# Paying and limits (`paying`) Feedback Bench, coding agents, built 2026-10-01, window 2026-08-31 to 2026-09-27. Web page: https://feedbackbench.com/#/criterion/paying Area of 11 criteria. What do you pay, and how far does it get you? Criteria: [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.plan_value.md), [Short rolling usage window blocks or interrupts work](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.window_interrupts_work.md), [Single prompt, model or effort level consumes disproportionate quota](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.burn_rate.md), [Price, allowance or plan terms changed](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.allowance_change.md), [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md), [Usage meter visibility and accuracy](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.usage_meter.md), [Prompt cache hits, misses and invalidation](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.prompt_cache.md), [Pay-as-you-go overage, fallback billing and spend caps](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.overage_charges.md), [Pricing and plan terms stated clearly and consistently](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.pricing_clarity.md), [Free tier and free model availability and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.free_tier.md), [Using an existing subscription across tools](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.subscription_portability.md) Rated author-weeks, all agents: 27813. Complaint share: 76%. ## The brief Written by Claude Opus 5.5 from 110 labelled posts and the numbers on this page. Interpretation, not measurement: every quote is verbatim and links to its post. **Cheap models stretch a plan; premium effort settings empty it.** TL;DR: - Quota burns fastest when users pick top models or high effort, often with no warning. - Smaller harnesses with free tiers, caching and cheap models rate better than peers. - The two biggest agents draw the most drain complaints and reset requests. In plain terms: A $20 plan can feel unlimited on a light model and empty in a day on a heavy one. Users spend real effort routing work to cheap models, watching meters they don't fully trust, and waiting on resets. ### How it breaks - **Effort settings drain the week** ([Single prompt, model or effort level consumes disproportionate quota](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.burn_rate.md), [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.plan_value.md)). One switch to a top model or high effort can consume a week of quota in hours, and users often notice only after the meter hits zero. The same plan reads as generous or useless depending on the dial. Posts describe a full weekly allowance gone in under a day on max effort, and two 5-hour windows burned within minutes after someone forgot to switch back from high. A new model version can also triple daily consumption on an unchanged workload. Users respond by hand-routing work to cheap models, which works but turns plan management into a second job. Evidence: - Complaint, Pi, r/PiCodingAgent, 2026-09-24: “i don't understand how you guys are doing this? on the 5x plan and luna 6 max used up my weekly usage (the full 100%) in around 22h. well max down to 52% and from there i switched to high and down to 0%.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wpcis6/opus_55_vs_gpt6_sol_luna_in_piagent_results_on_my/pbuy89c/) - Complaint, Amp, @AmpCode, 2026-09-08: “@ampcode it hits hard when you forget to change the back to 'medium' after checking out astra in 'high' - i started of 3 orbs and hit the 5 hour limit twice within a space of minutes only to realise, a bit late though, that astra was the reason. i have changed the 'high' mode to use sol. waiting to see what will happen when the orbs restart.” [source](https://twitter.com/38651218/status/2097467694413226154) - Complaint, Cursor, @cursor_ai, 2026-09-22: “@jaesmeta @cursor_ai @spacexai @elonmusk boa questão, faz sentido é que normalmente gastava ~3% a 4% ao dia do meu plano no cursor até semana passada. um dia com grok 4.7 gastou ~10% e nem trabalhei muito. também tem a questão do 4.6 foi mais subsidiado e contribuiu para percepção de menor consumo.” [source](https://twitter.com/889838610282840064/status/2102379987890217247) - Complaint, Pi, r/ClaudeCode, 2026-09-03: “i did something similar using two 5060ti cards (16gb each) and a mixed claude/qwen 3.8b/27b setup via pi.dev, and it works really well for me (you just have to prompt claude effectively to orchestrate everything). i switched from the 20x subscription to the 5x one. it’s a shame that fable 5.1 burns through credits so fast, but it is a spectacular model.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1w6bour/fable_51_just_burned_through_my_entire_max_5x/p7m64vk/) - **Resets have become the real currency** ([Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md), [Short rolling usage window blocks or interrupts work](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.window_interrupts_work.md)). Users treat resets as the thing they actually buy, asking for one-off resets, bankable resets and compensation after outages. The most common request in this area is a one-off reset right now, with bonus, bankable and outage-compensation resets close behind. Some users run multiple accounts to dodge the 5-hour window. Others say they would pay extra for an emergency reset without touching their billing cycle. One user wants to gift unused resets. The window, not the monthly price, is what interrupts work. Evidence: - Complaint, OpenAI Codex, r/codex, 2026-09-21: “i wish they allowed reset gifting for those who don't use theirs!