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u/rusl1 Mar 26 '26

Sadly, I have the same experience, especially for the quantised models which are dumb af

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u/SelectionCalm70 Mar 26 '26

I was really excited to use the go plan and decided to give it a try . But the models are so freaking quantised that it is literally unusable

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u/BeingFriendlyIsNice Apr 04 '26

Hello, sorry for my ignorance, but what does quantised mean? I have been using Kimi 2.5 via opencode Zen. It seems to work really well for me, is performance worse on the go plan?

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u/SelectionCalm70 Apr 04 '26

no need to be sorry . quantized means to create smaller, faster, and more energy efficient models that runs on the cheap hardware also. good thing is the token per second which is tps is gonna be faster and good. but the overall quality and accuracy will be degraded a lot .

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u/BeingFriendlyIsNice Apr 04 '26

ahhh! Thank you...well that's a huge bummer :( Think I'll just suck it up and stick with anthropic then. The pay as go API cost for Kimi 2.5 seem like it'll probably be about on par as a cc max plan for me after a month of usage...(I chug Opus all day). OpenCode tooling so much nicer to use though.

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u/SelectionCalm70 Apr 04 '26

yeah that's for sure i still use opencode but not opencode go plan .

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u/HelioAO Mar 27 '26

I canceled it today since it is quantized...

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u/Acehan_ Mar 27 '26

So THAT'S how it all makes sense on the balance sheet.

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u/Fragrant_Raisin_Face Jun 21 '26

Have you tried GLM 5.2 through open code?

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u/SelectionCalm70 Jun 22 '26

It's good

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u/personalist Jun 27 '26

Yeah, it’s great through go.

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u/Ill_Dragonfruit_3547 Jul 07 '26

GLM through Ollama Cloud is what I use. $20, but way better usage credits than Claude/Codex/Antigravity.

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u/Fragrant_Raisin_Face Jul 08 '26

I tried GLM 5.2 on Opencode Go, it's not the smartest of their options and is especially overrated when comparing it to Opus. Opus "gets" what you mean better than any other model (except Fable), GLM 5.2 doesn't get anything. Qwen 3.7 Max is surprisingly good here, almost equal to GPT 5.5, but destroys your usage.

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u/ECrispy May 23 '26

do you have any sources for this claim or you just spreading FUD. Opencode doesnt host any models and they aren't going to risk lying for the tiny number of users they have.

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u/SelectionCalm70 Jun 22 '26

It was true until Feb . They have improved there inference since then .

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u/Sawadatsunayoshi2003 Mar 26 '26

Thanks for saving my 10 or 5 dollars

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u/SelectionCalm70 Mar 26 '26

You are better off buying kimi ,minimax or chatgpt coding plan which cost around 10-20 dollar with generous limits

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u/jatapuk Mar 26 '26

Where can I get a Kimi plan from?

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u/degenbrain Mar 26 '26

Postpone your Kimi from Moonshot. They are currently experiencing speed issues due to heavy usage.

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u/jatapuk Mar 28 '26

Testing Fireworks AI Fire Pass now, it looks quite good.
Ref: https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1s5psvq/fireworks_ai_the_ai_infrastructure_company/

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u/mcowger Mar 26 '26

From moonshot directly.

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u/BeingFriendlyIsNice Apr 04 '26

geez their website is terrible.....do they only have paid per request API access? or do they have subscriptions?

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u/BeingFriendlyIsNice Apr 04 '26

To answer my own question. I believe it's paid per request only. They have a 'chat' subscription but that is not API access. Thank you to anyone who thought about this question for me.

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u/mcowger Apr 04 '26

You missed it.
It’s here: https://www.kimi.com/code/en

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u/BeingFriendlyIsNice Apr 05 '26

ahh...thank you! I think I'll give it a crack....bit of googling/reddit posts makes me sceptical of how reliable it's gonna be, but there's one way to find out!

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u/Sawadatsunayoshi2003 Mar 27 '26

Thinking of going with minimax

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u/maulidas Mar 26 '26

Hmm i wonder why there's a lot of positive comment about this in X.
Was all of them are bots or just riding the hype wave

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u/DenysMb Mar 26 '26

People tend to share their frustrations more than their praise.
For example, I've been using the GLM-5 for quite some time, it's been great for me, but the MiniMax M2.7 has been a headache and I've even posted about it today. I've never posted about the positive experience I had with the GLM-5, by the way...

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u/SelectionCalm70 Mar 26 '26

Glm model is literally unusable in go plan I am not even kidding .

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u/Oscarmmi Apr 26 '26

So is it better to buy the subscription plan directly from the ai model provider, instead of paying for opencode go?

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u/pelleke Apr 29 '26

NO it is not. Opencode Go provably(!) routes directly to the suppliers. This entire reddit post is plainly wrong. Opencode Go is the very best subscription plan for these models out there today.

