Hey everyone, I just had to inform you, there is a lot of misconception and false information roaming around about this especially in comments of this subreddit, I tested both direct AND opencode go, it seems like the discount is not applied by the provider, so in some sense, it was not worth it going for opencode go only for that specific leading model, that said, it was the first time deal so it was only like 5 bucks compared to the normal rate of 10 bucks or so, however I crunched the numbers and the cost per tokens is significantly higher if choosing the opencode go route, obviously with the limits into consideration it is not worth it.

In conclusion the opencode go deal is lucrative only after the discount period or if using other models, otherwise providing the same funds for a direct api access would in theory give more value due to the discount and no limitations. We pay that 5$ less for having the limitations in place (weekly, 5hoursly etc), obviously thats relevant for those who ONLY wish to use deepseek v4 pro right now.

Even now it is cheaper, but considering limitations thats the only drawback. Its just that the $60 cap from opencode go equates to $15 worth of deepseek v4 pro usage right now. In some cases CLI flexibility is also important since it cannot be used with for example claude code CLI (if anyone really wants to there are ways but not as seamless).

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Point is, tested both direct and via opencode go, the discount is not applied so you pay 75% more (yet you get 60$ worth of tokens for 10$ and access to open source variety of models).

->Still worth because it would take 15$ if you were to buy directly the same tokens with he discount across the month but limitations still apply for how much you can use per hour/week so you can eat it up split in two weeks or use it passively.

->So, If you need to use a bunch of tokens right now, direct is more worth it (until the discount expires), if you use it passively and dont care about limits, opencode go is better.

Considering the price to performance which is the best deal or/and setup right now? Similar to codex where it can edit project files inside a folder etc. I already tried codex and Codex plus hit limits for my needs fairly quickly, 4 days in and at 15% weekly remaining, mostly on low, somewhat on medium and a few on high standard settings. That should give a bit of context for the usage. Advice appreciated.

Considering the price to performance which is the best deal or setup right now? Similar to codex where it can edit project files inside a folder etc. I already tried codex and Codex plus hit limits for my needs fairly quickly, 4 days in and at 15% weekly remaining, mostly on low, somewhat on medium and a few on high standard settings. That should give a bit of context for the usage. Advice appreciated.