u/DR_MING

I am new user to Google Cloud, then I tried to connect vertext ai to opencode using the new user free credtis. Just two sessions, unfinlished work, cost such crazy amount of money.

Never do that again.

HKD 1365 = 174 USD.

The code quality is also not good, need to revert and redo in codex GPT 5.4. SO sad.

Gemini 3 Flash Text Output - Predictions	Vertex AI	0127-F0B7-365E	2,429 count	$0.06	—	-$0.06	$0.00	New
	Gemini 3.0 Pro Text Output - Predictions	Vertex AI	2737-2D33-D986	143,703 count	$13.51	—	-$13.51	$0.00
	Gemini 3.0 Pro Text Output (Long) - Predictions	Vertex AI	3CE8-93F8-3C8F	113,302 count	$15.98	—	-$15.98	$0.00
	Gemini 3 Flash Text Input - Predictions	Vertex AI	7EBE-3B46-F75C	51,303 count	$0.20	—	-$0.20	$0.00
	Gemini 3.0 Pro Text Input Caching	Vertex AI	8308-9CED-8950	47,257,226 count	$74.07	—	-$74.07	$0.00
	Gemini 3.0 Pro Text Input Caching (Long)	Vertex AI	8A47-3936-DC92	189,573,722 count	$594.24	—	-$594.24	$0.00
	Gemini 3.0 Pro Text Input (Long) - Predictions	Vertex AI	E0A5-FB5D-79F4	18,148,529 count	$568.88	—	-$568.88	$0.00
	Gemini 3.0 Pro Text Input - Predictions	Vertex AI	EAC4-305F-1249	6,285,250 count	$98.51	—	-$98.51	$0.00
	Active Logical Storage (asia-northeast1)	BigQuery	709C-E503-30BF	0 gibibyte month	$0.00	—	$0.00	$0.00

I'm doing informal research on study habits (not promoting anything).

If you tried Anki for JLPT or vocab but eventually fell off — what made you stop?

Was it:

- The review pile getting too big?

- Making cards felt like work?

- You weren't sure if you were actually improving?

- Something else?

And for those who stuck with it — was there a tweak that helped?

Genuinely curious.