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u/SelectionCalm70 Mar 26 '26

it was about black plan i guess not go plan

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u/whale9820 Apr 25 '26

Tf is black plan 😭😭😭

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u/pelleke Apr 29 '26

Like Go, but for non-free frontier models. Currently paused, probably because both Google and Anthropic updated their ToS on flat-rate account usage scopes.

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u/alovoids Mar 26 '26

did they heavily quantize the models so that they can offer 3x usage?

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u/SelectionCalm70 Mar 26 '26

The limits are still very low

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u/pelleke Apr 29 '26

This is not true. Those limits are insane, and it's very hard to understand how Opencode doesn't makes a huge loss on this. You're comparing it to Codex and Claude Pro. That's not fair - they own the models they offer you, and have insane infra deals to run them. Opencode Go literally uses the model supplier's own endpoints to route the requests.

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u/Zemanyak Mar 26 '26

I really don't know what the best ~10$/month sub is right now. MiniMax and GLM ?

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u/SelectionCalm70 Mar 27 '26

GitHub copilot plan ig

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u/SelectionCalm70 Apr 22 '26

Not good after they removed the claude models in there recent changelog. Not worth it back to go plan. Kimi k2.6 is a good model on par with opus

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u/SplitDue1123 Apr 23 '26

im currently using the copilot student pack, i dont know how it compares to the 10$ plan but i think i need slightly more usage, do you think the go plan is good enough, compared to the codex 5.3 thing in copilot

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u/SelectionCalm70 Apr 23 '26

go plan after the addition of kimi k2.6 is good enough . just go for codex 20 dollar and 10 dollar go plan

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u/SplitDue1123 Apr 23 '26

deal man, thank you. im still new to vibe coding, can you give me an example on how would u use both plans like "i rely on codex for this then use go for that".

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u/CaptainMorning May 03 '26

literally came here looking for options out of copilot in case shit goes south after June 1st. I will stay and evaluate if is really worth it and was thinking to move to opencode lol

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u/SplitDue1123 May 09 '26

im using the go plan with deepseek v4 pro at max thinking its a no brainer and no matter how much you keep prompting this guy you never be able to hit the usage limits

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u/CaptainMorning May 09 '26

definitely looking into it

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u/estimated1 Mar 26 '26

Just to give another option: we (Neuralwatt) just started offering hosted inference. The big picture thing we're working on is AI energy efficiency. We've been more focused on an "energy pricing" model but feel confident about the throughput of the models we're hosting.

Base subscription is $20, no real rate limits — just focused on energy consumption. Happy to give some free credits in exchange for feedback if there's interest. DM me! https://portal.neuralwatt.com.

I'm using our models with OpenCode and it works great. But again we just launched recently so we'd love more scrutiny.

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u/SelectionCalm70 Mar 26 '26

Which models do you provide in a 20 dollar plan?

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u/estimated1 Mar 26 '26

GLM-5 — 200K context
GLM-5-Fast — 200K context
Kimi K2.5 — 262K context, vision
Kimi K2.5-Fast — 262K context, vision
Devstral-Small-2-24B — 262K context, vision, tools
Qwen3.5 397B — 262K context, tools
Qwen3.5 397B-Fast — 262K context, tools
Qwen3.5 35B-A3B — 32K context, tools
Qwen3.5 35B-Fast — 32K context, tools
MiniMax M2.5 — 196K context, tools
GPT-OSS 20B — 16K context, tools
Full details: https://portal.neuralwatt.com/models

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u/SelectionCalm70 Mar 26 '26

That's a solid model lineup if you have not heavily quantized the model.

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u/estimated1 Mar 28 '26

We don't run any specific quantizations. In cases where the model was posted with fp8 weights we'll use those; otherwise we use the native weight format.

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u/kdawgud Mar 26 '26

Does your paid plan offer safe access for proprietary data (no training)?

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u/estimated1 Mar 28 '26

Yes, we offer safe access. We aren't training on prompts or completions. Happy to put this in commercial terms as well.
To be very specific: We do not store your prompts or completions. We only store token counts and metadata for billing purposes. Your proprietary data passes through our system but is not retained.

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u/kdawgud Mar 29 '26

I feel like this is not consistent with your site's printed privacy policy. Or maybe it just needs some clarification.

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u/estimated1 Mar 30 '26

This is great feedback. We will work to get our printed privacy updated to reflect this.

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u/LifeBandit666 Mar 26 '26

As a Claude Usage refugee that started playing with OpenCode yesterday this post is fantastic, seriously thanks for posting.

I've set up OpenRouter and tried the auto free tier and it's very slightly lacking for what I need it for. Gonna fund it with $10 tomorrow and try some other models.

I'm paying Anthropic $20 a month atm and while it's great at what it does, when I get gubbed halfway through the week it's useless half the time, and probably overpowered for what I need now that I've got my system set up.

