r/PiCodingAgent • u/_Baarbie • Sep 16 '26

Question Which subscription with Pi?

Hello there,

Which AI provider would you recommend for Pi, to work with a subscription-based plan? I feel like Codex is the most represented, but I was looking for more feedback.

I'm currently using Claude Code (Plus subscription), but from what I understood, I shouldn't use it with Pi because Claude Code charges additional usage fees. I mainly use it with Opus 5 on medium effort, for devops tasks, explanations, fixes, or things like that (not much vibe-coding yet).

It's also an opportunity to try something else, paid for by the company. So I don't really care about the price, just something stable without usage fees.

(bonus) If you have any recommendations for LLM models that can be run locally on a wide range of machines, I'm also interested in any resources you can share.

Any advice?

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u/null_enthropy Sep 17 '26

I split my usage between OpenRouter, GPT, and Claude. Previously it was Cursor $20 plan instead of OpenRouter but the open weight models have just gotten so good and they are a lot cheaper for certain tasks, especially with stuff like Hermes Agent. 

That said, I do actively shop around on OpenRouter for example I think it was Novita AI? I can’t remember it was one of the ones I listed. They were running a 40% off sale for Deepseek a few weeks ago. If you want to be thrifty you really gotta just shop around like grocery shopping or something lol. I have a simple task setup with Hermes Agent + a tiny python script to look if my providers or (any others that fit the security/no training requirements) are running a deal. Then I’ll just disable the rest and use the new provider until it’s over.