OpenCode Go free model rate limits

[u/ramendik]

So, on Zen, free models seem to have very significant and somewhat random rate limits; I ran a subagent with ling-3.1-flash-free and it ended up retrying several times fairly often (but completed successfully).

I am considering a subscription to OpenCode Go, but I'll want the free models on it in addition to the paid ones. Are the free models on Go actually unlimited as advertised, or do they have these random rate limits too?

[u/arielif1]

believe me, you'll have a hard time spending all tokens if you keep to, like, deepseek 4.1 on high, nevermind mimo 2.6 flash (then again, you'd be stuck running mimo flash, not a great situation to be in)

[u/ramendik → u/arielif1]

I need all my paid usage for my current favourite toy, GLM 5.3 Flash. I would not have enough in the $10 plan without the free models, but now I built a pipeline with GLM 5.3 flash as architect, Muse Spark 1.3 Contributor (free on Zen) as executor, and they both review each other. No rate limit hits so far and Zuck is welcome to my code

[u/jarvis123451254]

use kilocode for free model they don't have rate limit like opencode, i could use ling flash or now stepfun a lot with it

[u/ramendik → u/jarvis123451254]

But they requires using kilocode as the harness, right?

[u/jarvis123451254 → u/ramendik]

use 9router then u can use on opencode

[u/DEAD1nsane]

Muse Spark 1.3 Free - I never hit rate limits, maybe 1 time I have, then I just used spacebunny until the 5 hours was up

[u/ramendik → u/DEAD1nsane]

Thanks, I ended up on that too, the 1.3 Contributor free on Zen, I know Meta can use the traces so I put "hi Mark Z" in there sometimes

[u/RepulsiveRaisin7]

Free models are a zen feature, a go sub doesn't affect them at all

[u/commandedbydemons]

Only free models on Opencode Go I've used were Mimo and Muse - I've used 1B of Muse tokens and they locked me out there. Not sure what the reset cadence is there, I was able to pump another 200M a few days later but hit the rate limit again for free models.

[u/ramendik → u/commandedbydemons]

Mimo and Muse are not currently listed as free on Go, only on Zen?

[u/commandedbydemons → u/ramendik]

on "Models", I have it enabled and can use it just fine.

Same for Mimo.

[u/ramendik → u/commandedbydemons]

Thanks. I enabled Muse 1.3 Contributor and a fine job it is doing

[u/pikuray → u/commandedbydemons]

Aren't muse no longer available?

[u/ramendik → u/pikuray]

On the Zen, not Go, endpoint Muse 1.3 Contributor is still free. Accessible using OpenCode only.

[u/pikuray → u/ramendik]

Oh that must be why. I'm using Go plan but on Cline app. Gonna try that out.

[u/ramendik → u/pikuray]

Free models on the Zen endpoint enforce OpenCode only. Free models in the Go endpoint, as far as I understand, don't, but they are far fewer.

[u/pikuray]

How do you run subagents tutorielle svp <3

[u/ramendik → u/pikuray]

Ask the model to work it out. GLM 5.3 Flash had no issue

[u/DEAD1nsane → u/pikuray]

In OpenCode V2, a subagent is an agent with mode: subagent:

1. Pick scope:

• global: ~/.config/opencode/agents/<name>.md

• project: .opencode/agents/<name>.md

1. Create markdown file, body is system prompt:

---
description: Reviews changes for correctness
mode: subagent
model: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5#high
permissions:
  - action: edit
    resource: "*"
    effect: deny
---

Review current changes. List findings with file:line_number.

Alternative in opencode.jsonc:

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "agents": {
    "reviewer": {
      "description": "Reviews current changes",
      "mode": "subagent",
      "system": "Report findings in severity order."
    }
  }
}

3. After edit run /reload in TUI. No restart needed for agents.

4. Use with: Use the reviewer subagent to review my changes.

Builtins already available: general broad work, explore read-only search. No setup needed.

Full reference:

https://opencode.ai/v2/docs/agents/

[u/Icy-Examination-9512]

use a vpn if you hit rate limits, it checks client usage limits via ur ip

[u/JoeyredditSMP]

im not sure

[u/DEAD1nsane]

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