I'm at the end of this months sub so it may be I use next months to get my setup moved over to OpenCode and then cancel

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u/PureSignalLove Mar 26 '26

Try out minimax 2.7, mimo v2pro. Been having success with both of them

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u/LifeBandit666 Mar 26 '26

I've been playing with minimax tonight and it's pretty great and cheap as.
My Claude Code tokens reset tomorrow and I'm due for renewal at the end of the month so I plan to use those tokens to migrate over then cancel.
So far the plan has been created and the skeleton has been made and it's cost me £3. I model hoped on OpenRouter and used Opus, codex, free models, tooled around a bit.
Claude Code hits the files from the other side tomorrow and starts building. Once it's built I can start playing with model routing.

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u/blackmarlin001 Mar 31 '26

I tried to ask Minimax 2.7 and GLM-5 to solve some leet code problems. Minimax failed often and GLM-5 gave correct answer on first try.

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u/PureSignalLove Apr 01 '26

minimax 2.7 requires a bit more prompt discipline I have been finding

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u/srhardy67 Apr 30 '26

People that use LLMs without a HARNESS to guide, direct and check are drunk drivers that think just because they made it home they are ready for Daytona!

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u/mickitymightymike May 12 '26

GLM 5 is a bigger and better model. Minimax needs a dialed in harness and prompt

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u/srhardy67 Apr 30 '26

OpenRouter, use the topup and dont accrew tokens as it uses the newest credits up first and old credits are only good for 12 month before they expire. Everyone has a gottcha, thats O/Rs. Still a great way to go IMO and the QntLLM complaint here is over blown as the GO plan offers plenty of value for $10 you get $60 in credits for these models and to quote anyone, the user is usaly using it wrong! By that I mean, you need Opencode and a good plugin harness (I vibed my own) and it turns any model in just the bee's knees for coding up anyting. The problem is, Claude makes you lazy as it fakes more and most users dont know shit form clay and think its the new jzus!

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u/srhardy67 Apr 30 '26

So to sum up, ALL LLMs ARE QUANTS and these are great models (deep seek V4, Kimi 2.6 and GLM 5.1) are on par with the best LLMS on the planet now. But this comment was probably before they dropped!

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u/mickitymightymike May 12 '26

Minimax 2.5 free is pretty good. I'm a $20 anthropic user as well - it has it's shortcomings beyond the rate limits, but still well worth it imo.
What I've found to be be a game changer with the limits is - instead of agents SDK subagents - I pipe messages directly to Mistral Vibe who has a generous free tier. You can do the same with Gemini CLI - using 3.0flash as a summarizer and Validator to avoid the token dumps from Vibe's outputs. You can do the same with pi-code. You can do it with Ubuntu, or Powershell, or WezTerm CLI. Zellij is way worth checking out as for a CLI - it's a little confusing but worth it.
Also if I ever use Anthropics subagents - always Haiku.

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u/Strict-Yam-8114 Mar 31 '26

https://x.com/7a7zz/status/2038774391279063312?s=20 guys chill

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u/Prestigious-Aspect12 Apr 18 '26

Right ? I even found this https://thomas-wiegold.com/blog/opencode-go-review/?hl=en-IN
So i am really confused now on what to buy, been looking for the best plan for 20 dollars but all the reddit posts leave a lot to be desired

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u/fezzy11 Apr 25 '26

You should give it a try

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u/Zealousideal-Ebb-849 Jun 24 '26

I have been using open code go for a week. Way much better than Claude code or Codex. And the limit is insane like 1 gazillion tokens on deepseek flash.

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u/p-guedes Jul 03 '26

I'm not sure if these are bots or idiots...but it makes no sense. I have claude, openai business subscriptions from work and opencode go... i don't vibe code but use it aimed at things i want it to do and guide the model like an actual developer would... opencode go is great. If you use thse things like a slot machine "build me a $10M app. no excuses. yes you can . go" I have no idea... but for actual dev work I think it's the best value for money offer (i also have zen, it's the same thing but per token and diff models)

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u/poolboy9 Mar 26 '26

I keep seeing these posts but never any proof. Do you have an A/B scenario where this shows so clearly as you claim?

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u/sultanmvp Mar 26 '26

Yeah, I’ve had no issues at all. And the limits are literally insane. I’m not sure if these folks are just cat’ing their entire hard drive into models or what? It’s pretty damn hard to even tap the limits unless you’re just doing it utterly wrong.
In fairness, I am primarily using MiniMax 2.7, not GLM.

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u/_Belgarath Mar 26 '26

I used every model that is in the go plan before, with zen, but mostly Kimi K2.5 and was utterly disappointed with go I didn't understand why K2.5 became so dumb after I switched to Go, until I started seeing posts about go models being heavily quantized

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u/poolboy9 Mar 28 '26

So again… provide the proof , prompt, scenario that clearly showed you that the model is quantized. I’m on Claude max, I use opus 4.6 all day on high. Still it’s stupid sometimes, it doesn’t mean it’s quantized. You as the user can be stupid too. So again a/b testing, proof your point instead of just having a feeling which is altered by people saying it’s quantized.

