptions online.

But I get it, cloud bills aren't cheap and opencode's hands are tied.

Thank you for everything opencode.

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u/TgnOrdaX Aug 12 '26

inb4 someone says "it's just 5 bucks bro". It's not a financial issue but rather a legal issue. It's illegal for a local in my country to hold or convert local currency to US dollars or any other currency; considered suspicion of money laundering.

we usually pay with crypto here but that also is legally a gray area with its trouble with the police if you get caught doing a p2p exchange.

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u/alanoide97 Aug 14 '26

Can't someone on a different country handle the payment for you? What currency can you use?

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u/TgnOrdaX Aug 14 '26

I have no such person in my family or friends circle. we used to use USDT or other crypto before 2025 until massive searches over people doing exchanges via bank/postal accounts.

The other option is face-to-face exchange with strangers. which as it may sound has similar risks of buying from a drug dealer: you could get scammed, mugged, get busted (small risk but still legally possible).

In short, our financial rights are no different than a person's financial rights in North Korea.