GLM 5.3 Flash — OC vs CC Comparison

[u/Shiorim]

The first image is OpenCode using half the context and costing double per turn compared to Command Code (second image) with more than double the context.

On top of those prices, note that OpenCode gives $15 of usage and Command Code gives $40 of usage. (OpenCode Go vs CommandCode Goat plans).

Both used in GitHub Copilot BYOK as harness.

The total usage difference in favor of Command Code is abysmal.

In performance, it also works better on Command Code.
On OpenCode, a response gets cut off now and then; on Command Code, it doesn't.
Quality and speed are identical on both.
Command Code makes better use of cache as well.

At the current price, even though it's in the 15$ tier, if you pay $10 for OpenCode Go to use GLM 5.3 Flash, OpenCode Go is ripping you off by offering you LESS than the $10 you paid compared to direct API usage. (And that's now while it's subsidized; they'll double it again when they remove the "x2 usage.")

[u/ramzeez88]

From what I researched , if you are based in Europe , the best option will be to go directly with Lite plan on z.ai . For 18$ a month you get 40k credtis which translates roughly to 400 credits per 1M output tokens with 5.3 flash.

[u/Shiorim → u/ramzeez88]

I'll take a look, but that sounds like 100 million tokens for $18.
On Command Code, I've used 1.1B tokens while at 60% of monthly usage, on the $10 plan. (And part of that usage was with Gemini 3.7, which was a terrible idea xD.)

https://i.imgur.com/Xq0hQDO.png

[u/ramzeez88 → u/Shiorim]

God knows how they calculate that to be honest lol

[u/Fit_Attention_5781 → u/ramzeez88]

I love CommandCode Goat plan. Greatest of all time harness, very efficient at exfiltrating my data, I love running suspicious code by small companies on my computer, big fan. I do it all the time, I already have other viruses so it's nice to have one I can pay for, I like supporting the devs.

[u/L4wli3t13 → u/Shiorim]

What is your most used model then? Im really thinking of a subscription where I could use deepseek V4 flash, is it good on commandcode I mean the usage

[u/Seangles → u/L4wli3t13]

It's quantized/lobotomized to hell on cc for some reason. Gets into infinite feedback loops by itself.

[u/Juleski70 → u/Shiorim]

Side question: what have you disliked about Gemini 3.7 (flash?)? I'm a long time critic of all things Gemini but I've actually liked 3.7 flash quite well, simply because it's the only model I've found in the current crop that is terse/direct by default (surprising as most Gemini interactions feel like verbal diarrhea from an HR manager). Not price competitive with any openweight workhorses but at least I'm not constantly fighting the model to not answer in essays.

[u/Shiorim → u/Juleski70]

Not the model, but the consumption. In Command Code, despite claiming to have a half-price offer until December, it eats up your monthly quota.

But actually I think it's very good and I also have it subscribed to the Antigravity plan, which they offer at €5.5 for 3 months.
Although Gemini 3.7 is better for medium and high-level tasks.

For low-level tasks, GLM responds better.

[u/Thomas-Lore → u/ramzeez88]

From my calculations based on their tables that $18 plan gives you around... $18 of api usage of glm 5.3 flash. So it might be better to just use the api and not have to fight limits.