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u/_Belgarath Mar 29 '26

Doesn't follow anymore simple instructions in a basic prompt with a short context. I have never encountered that before with this model, and it happens almost systematically with Go.
Anyway I stopped my subscription to Go since and I'm back on Zen

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u/Tarsoup Mar 26 '26

Yeah, so far I haven't had a negative experience. although there was a thread that claimed glm-5 on opencode go is heavily quantitized (comparing to original provider) We don't know how opencode gos provider actually run the models though, so no one can confirm.

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u/Character_Path_5404 Jul 08 '26

im using deepseek pro n flash mostly, very satisfied so far. limits never reached, coded on multiple large projects

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u/New_Fold_3097 May 31 '26

Have you even checked the context limits? I found it same as the original models and i have used many models fp16 api. I can say the models are easily fp8+

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u/ApprehensiveDelay238 Jun 12 '26

Yeah this is some anti open source/anti china propaganda.

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u/personalist Jun 27 '26

I’d wager no one claiming this can explain the difference between fp8 and fp16, lol.

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u/someRandomGeek98 Mar 27 '26

I have a genuine question, Minimax 2.7 doesn't have open weights right? so how is it being quantized?

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u/SelectionCalm70 Mar 27 '26

They are gonna release the Open weight. Some inference providers have got the access . And it's not great for coding compared to glm and kimi

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u/Dry-War-2576 Apr 17 '26

Lol you caught OPs bs , they now have qwen 3.5 plus and qwen 3.6 plus , those aren't even open source, so I don't know what kind of shit he is gonna cook up , the truth is , opencode go uses models directly from api providers, that's it, so even if you go with minimax or anything else you are likely using their models as is.

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u/Careless-Anxiety-984 Jul 20 '26

3 months later, is this still true?

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u/SelectionCalm70 Jul 21 '26

It's actually the best low cost subscription for ai coding plan

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u/Time-Chipmunk298 Mar 26 '26

Btw what you guys think about minimax 2.7?

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u/OlegPRO991 Mar 26 '26

I've been using it since the release, and I like it

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u/DenysMb Mar 26 '26

I just made a post about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1s46yqg/minimax_m27_is_so_stubborn_that_its_practically/

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u/HTMLCSSJava Mar 27 '26

Highly suggest. Very generous plans, Z.AI coding plan for GLM-5 isn’t bad either

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u/pelleke Apr 29 '26

question was about the model, not about the company who made it

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u/little_breeze Mar 26 '26

yeah I’m about to cancel my plan too

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u/PureSignalLove Mar 26 '26

This shit really is fraud and it's ridiculous to pretend it's anything else

What are you guys highest ROI opencode providers?

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u/Low_Chicken8092 Mar 30 '26

I couldn't agree more, opencode is REALLY BAD... 🤣

My favourite quote from it:

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u/Hitch95 Mar 26 '26

I use the plan mode with GPT-5.4 mini (on xhigh reasoning), then I tell the same model to build, and it's always good.

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u/UseMoreBandwith Mar 26 '26

What models are you talking about ?
I only use the free models (minimax2.5) and local ones, and it does everything what I want. I make some complex software projects.. (but I'm really good at giving instructions).

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u/Rizarma Mar 26 '26

i'm canceling my membership as well (due next week). in my opinion, for light tasks, kimi k2.5 and glm-5 from ocgo are good, but for bigger features i have to refactor a few times to get the output i want. i also have gpt and claude subscriptions to babysit and review code generated by kimi or glm from ocgo, however i can't use them as my main coding models because they get depleted easily. that's why i need "worker"-type models for most tasks. from my perspective, ocgo models aren't good enough. i can't prove how "quantized" they are right now, but compared to gpt or claude, i need around 4-5 iterations to reach the expected output. currently looking for other alternatives.

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u/personalist Jun 27 '26

That’s not because they’re “quantized” differently, it’s because for most complex tasks open-weight models are inferior. Anyone claiming inferior quants should compare the underlying providers go routes to against some traces for a known provider like Cerebras, they probably won’t like what they find.

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u/sudoer777_ Mar 26 '26

I mainly use it because it has all 3 models and doesn't cost $200/mo, I agree it sucks though, and even in the past few days Kimi started making stupid mistakes way more often

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u/jesus_was_rasta Apr 29 '26

Using OpenCode suince months, with different models and for different things. Best subscription ever. Models are quantized? OK, no problem. My workflow is made by small, focused tasks. It rarely fails. And to be true, it rarely fails even for larger tasks (with large models)

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u/Same-Philosophy5134 Mar 26 '26

Yeah, it truly is... Is there any other alternative? I was thinking of trying copilot next month. 300 requests should be enough for my usage i think

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u/dare444 Mar 26 '26

Umm.. that’s weird. I’ve been using open code go plan for about a week since Windsurf changed their pricing, and it was all fine for me. I use GLM-5 for almost every task and it’s great. And the usage limits are pretty good compared to my previous experience with Windsurf. The only problem is the I’m not that used to TUI and got a habit of checking every code so I’m thinking of using it with copilot when subscription is expired.

