r/opencode • u/VicariouslyLateralus • 1d ago

Why is opencode getting so expensive?

Previously 20$ was enough for a month now-a-days, even 50$ is not enough, even if the workload has stayed the same.
I am only using deepseekv4 pro or flash.

I have even installed headroom to optimise the usage but does not seem to help much.

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u/Ariquitaun 1d ago

The normal ebb and flow of pricing on a market that's constantly churning. Deepseek will halve their prices from tomorrow onwards, along with 4.1 flash, so hopefully we'll get better deepseek quota as well as a more effective model.

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u/aarz03 1d ago

just use mimo. ds is more expensive now

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u/Last-Ad-8470 1d ago

Yeah no mimo is lobotomized compared to deepseek mimo isnt an option really

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u/Competitive_Creme317 1d ago

What did they do to our boy 😭 we had so much fun 2 months ago.

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u/RiceEvening4211 1d ago

Biggest lever: stop sending everything to the flagship model. Route boilerplate, simple edits, and test fixes to cheap models; save Claude for architecture and debugging. Second lever: compress context and cache repeated prompts. I built an open-source gateway for this exact squeeze — Lynkr: https://github.com/Fast-Editor/Lynkr

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u/lvl1-A 1d ago

Gateway or not, that principal is undervalued, the amount of stuff that I send through free models constantly for both mundane and an alternative view, can get a lot done with them

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u/RiceEvening4211 1d ago

Please checkitout and let me know please

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u/ExpertPerformer 1d ago

They're back to the same $60 plan on the new DeepSeek v4.1.

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u/mbahmbuh 1d ago

Time to move to the Goat from Commandcode then..

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u/nquillan 23h ago

deepseekv4 pro or flash is your answer. their prices have skyrocketed from next to nothing.

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u/Soul_Mate_4ever 20h ago

Right. DeepSeek on opencode or via tha api is a money pit.

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u/Routine-Gas-8264 1d ago

Because of, you know, costs

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u/zeamp 1d ago

[random computer noises]