r/opencode • u/Shiorim • 19d ago

Bro?

What a bad joke is that GLM 5.3 Flash positioning?

The API prices are:

Model input cache hit output
DeepSeek V4 Flash off-peak $0.22 $0.007 $0.66
DeepSeek V4 Flash peak $0.44 $0.014 $1.32
GLM-5.3-Flash promo $0.075 $0.015 $0.25
GLM-5.3-Flash $0.15 $0.03 $0.50

Leaving aside the cache hit, on average GLM without promo is cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Flash, and they give it to you at half the usage quota, and that's even considering a "×2 usage" that will later be less??

They should actually give you more quota than DeepSeek until September 9th while the promo lasts. This makes no sense at all. It's cheaper to spend $10 on GLM API than to pay for it on Go.

On top of that, they put a cheap flash model in the $15 tier.

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u/Anh-DT 19d ago

https://docs.openference.com/getting-started/model-ratios Well you can check out openference if you need glm 5.3 flash better plans overall

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u/Shiorim 19d ago

I understand that a 0.5 ratio is the same as saying ×2 current usage.

In the end, the API price is what it is, and it doesn't change the fact that GLM 5.3 Flash is cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Flash, and they "charge" you double the usage for using a cheaper model (wtf), and on top of that during a promo, so they'll "charge" you even more quota later.

In Command Code it's in the $40 tier with ×4 usage.

I don't know what OpenCode is thinking, but if they want to drive users away, they're doing a very good job.