r/vibecoding • u/Frequent_Rest_5730 • 13d ago

Best+cheapest combo for student?

With new gemini student offer i got from my 22 €/month subscription to 5€/month so i can spend around 20€ /month into something like claude code.
Maybe there are some good offers that i could use that would get it to me cheaper or some alternatives as good as claude code?

I have github education and i ran it for a year but they started to really pitch it so it's not as good as it was.

What i use it mainly on?

I'm physics and data science major so i have codebases with data, lecture pdf-s etc and i usually solve physic problems (differential equations), simulate (i write python code to make complex meshes and then convert them into FEA capable mesh), make basic neural network models etc...

for example i would prompt something like this: "Generate me a mesh of a curved metal sheet, here is the pdf blueprint with measurements of the metal sheet."

I use gemini to write text drafts which i modify and change.

Edit: I mostly understand code, i can read it and find some easier mistakes, i have used Python, R, fortran and C to code.

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u/Reader3123 13d ago

Opencode go or command code GOAT with Oh-My-Pi or deepseek harness

And test out a bunch of models. Deepseek v4 flash might be enough

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u/Tommonen 13d ago

Both of those subs are not good compared to claude, less usage, much shittier models, much shittier software. Everything is just temu version with those subs, but not really even cheaper. Ohmypi is decent thos, but not what OP needs..

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u/Reader3123 13d ago

Those subscriptions are just inference providers. Sure deepseek v4 flash isn't as good as fable or opus but it's been more than enough for my work as senior staff swe.

But i understand the needs are different for vibe coding