--- title: Most people pay $20 for Claude Code, but OpenCode Go is... description: OpenCode Go is a $10/month subscription offering API access to 18 models, positioned as a cheaper alternative to Claude Code's $20 Pro tier. The standout model... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/most-people-pay-20-for-claude-code-but-opencode-go-is-10-and-i-can-barely-spend-a-dollar-of-it-pcvzxopgc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Most people pay $20 for Claude Code, but OpenCode Go is $10 and I can barely spend a dollar of it | daily.dev og:description: OpenCode Go is a $10/month subscription offering API access to 18 models, positioned as a cheaper alternative to Claude Code's $20 Pro tier. The standout model... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/most-people-pay-20-for-claude-code-but-opencode-go-is-10-and-i-can-barely-spend-a-dollar-of-it-pcvzxopgc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/pCvzxOPGC.png og:image:alt: Most people pay $20 for Claude Code, but OpenCode Go is $10 and I can barely spend a dollar of it og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Most people pay $20 for Claude Code, but OpenCode Go is $10 and I can barely spend a dollar of it **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenCode Go is a $10/month subscription offering API access to 18 models, positioned as a cheaper alternative to Claude Code's $20 Pro tier. The standout model is DeepSeek V4 Flash, which scores 79% on SWE-bench Verified (vs Claude Sonnet 4.6's 79.6%) and costs roughly $0.03 for a full day of heavy use — making the $10 monthly fee nearly impossible to exhaust. The premium tier includes Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model from Moonshot AI that has drawn White House accusations of distilling Anthropic's proprietary models. Key limitations: premium models like Kimi K3 cap at 110 requests per 5-hour window, 16 of 18 models are from Chinese AI companies (with data retention implications), and DeepSeek V4 Flash's zero-retention policy is renewed monthly rather than permanent. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much does OpenCode Go cost per month and what models does it include? OpenCode Go costs $10 a month and provides API key access to 18 coding models usable in any coding harness, not just OpenCode. The lineup includes DeepSeek V4 Flash as the cheap default model and premium options like Kimi K3 and Grok 4.5, which have tighter usage caps of around 110-120 requests per 5-hour window in a $15 budget bucket. _Developers weighing subscription costs against coding model quality can track pricing comparisons like this on daily.dev._ ### How does DeepSeek V4 Flash's SWE-bench score compare to Claude models? DeepSeek V4 Flash scores 79% on SWE-bench Verified, close to Claude Sonnet 4.6's 79.6%, making it comparable for everyday coding tasks like code review, refactors, test generation, and debugging. It also offers an estimated 31,650 requests per 5-hour window, doubled to 63,300 with a current promotional multiplier, at a fraction-of-a-cent cost per request. _Anyone choosing between coding models on cost versus capability can follow benchmark comparisons on daily.dev._ ### Why did the White House accuse Moonshot AI of stealing US technology for Kimi K3? White House science advisor Michael Kratsios accused Moonshot AI of large-scale, covert industrial distillation aimed at stealing proprietary US technology, specifically claiming Kimi K3 was built by distilling Anthropic's Fable model. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent added that watermarks of US large language models had been found on many Chinese models, amid discussions about banning Chinese open-weight models. _Developers evaluating open-weight Chinese AI models for coding can follow this policy debate on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [OpenCode \+ DeepSeek V4: The Budget Combo That Doesn't Feel Like a Budget Combo](https://daily.dev/posts/opencode-deepseek-v4-the-budget-combo-that-doesn-t-feel-like-a-budget-combo-d9ybqvwwf) · Playful Programming · 3 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm), [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding), [#claude-code](https://daily.dev/tags/claude-code), [#deepseek](https://daily.dev/tags/deepseek), [#opencode](https://daily.dev/tags/opencode) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/most-people-pay-20-for-claude-code-but-opencode-go-is-10-and-i-can-barely-spend-a-dollar-of-it-pcvzxopgc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Most people pay $20 for Claude Code, but OpenCode Go is $10 and I can barely spend a dollar of it","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/most-people-pay-20-for-claude-code-but-opencode-go-is-10-and-i-can-barely-spend-a-dollar-of-it-pcvzxopgc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/most-people-pay-20-for-claude-code-but-opencode-go-is-10-and-i-can-barely-spend-a-dollar-of-it-pcvzxopgc"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T20:04:50.171Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T18:55:18.602Z","description":"OpenCode Go is a $10/month subscription offering API access to 18 models, positioned as a cheaper alternative to Claude Code's $20 Pro tier. 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