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1uu2c1g/reset_discussion_megathread/pb30zdg/) - Praise, Amp, r/codex, 2026-09-12: “orchestrate it's the only solution. astra and fable are so much better than cheaper option that you don't have a choice but to use them if you want the best. but model like luna are really cheap and capable but to dumb to work alone. the solution i use is to have luna work as an agent and astra xhigh to give directions and review work when luna is overwhelmed. i do it's through amp with a personalized agent.md it's been great so far. and since the context is now managed by the harness i can have 2 or 3 plus account and virtually eliminate the 5h limit.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wdwy5r/what_are_your_best_alternatives_to_codex/p99uqjz/) - Praise, Amp, @AmpCode, 2026-09-27: “amp usage (basically llms). my orbs doesnt hit too much, often 10% every month. i am prob using it less then i should but i am struggling to find ways to use them more haha (it's already pretty good for my workflow) i wouldn't mind paying like $125 for a reset with less usage (without changing my recurring cycle). pretty much for emergencies. for example, happening right now: i have something i need to finish and would love to use claude opus 5.5, even tho i have my subscription, i don't want to work locally, i would rather use my amp workflow as usual then spawning a claude code or things like that, feels like a setback. codex for now is doing the trick when i need it. problem is i want to use claude opus 5.5 right now haha” [source](https://twitter.com/2931128860/status/2104312520639176711) - Praise, Claude Code, @ClaudeDevs, 2026-09-04: “@anthropic @claudedevs hit the reset button! tip of the hat to yall. much obliged. ” [source](https://twitter.com/52884894/status/2095972716654236096) - **Terms shift under a fixed price** ([Price, allowance or plan terms changed](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.allowance_change.md), [Pricing and plan terms stated clearly and consistently](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.pricing_clarity.md)). Credit multipliers, combined quotas and quietly cut bundles make the same price buy less, and users read the changes as bait. Kiro users push back on a new credit multiplier that raised effective model cost with no change in list price. Cursor users report bundled model allowances quietly cut after a gifted upgrade. OpenCode users discover quotas are pooled by percentage, not dollar value. Copilot users say the student plan reverted without a clear statement. Pi users say plain terms are missing. The complaint is less the price than finding out after paying. Evidence: - Complaint, Kiro, r/kiroIDE, 2026-09-15: “buddy the official luna pricing is sitll the fking same literally everything was running okay before they introduced this new credit multiplier so idk wtf u on about” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wgn268/gpt_56_luna_is_dead_in_kiro/p9xbw7m/) - Complaint, Cursor, @cursor_ai, 2026-09-21: “@hirschibar short answer from my side: i opened supergrok heavy only because of gifted cursor ultra — then other models silently went $400→$100. don’t trust the bundle narrative. @cursor_ai @xai ” [source](https://twitter.com/2062866394967097344/status/2102101017902915805) - Complaint, OpenCode, r/opencode, 2026-09-19: “yes. the quotas are combined. not on dollar value but on percentage. so, you are not getting $60 of model usage unless you use some selected models.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wkgvdj/is_opencode_gos_weekly_quota_shared_across_models/parxwju/) - Complaint, GitHub Copilot, r/GithubCopilot, 2026-08-31: “>am i the a-hole here, or is microsoft? ms is only the a-hole for not explicitly stating their intent with the student plan when it's clear as day what they've decided. they have reverted the student plan to the initial offering: unlimited completions, that's it. you're the a-hole for thinking you're entitled to free agentic slop. seriously all ghcp needs to do is put up a clear statement somewhere on the student plan that it is free unlimited autocompletions, but otherwise it's the same as a free user. i honestly don't understand why they didn't, it couldn't have caused any more upset at the changeover point than there already was and it would be so easy now to point to it and say "there's no such thing as an agentic student plan anymore, you're a free-tier user same as any non-student free-tier user".” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1w1q3vw/i_gave_up_on_copilot_what_ms_just_did_to_the/p6yoebm/) - **Meters users cannot trust** ([Usage meter visibility and accuracy](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.usage_meter.md)). Usage meters lag, disagree with the CLI, hide exact token counts or go missing on mobile, so users budget blind. Posts show an OpenCode CLI reporting no credit while the dashboard shows plenty. Antigravity users ask for exact token counts like Claude Code shows. Cursor users can't see spend in the mobile app. Others say billable counts are absent from API responses and credits don't map to tokens without manual math. Some Codex users go further and suspect the opacity is designed to push upgrades. Evidence: - Complaint, OpenCode, @opencode, 2026-09-19: “what is going on here? says i am out of credit in the cli, but it looks like i have plenty left. lag? @opencode ” [source](https://twitter.com/35363135/status/2101456365252157631) - Complaint, Google