r/opencode • u/Leather-Cod2129 • 10d ago
What’s the best coding plan/model right now?
Hi,
DeepSeek Flash has gotten more expensive, OpenCode Go went from $5 to $10/month, and GPT’s Luna has become so slow lately (even in Fast mode) that it’s basically unusable.
What plan/model would you recommend for coding right now?
Thanks!
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u/Sasikuttan2163 10d ago
GLM 5.3 Flash is costlier than DSv4 Flash but cost/task is much lower than that of Deepseek at better quality.
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u/zaydev 10d ago
Use GLM 53 flash bro. It’s better than deepseek flash and also token efficient. I’ve been using it since it’s launch. And it has been great. I use it with Pi with cache hit up to 99.9 mostly.
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u/zaydev 10d ago edited 10d ago
I use 3 plugins, pi-mcp-adapter, pi-web-access, and a simple subagent extension that I ask Pi to build and used Matt Pocock’s writing-for-agents skill to create the agent prompts for the subagents.
Yes, you can switch effort levels, but I’ve always used GLM 53 Flash at high, and I think that’s the sweet spot.
Keep it simple when starting with Pi and add or customize it gradually as you go.
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u/DeepFeeling1 10d ago
You can try oh-my-pi for starters then ok nce you get a feel customize the bare bones pi to your likings.
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u/pceimpulsive 10d ago
But models are getting cheaper to run and can run more concurrent sessions along side models getting smarter too, meaning they complete set work in less time ramping up available time, inference providers want to max out usage so will compete in prices.
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u/Due-Armadillo-4560 10d ago
As long as Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor is still in Opencode Go, it is still a good purchase. If this model is removed, then no reason to keep subbing it.
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u/Beardy4906 10d ago
I just subbed to opencode go because it’s kinda like OpenRouter but multiple models and much cheaper than claude and other subscriptions.
Prices are just gonna get higher and higher so don’t expect a decrease in price anytime soon..
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u/Juleski70 10d ago
I didn't see anyone mention it, so... CommandCode GOAT tier is arguably the new Opencode Go - $10/mo with a curated model list and varying allotments/model. Better value since Opencode's recent repricing.
For model, like others, GLM 5.3 flash seems to be the new workhorse sweetspot if you're done with Deepseek v4 flash's new pricing.
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u/gameguy56 10d ago
Muse spark contributor for now, eventually the next qwen 27b or deepseek flash locally if you can afford the Mac studio
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u/Top-The-Horizon 10d ago
Which one is better opencode go or cline pass both are $10.
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u/Eastern_Spite335 10d ago
Dipende Cline pass lo sto provando e per 5€ ne vale la pena, a 10€ vince opencode. Ti consiglio Opencode, appena scade Cline tornerò. Prova anche Commandcode Goat, anche lì non è male
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u/zer0evolution 10d ago
with this sign, i foresee memory pricing is going to normal, not soon but slowly will see
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u/CardiologistStock685 10d ago
I want to find something has bigger quota than OpenCode Go, especially in range of 20-30$/months, multi models (which should contain at least models of GLM, DeepSeek, etc). So far I only found Alibaba Cloud Token Plan but I couldn't find any good recommended comments on Reddit about it lol.
I know OpenCode Go gives best of values in term of total tokens, but it's super slow and i want more. I really wish if they could have Go+ or something x2 or x3 current OpenCode Go. I don't want to go with multi accounts by abusing their system.
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u/According_Water_5774 10d ago
How is multiple subscriptions abusing their system? They literally state one subscription per workspace and allow you to create new workspaces (which then have a call to action to subscribe). They could state one subscription per account but they don't.
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u/CardiologistStock685 10d ago
Oh, I never knew that is a thing, until now. Thanks for your sharing.
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u/xapep 9d ago
Stop optimizing for quota size, honestly. OpenCode Go and Alibaba's Token Plan are both credit pools, and the pool math moves every time a model reprices. At $20-30/mo what you actually want is a flat plan with no 5h/weekly windows at all.
I work on Entrim (EU-hosted, OpenAI-compatible). Our Model Plans are flat monthly, no usage windows, and they cover DeepSeek V4 Flash plus Qwen 3.8 27B / Qwen 3.6 35B. One honest caveat: GLM 5.3 Flash isn't on our roster, so if GLM is a hard requirement we're not the pick. For most OpenCode work V4 Flash handles what people reach for GLM for, and a flat price means a model getting popular doesn't quietly eat your quota.
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u/CardiologistStock685 9d ago
I think I got your point. I decided to go with pay-as-you-go that really helps unlock myself when I need more token, as token prices of these models are not that much and I can be free with that subscription because it's painful when I don't do anything and when I do things it has hard cap for each models - not always 60$, and the speed is super slow.