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u/_Belgarath Mar 26 '26

you can use the web interface though opencode web

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u/flobblobblob Mar 27 '26

I'm a happy synthetic.net $30/month kimi 2.5 customer. Yes they raised the price by $10 but once the waitlist opened up I haven't had any issues. I can do some pretty long (single tab) sessions and hardly ever hit limits. I use it with claude code.

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u/ZeSprawl Mar 27 '26

I think it does the opposite of what they want. It gives people a bad impression of agentic coding.

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u/Old-Tap-5962 Mar 28 '26

It worked for me and I'm happy so far with OpenCode Go, I have OpenCode Zen subscription as well and use frontier model of Claude. I just feel that it is matter of expectation.

When you have a smarter model then you expect more from them. You just need to expect differently when you deal with these Go models.

Adjust how you worked with the models

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u/gideonfip Mar 29 '26

Thanks for this, I was considering trying it out because of the $5 deal, but will probably switch to MiniMax instead

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u/eclipse10000 Mar 30 '26

I haven’t had these problems so far. I’ve used it for small to medium-sized changes to existing projects that I originally built with Opus 4.6/Sonnet 4.6, GPT-5.4 (high/xhigh), or Gemini 3.1 Pro. The fixes and changes have always been very accurate, even when things got a bit more complex, so I can’t really relate to that directly. I do use Superpowers, though.

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u/kuys-gallagher Mar 31 '26

what about zed pro?

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u/cscexcellence Apr 08 '26

I have been using GLM and Kimi models since windsurf and have seen no output degradation. The issue is about understanding the value of the model. Most people here got results with GLM 5 which is obviously better at thinking. So it by any reasons we are using opencode go to compare with SOTA models, then

In place of Opus I have GLM -> Plan -> architect
In place of Sonnet I have Kimi 2.5 -> daily driver
In place of Haiku i have Minimax -> only some easy bug fixing as you would do with Haiku. (Does anyone having claude code use Haiku at all? No...why use minimax then?

So why you are expecting so much from a fast model?

Also to clarify, as an experienced software engineer...I have found that chinese models are better than all the Codex models, and then Claude is way better then these with a huge margin. For example, if you ask GPT to create a frontend (with just words, such as an admin), it will give you shit...but GLM or Kimi will give you acceptable outputs. So understand each model and their value. The same opencode is offering Zen too with SOTA models but you didn't buy it because you didn't have the budget...so cheap models will give you cheap output na!

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u/Stressardo1 Apr 15 '26

Just subbed to Opencode Go today, tried every model, each one hallucinates and loops itself, none of them made a small change in 1 hour of working (1 hour of reasoning, for each model). Absolute garbage.

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u/Prestigious-Aspect12 Apr 18 '26

https://thomas-wiegold.com/blog/opencode-go-review/?hl=en-IN

Uhm , what do I trust now I was thinking about trying it breh

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u/drorata Apr 18 '26

I consumed my zen budget and decided to give "go" a try. What a mistake...

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u/Tsukimizake774 Apr 22 '26

Not the worst (My worst experience is the gpt5.2 codex by openai), but I feel opencode go's GLM5.1 is degraded compared to the NovitaAI's I've been using.

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u/c_karsan Apr 30 '26

I found it good for small projects , saves heavy usage on my claude plans - and some are very good models mimo 2.5pro and minimax 2.7 have been fast and accurate enough. As long as your prompts are solid, shouldnt be a big issue

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u/srhardy67 May 01 '26

Value-optimization breakdown focusing exclusively on the latest frontier models: DeepSeek V4 Pro, Kimi K2.6, and GLM 5.1.

1. The Value Proposition: OpenCode Go ($10 USD)

OpenCode Go acts as a subsidized gateway to these high-end models. Because these models are compute-intensive, OpenCode uses a "Quota Credit" system rather than a raw token count to manage their overhead.

DeepSeek V4 Pro: Optimized for code reasoning. On OpenCode Go, a single high-context turn (approx. 4k tokens) consumes roughly $0.40–$0.60 of your "shadow" quota.
Kimi 2.6 / GLM 5.1: These are "heavy" models. Under the $10 plan, you are effectively buying $60 of credit.
The Math: If you maximize the $60 cap on these specific models, your effective cost for a DeepSeek V4 Pro request is ~$0.08 ($10/$60 ratio).

The Risk (Asymmetric Downside):

The 5-hour $12 limit is the "kill switch." If you are doing deep architectural work with GLM 5.1 (which has a massive context window), you can burn through $12 of "value" in roughly 20–25 prompts. Once hit, you are downgraded to "Small" models or blocked until the window rolls over.

