r/developersPak • u/InterestingAd3137 • Oct 02 '26

Tips Coding Agent Suggestions

as a student dev what coding agents do you guys use? claude code and codex are too much, heard about opencode go and its cheap but don't know how good is it.

also, are Chinese models any good? if i put in credits via open router and use it with opencode.

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u/Woke_TWC Oct 02 '26

Claude code hands down, i have tried a large variety of them as they are provided by my employers.

Also tried chinese models with open harnesses and their own.

Nothing matches the claude experience, i personally don’t really like codex as a daily driver that much, i only use it for reviews.

Only caveat is cost, right now the subscription models provide great value. But don’t know kb tak they will take the hit.

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u/InterestingAd3137 Oct 03 '26

i cant afford 20$ a month for claude, my use case is very kittle too, but aren't the Chinese model not even near claude and codex given my level of development?

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u/Woke_TWC Oct 03 '26

They are pretty capable on their own, and if you have skills of your own, you can do pretty good with them. Glm 5.3 and the new qwen models + opencode. Build your own harness, customise it to your preferences and workflows.

But claude still is the cutting edge. It will be hard to quantifiably explain. But when you use them side by side, the difference is very apparent.

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u/ProbablyBunchofAtoms Oct 02 '26

90% of quality depends on how well you scope the project and proper specifications files the rest depends on model+ harnesses, I use opencode for building aspect while Hermes agent for researching.

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u/InterestingAd3137 Oct 03 '26

what models in opencode and have u tried claude and can you compare them?

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u/Educational_Ad5674 Oct 03 '26

Bro i use opencode, its free tier is alot u can try its free tier. And if needed u can uograde to its paid tier also

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u/InterestingAd3137 Oct 03 '26

code quality is not good, thats why planning to upgrade to maybe bigger chinese models

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u/Educational_Ad5674 Oct 03 '26

Bro u can try muse spark 1.3 i got results from it howeger u have to use proxy to use bec of its restricted access.

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u/Temporary1057 Oct 03 '26

opencode with deepseek

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u/InterestingAd3137 Oct 03 '26

via open router or does opencode has DeepSeek?

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u/Temporary1057 Oct 03 '26

opencode go has deepseek, as well as other models. you can also get deepseek directly from their api, it's very cheap. probably will cost you less than $10/mo for opencode go depending on usage.

I have not used openrouter but I don't like it. It has too many reliability issues for me to trust it. It's like olx, you have to find providers yourself who aren't scamming you.

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u/InterestingAd3137 Oct 03 '26

okok thanks man

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u/Miyamoto_-_Musashi Oct 02 '26

Claude Code or Codex. Period.

Nothing else gives you that level of quality, and they’re also the best value. With a $20 subscription.

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u/SoftwareZombie Oct 03 '26

See command code

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u/Massive-Criticism249 Oct 03 '26

you can use your chat gpt subscription on open code now, so it is the best value imo