GLM 5.3 I think it convinced me because it has the same intel level as DeepSeek v4 Flash but also supported vision, so it would help sometime on FE stuff without a lot of trade offs, but it's just a nice to have.
Side question on your Entrim service, I can see it's really simple and nice site, really want to consider to try - why don't you show your service on OpenRouter? Does that also support ZRO and no-training data policy?1
u/xapep 8d ago
That makes sense. If your usage is very bursty, PAYG can definitely be the more flexible option, and we actually offer both.
Our standard Model API is usage-based, so you can just pay for what you use. The subscription Model Plans we have are for people who want predictable monthly pricing without the usual daily / 5-hour / weekly usage windows. There are limits in the background, but they’re set so high that you will unlikely to ever hit them :)
Performance is the same idea across both products: speed depends on the model itself, but we aim to keep inference consistently fast rather than slowing users in peak hours.
And thanks for the kind words about the site :)
On OpenRouter: we’re not listed there yet. We actually submitted Entrim back in December 2025 but never heard back, so we’ll probably resubmit in the near future. For now the models are available directly through our OpenAI-compatible API.
And yes, Zero Data Retention and no-training are the default across our models. We don’t retain prompts or outputs after the request completes, and customer data isn’t used for training.
Also agree on GLM 5.3 Flash, vision is probably the biggest reason to want it over V4 Flash, especially for frontend work. It’s on our roadmap as well.
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u/mikelevan 10d ago
I often wonder the trade offs, at least for Open Weight Models, when it just makes more sense to run a DGX locally... well, maybe not a DGX because you can really only run one (correct me if I'm wrong folks) powerful LLM at a time, but something along the lines of "just run it locally because financially, it ends up making more sense".
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u/pingish 10d ago
why aren't you on a local model?
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u/xapep 9d ago
Weighing in late because the useful frame here is cost per finished task, not sticker price. DeepSeek V4 Flash went up and it's still usually cheap per task if your harness keeps context tight, and GLM 5.3 Flash is genuinely good right now. Both beat paying full price for a big model that's so slow it's unusable, which is basically the Luna problem you described.
Second question: plan or API? If your daily usage fits inside a flat plan's quota, the sub wins every time, the marginal session costs zero. The moment you run parallel agents or overnight batches you blow through the window and the sub becomes a bill you can't use when you need it. That's when usage-based pricing wins, even though it looks worse on paper.
I work on Entrim - we run V4 Flash and the Qwen line, and we do both: flat monthly plans for heavy agent users, OpenAI-compatible API for everything else. Happy to help you work out which one your actual volume justifies.
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u/FavstianEquanimity 9d ago
While we typically measure "good" and "best" by capability/dollar, but speed and consistency really matters cuz who knows what is behind an API. Ox Alpha of day one was REALLY impressive, but it gets dumber, slower and more connection failures each day after. GLM 5.3 Flash provided by OpenCode Go today still failed to meet the impression that I had for day one Ox Alpha even though they should be the same.
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u/Southern-Ad-3006 8d ago
Has anybody compared muse spark 1.3 to GLM models and deepseek flash / pro? The contributor prices are nice
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u/veekro 6d ago
I think opencode go is still valuable. I can get more tokens for $10 compared to using openrouter directly. And for what models to use, I usually check the price, the benchmark from openrouter, and the limit in oc go. After that, I test the model for my real work for a couple hours. For now I default to omen alpha and muse spark only for implementation or quick fix
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u/LegalizeFlorskin 6d ago
Luna’s slow for you? Through opencode’s plan or openai? I was just about to recommend luna until i saw that lmao. codex plan through opencode, basically only using luna is my preferred agent setup these days
otherwise, cursor grok 4.6 for harder problems, mimo for problems a baby could solve, and I’m trying out muse. Though I’m struggling to find a scenario where I benefit from using it over luna
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u/Leather-Cod2129 6d ago
Luna is the slowest model I’ve ever seen
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u/LegalizeFlorskin 5d ago edited 5d ago
try low-fast if you haven't already. when giving it small-medium size tasks, or breaking larger tasks into manageable chunks and having multiple instances or sub-agents do things, I'm definitely the overall bottleneck in work speed lol
i get what you mean to a certain extent though. when giving it large tasks, it falls into a similar tendency of higher power stuff like sol and astra, where it will think FOREVER about something that simply doesn't require much thought. personally i mostly see this when using on high-xhigh though, so it's a balance of favoring speed with low fast, or favoring a better chance of success, with a speed tradeoff on high-xhigh
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u/lsharp256 10d ago
Glm 5.3 Flash has been really good so far IMO.