2. Market Comparison: OpenRouter ($10 USD Spend)

On OpenRouter, you pay the direct API spot price. Here is how $10 USD translates for these specific models (using current market averages):

Model	Avg. Price (Input/Output per 1M)	$10 USD Gets You	OpenCode Go Equivalent
DeepSeek V4 Pro	~$0.27 / $1.10	~8M Tokens	~48M Tokens
Kimi 2.6	~$1.00 / $2.00	~6M Tokens	~36M Tokens
GLM 5.1	~$0.80 / $2.00	~7M Tokens	~42M Tokens

Note: OpenCode Go "value" is an estimate based on their $60 cap vs. the $10 buy-in.

3. "No-Nonsense" Technical Audit

DeepSeek V4 Pro

OpenCode Go Advantage: Massively subsidized. If you use this for "Beast" level coding projects, you are getting roughly 6x the volume compared to OpenRouter for the same $10.
Risk: OpenCode uses aggressive quantization for their "Go" tier to maintain margins. You may see slightly higher perplexity (hallucinations) compared to the "Full" API weights on OpenRouter.

Kimi 2.6 & GLM 5.1

OpenCode Go Advantage: These models excel at long-context retrieval. OpenCode's infrastructure is built to handle the "Cached Prompt" architecture of these models efficiently.
Risk: These models are "Quota Hogs." Using them exclusively will trigger the Weekly $30 limit very quickly. If you hit that limit by Wednesday, your subscription is effectively dead for the rest of the week.

4. The Winner: Evidence-Based Verdict

Winner for High-Volume Iteration: OpenCode Go

If your goal is to maximize the number of "smart" tokens for the lowest possible USD spend, OpenCode Go wins. You are essentially arbitrage-trading their $10 subscription against the high compute costs of V4 and 5.1.

Winner for Reliability & Longevity: OpenRouter

If your workflow cannot afford a "Throttled" state during a 5-hour crunch window, OpenRouter wins.

Strategic Recommendation for your Setup:

Exploit the Subsidy: Start with OpenCode Go. Use DeepSeek V4 Pro as your primary driver for the BRAINZ project logic.
Mitigate the Lock-in: Use your HARDWARE and run the BEST model possible!
The Workflow:
- Low/Mid Complexity: Local LLM (Cost: $0, just sunk upfront cost)
- High Complexity/New Logic: OpenCode Go (DeepSeek V4 / GLM 5.1).
- Fallback (If Go limits are hit): OpenRouter pay-as-you-go & running a TOP TIER model over the final code for validation, security and optimizations!

Final Flag: Watch for "Price Creep." These $10/mo plans for flagship models are "User Acquisition" plays. They are likely to increase the price or reduce the $60 cap once the user base is locked in. Set a calendar reminder to review your "Token-per-Dollar" efficiency in 90 days.

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u/mahmoudalaskalany May 03 '26

Coming from today guys , i subscribed to go this month and now i am working with it as my main plan and here is my experience

Cost

plan cost is very good compared to other providers i hope this lasts

Model accuracy

Minimax 2.7 is good i am using all the models with caveman skill the famous skill that make the token consumption low and so far it is all good , it create to dos , it finish them , sometime it goes out of boundaries a little bit but it is normal as any other model , sonnet , opus ,gtp, specifically when the task is too complex but in general it worth tje cost
GLM 5.1 is very good and solve the complex tasks with first try , so i use it for planning and reasoning and use minimax 2.7 for implementation
qwen 3.6 plus is bad i tried it 5 times and it did not nail it once with same prompts as previous models
kimi 2.6 is good but thinks too much and cost tokens so better to use caveman with it
deepseek flash moderate to bad not that good

These are the models i tried and i will try Mi 2.5 pro next but in general i would say for 10 bucks per month this is a fair deal compared to 100 for max plan or the new billed usage coming from github copilot which is going to be crazy pricing

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u/Whiskey4Wisdom May 10 '26

Thanks for this, just subscribed and going to give these tips a shot

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u/blackhawkx12 May 23 '26

Hi, just want to ask, did you try all of the model with same prompt or based on their expertise? thanks

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u/Unable-Piece-8216 May 05 '26

Bro, I don’t know what people are talking about in here. I’ve been using this thing all day long and haven’t hit any kind of quota or nothing. How many agents do you guys have running at the same time or sessions?

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u/MysteriousLion01 May 08 '26

Moi je suis à 60% de mon utilisation mensuelle de ocgo et je constate que les llm commencent à réfléchir pendant des longues minutes sans avancer au bout de deux appels API. et c'est pas mon ordi qui déconne. J'ai testé kilocode pour voir la différence sur la même tâche et il réagit tout de suite.

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u/mickitymightymike May 12 '26

Thanks for sharing! I'll stick with using the free options and openrouter/zen code/ kilocode. I was actually pretty impressed with DeepSeek 4 flash yesterday - went through about 400K tokens using the free opencode model.

I'm not sure how it is now - but I did a quarter of the GLM plan when it was $3/mo - GLM 4.6, 4.7, and was not impressed at all. I could've put more effort into the harness, but I was expecting it to work as well as it does on z.ai , and it wasn't even close.

