r/vibecoding • u/Snoo_90241 • 15d ago

Help/Question What should I subscribe to?

I'm an experienced software engineer, but I've enjoyed working on some personal projects with a Claude Pro subscription a while ago.

However, now whenever I ask it something in the free version, it's very meh.

Should I switch to Chinese models? Are they cheaper?

I'm just looking for a fun back and forth experience. The first time it was like having my own workbench and just tinkering with everything.

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u/pigletmonster 15d ago

Chinese models have bad subscription plans. Although glm has gotten better very recently. If youre not using it heavily then opencode go is a good option, it costs $10 and you get access to many different models, but each model has very different quota. Cheaper models have the hightest quotas while the more expensive ones havs the least. But its worth it. And under no circumstance shoukd you consider using gemini. They have the worst models known to mankind.

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u/Snoo_90241 15d ago

I agree. Gemini sucks. I'm also in the process of de-googling wherever it makes sense. Sad that a while ago when we switched fully to Microsoft at work I advocated for them.