OpenCode Zen

LLM 5.2/10

Curated coding-optimized models at transparent per-token pricing; add $20 balance, auto-top-up, use any tested model (GPT-5 $1.07/$8.50 per 1M)

OpenCode Zen scores 5.2/10 for free value in LLM. The main constraint: Paid — Pay-as-you-go in $20 increments. Curated coding-optimized models at transparent per-token pricing; add $20 balance, auto-top-up, use any tested model (GPT-5 $1.07/$8.50 per 1M).

Category LLM Kind Paid plan

Free value score

5.2 / 10

Show the math

Model Quality 6.5/10

value = 36 artificial_analysis_score

weighted score = 0.2 * 6.5/10

Access 10/10

value = 10/10

weighted score = 0.1 * 10/10

Price Efficiency 4.1/10

value = 341588 tok/$

weighted score = 0.7 * 4.1/10

Key metrics

GPT-5 36 Best model

$2.9275/M Price

What you get

Paid — Pay-as-you-go in $20 increments. Curated coding-optimized models at transparent per-token pricing; add $20 balance, auto-top-up, use any tested model (GPT-5 $1.07/$8.50 per 1M)

Provider-rate per token with no subscription lock-in; $20 minimum prepay

Gotchas

No gotchas documented yet. Contribute one if you know a constraint we missed.

Sources

"It's pay as you go, but in $20 increments. So, pay $20, then use it up over time."
https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1rbilk6/looking_for_the_best_and_cheapest_plan_for/
"It is priced at $1.07/1M input tokens and $8.50/1M output tokens"
https://custom.typingmind.com/tools/estimate-llm-usage-costs/opencode/gpt-5

paid value llm-providers

Open service ← All LLM

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