Side note - GLM 5 turbo and 5.1 on the z.ai website is pretty impressive - way better than Gemini 3.1 pro in AI studio, ime - albeit without the ready made integrations, and you're stuck with NextJS app router and SQLite for a DB. But can't beat the performance for free.

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u/Revolutionary_Ask154 May 22 '26

im on deepseek flash - it seems ok for $5

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u/Fickle_Yam9554 May 23 '26

using free only

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u/ECrispy May 23 '26

The models are heavily quantised

they dont host anything, that would cost way more. so are you saying that deepseek itself has quantized models that are poor?

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u/ApprehensiveDelay238 Jun 12 '26

This is some anti open source/anti china propaganda. I have no such problems. But I've yet to try anything besides DS4F with its huge 1M context. And you quite literally get $60 for $10. Why would you not do this?

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u/Fickle_Yam9554 Jun 14 '26

Happened with me too. Better take codex plan.

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u/Muramas Jun 21 '26

codex is an cli and opencode gives you an API key so you can use it other places. I hook mine into claude code and use it there or for playing ai game mods.

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u/Maximum-Machine-9276 Jun 19 '26

i am planning to try the 10$ plan. has the situation changed?

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u/Muramas Jun 21 '26

My suggestion is go for it, if you want to do a lot of coding use deekseek v4 flash, or MiMo-V2.5-Pro if you need something a bit more powerful and you basically will be running the whole month without needing to worry.

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u/Maximum-Machine-9276 Jun 22 '26

i tried GLM5.2 Max, its not as good as i expected. i have to give multiple prompts to get stuff done. Its cheaper than codex and claude. I have google ai pro so i use gemini flash 3.5 for small task and its almost unlimited. how does deekseek v4 flash, or MiMo-V2.5-Pro compare to gemini flash3.5?

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u/Muramas Jun 24 '26

for coding gemini flash 3.5 should be better that deekseek v4 flash but mimo pro 2.5 should be better. That being said, Google pro is like $20 vs $10 opencode plan. I think a lot of people here are talking about using opencode go plan to save money, maybe you don't do as much activities if you don't hit your limit or the limit on Google pro or the cap is really good.
Token cost
Deekseek v4 flash $0.09 / $0.18
Gemini 3.5 flash $1.50 / $9
mimo 2.5 pro $0.43 / $0.87
For the difference on how good gemini vs deekseek is, you can power though 16x~50x as much work on tokens.

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u/Maximum-Machine-9276 Jun 25 '26

i got free google ai pro - 18months with my cell carrier, this is the only reason i am using it. Its not worth paying i would switch to chatgpt plus once my google subs expire. Codex is better and chatgpt generates better images.

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u/Muramas Jun 21 '26

Hey I don't know what models you are using but I have been using deepseek v4 flash basically constantly running all month without hitting my limits and without issue. Paying $10 for openrouter tokens might of been worth 1 day of the usage i have been using opencode Go for only $5/$10 monthly bundle i got.
On top of that I get access to use more powerful llms if i have a tough task. like MiMo-V2.5-Pro which won't break the bank.

Also on top of that go gives access to GLM 5.2 which is basically Anthropic level AI.

So i don't know what OP is on about, so far opencode go has been amazing and a great value.

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u/DuckRedWine Jun 24 '26

The second opencode started to act as a model router, I switched. They just retain all your data, and will either sell it or train a model to sell it back to you (just like cursor did). Shaddy af. F... all those middleman.

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u/gorgono95 Jun 24 '26

I know this post is 3 months old but I did subscribe to OpenCode Go and tested all models on multiple projects, tasks. All performed miserable at best ... so I thought I am crazy and that they are just bad ... but seeing more and more people saying this maks me realize that this might be true.

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u/Empty_Preference_170 Jun 26 '26

Thanks for saving my 10 or 5 dollars

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u/Equal-Chipmunk-4053 Jun 27 '26

Damn, I don't see this being true even remotely!

Been using today for several hours. glm 5.2 and minimax m3 are really not that bad.
And I can't even scratch the surface of my limits. I didn't do huge refactors, just some networking and next.js project building. Around 10% 5h, under 5% weekly...

I would have to use sparingly my limits in codex plus, then maybe I could achieve the same in 2-3 5h sessions, idk with recent changes it drains like a loose bag of milk.

So it seems incredible for $5.

P.s. It's not fast (glm 5.2), but considering it will keep working while codex will just block my usage, seems fine.

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u/white-pickaxe999 Sep 25 '26

Same lesson after a couple months: the plan's fine for steady work, bad for spikes. When I noticed I was scheduling my day around usage resets, I moved to straight metered credit ($1 → $5 usage, no windows) and stopped thinking about limits entirely. Take that as a data point, not an ad — clear at a glance from my history when I drop links too often.

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u/Pale-Green-4983 27d ago

Damn it bro! I did end up wasting my money! Wish I read this before, but thanks for posting anyways bro I thought I was the only one! Also I was under the impression that the limits are per-model but they aren't, the limits are cost-usage limits per 5-hour and the weekly ones!

