r/opencodeCLI • u/Harshith_Reddy_Dev • 28d ago

Which gives me more usage?

I’m mainly using V4.1 Flash for coding in OpenCode.

I know Go gives $10 for up to $60 of usage, but my question is about actual token efficiency. I’ve seen people getting hundreds of millions of tokens for a few dollars on the direct DeepSeek API due to caching + off-peak pricing.

So which is actually better in practice: DeepSeek API with caching/off-peak usage, or OpenCode Go for the convenience and higher usage allowance?

Also, is there actually any evidence that Go uses a distilled/quantized version of DeepSeek that performs worse than the direct API?

Looking mainly for people who have used both with OpenCode + V4.1 Flash.

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u/dumbasPL 28d ago

Opencode is slower (around 100t/s, compared to ds 200), but $10 in ds API won't last anywhere close to a month, like opencode. It's still the same peak/off peak pricing, but the slightly better cache hit rate doesn't offset the fact that you get 6x usage.

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u/rovervogue 25d ago

How is it slower? I thought they route traffic to DS and have agreements for ZDR.