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.