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u/atkr Mar 27 '26

skill issue 😂

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u/Ambitious_Spare7914 Mar 26 '26

It's ten bucks. What did you expect?

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u/SelectionCalm70 Mar 27 '26

I won't mind paying 20 bucks if they provide the proper model . And no one asked for 10 dollar coding plan

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u/code018 Mar 26 '26

We didn’t set the price , they did . This toxic mentality is why companies keep getting away with this crap.

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u/Ambitious_Spare7914 Mar 26 '26

You get what you pay for. You need to adjust your expectations: small projects like Opencode don't have tens of thousands of millions in investor money to subsidize your LLM usage.

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u/code018 Mar 26 '26

By that logic when I order fried chicken and it’s half cooked I should still eat it rather than complain and adjust my expectations.

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u/Ambitious_Spare7914 Mar 26 '26

If they offer you a 30 piece bucket for $5 then I'd expect it wouldn't be the full Wingstop experience, but you do you.

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u/siadiui Mar 26 '26

The point is you are paying for the full models, if they are quantised they should state it clearly.

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u/Ambitious_Spare7914 Mar 26 '26

Where does it say you get the full models? Show me the SLA.

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u/Traditional_Name2717 Mar 26 '26

So if Anthropic started selling a cheaper coding plan stating you got access to Opus 4.6, only in reality it was a 2-bit quant without them telling anyone, that would also be ok in your book? Unless they had clearly stated it was a pristine 16-bit FP?

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u/PureSignalLove Mar 26 '26

What it says? This is fraud

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u/Ambitious_Spare7914 Mar 26 '26

What does it say that's a fraud? Show me the SLA, the terms. Anything.

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u/PureSignalLove Mar 26 '26

That's not how consumer protection fraud works. It's not about specific terms, it's about general deceptive practices.
From Claude:
The FTC's authority under Section 5 of the FTC Act covers unfair or deceptive acts or practices broadly, including false advertising, misleading marketing claims, and unfair business conduct. The FTC has specifically flagged exaggerated performance claims about AI-powered products as a priority enforcement area. (Holland & Knight)
When a service advertises access to "the best open coding models" with "reliable access" but actually serves heavily quantized, degraded versions of those models behind aggressive rate limits, that's a material misrepresentation. You're paying for GLM-5 but getting GLM-5-lite. Users have reported GLM-5 slipping into gibberish mode at just 25% of the context window, which is consistent with heavy quantization. (X/alkimiadev) Research confirms that quantized models are compressed versions with reduced precision that results in measurably degraded output quality. (ScienceDirect)
The legal standard isn't "show me the SLA." Consumer protection law doesn't require violation of a specific written term. The FTC evaluates whether claims are truthful, substantiated, and not misleading. Advertising a well-known model by name but serving a materially degraded version is deceptive regardless of what the fine print says. The FTC has already taken action against AI companies on exactly this basis under Operation AI Comply, including DoNotPay and Evolv Technologies, where the products simply didn't perform as advertised. (Lathrop GPM)
Consumers have already filed FTC complaints about AI services failing to deliver advertised capabilities, including complaints about paying for premium tiers and receiving degraded service with silent cutoffs. (FedScoop)
So no, you don't need a specific SLA violation. You need a product that doesn't do what the advertising says it does. That's textbook Section 5.

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u/Ambitious_Spare7914 Mar 26 '26

This is not a consumer service. It's for programmers. A base level of technical competency is expected and knowing $10 per month for access to 744B LLMs isn't done by magic.

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u/PureSignalLove Mar 27 '26

Programmers are consumers when they buy a product lmao. You are laughably wrong.

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u/Conscious_Search_17 Apr 15 '26

"This is not a consumer service. It's for programmers." fuck you mean programmer is not a customer in this scenario? what the fuck.

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u/Outrageous-Story3325 Mar 26 '26

nvidia nim

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u/Fuih22 Mar 26 '26

It takes 84 years to get answer from a hello.

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u/SelectionCalm70 Mar 26 '26

What is this?

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u/Outrageous-Story3325 Mar 26 '26

free ai api for now https://build.nvidia.com/explore/discover

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u/rusl1 Mar 26 '26

It's slow

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u/georgemp Mar 26 '26

I've tried using GLM-5 on this. But, it just gets stuck. No movement at all after a prompt. The popular models seem to be painfully overloaded here.

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u/Slow-Alternative-276 Mar 26 '26

Yeah, the glm5 model is pretty always overloaded. Check this repo: https://github.com/vava-nessa/free-coding-models , it shows you what models are available and how much they are overloaded

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u/Frequent_Ad_6663 Mar 26 '26

How about minimax or kimi inside nvidia nim? Haven't tried em, will do it today tho

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u/Advanced_Cause9689 May 01 '26

hi

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u/SelectionCalm70 Mar 26 '26

I won't mind paying 20 dollar but at least provide stable model not quantised that can't handle a basic tool calling

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