Antigravity, r/google_antigravity, 2026-09-22: “how to see the exact number of token usage in antigravity like as same as we can see in claude code” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wn39uk/how_to_see_the_exact_usage_of_number_of_tokens/) - Complaint, Cursor, @cursor_ai, 2026-09-03: “why can’t i access usage/spending (cursor + other models) on @cursor_ai mobile app? @mattyp 🙏” [source](https://twitter.com/1128604114223607810/status/2095518628984635588) - Complaint, Pi, @pidotdev, 2026-09-09: “@pidotdev what got me was one level down: a call that charges you and says nothing about it in the response. the two endpoints that did return a billable count were the ones nobody integrates against. reconciling an invoice against a number that isn't there is guessing.” [source](https://twitter.com/2379961783/status/2097803856512205066) - **Subscriptions locked to one harness** ([Using an existing subscription across tools](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.subscription_portability.md)). Users want to carry a paid plan into the tool they prefer, and lockouts push them toward workarounds that degrade the experience. Users say the ChatGPT subscription works in third-party harnesses like OpenCode and Pi, while Claude subscriptions stay tied to their own CLI. Amp users route a Claude subscription through a proxy, then note the vendor system prompt still gets injected, so it never feels native. Bringing an existing subscription into a new agent is a top request, led by Amp and Pi users. Evidence: - Complaint, Claude Code, r/GithubCopilot, 2026-09-10: “both claude code or codex $20 sub gives more usage than the copilor 40 at this point, both are nice. if you like to use 3rd party harnesses, like opencode or pi, the chatgpt sub allows you to use that. claude / anthropic does not allow 3rd party harnesses with their subscriptions.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wcj4ce/i_cancelled_my_github_copilot_subscription_are/p8y95fv/) - Complaint, GitHub Copilot, r/GithubCopilot, 2026-09-10: “both are worth it at $20 and both beat the copilot $40 tier on usage right now. codex has the more generous limits and lets you use third-party harnesses on the subscription; claude code is the stronger agent for larger multi-file changes but the subscription is locked to its own cli. before you pick, check which copilot model you were on. auto and the premium models burn credits fast, and a few people here on luna are at 10% for the month.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wcj4ce/i_cancelled_my_github_copilot_subscription_are/p8z0b28/) - Complaint, Amp, @AmpCode, 2026-09-14: “@benvargas @macerl_bichon @ampcode @sqs i mean, when you use claude sub with the cliproxyapi, it’s like a layer on top of claude code, and every session have the system prompt from anthropic injected… so even if we can put 0 amp prompt, it will not be the real amp experience like with the api... ” [source](https://twitter.com/195504008/status/2099575390154944790) - Praise, Amp, @AmpCode, 2026-09-26: “lol... you can just run cliproxyapi via amp orbs and set as custom url for using claude code sub with @ampcode. people have asked vps vs local machine... now there's no need to have a local always on machine or expose your network. 😄 agent will slop a gist + skill to share. ” [source](https://twitter.com/89291422/status/2103989312773910828) ### Who stands out - **OpenCode (stronger)**. Free models and a cheap Go plan make OpenCode the place users go to stop counting tokens. Users report full workdays on free models without hitting limits, and some expose those models to other clients. The Go plan earns best-value praise. The friction sits at the top end: pooled percentage quotas and requests for a tier above the current ceiling, with some users weighing other plans for clearer terms. Evidence: - Praise, OpenCode, r/opencode, 2026-09-27: “if you're on opencode, the free models are honestly the move. i built a little wrapper that exposes them through an openai-compatible endpoint, so you can use them from other clients too instead of being stuck in the cli. [” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wq8vp9/best_free_model_after_deepseek_leave/pcal0fn/) - Praise, OpenCode, r/opencode, 2026-09-13: “mimo v2.5 feels consistently faster and a bit more intelligent for my usecases (research/programming). i have a weird thing were i work for many reasons from 3 different pcs, so this means i can have in practice 3 different opencode free instances to work on every day. but even when i do full days work on 1 pc i rarely hit the limits. the service is excellent though, ill definitely enable go plan the moment i need anything more than the free tier” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wf6918/wow_bigpickle_does_nothing_but_blah_blah/p9ltgi6/) - Praise, OpenCode, @opencode, 2026-09-16: “@btsouth yes @opencode go is the best value available and i've found muse 1.3 equally great, good-enough, reliably-rock-solid 💫 i still use grok the most (via grok) and cant get close to burning my monthly tokens but when my 3 month discounts expires it will be a different propositon” [source](https://twitter.com/3301110250/status/2100122838418244029) - Complaint, OpenCode, r/opencodeCLI, 2026-09-23: “ok. i'm thinking opencode go probably isn't the right plan for me. i did see dax or someone post on x a week or so ago that they were going to be bringing a higher usage plan soon, so maybe that'll change. i think for now it's probably either ollama cloud or bionic+. i edited my original post to pull ollama cloud into the mix. they're more clear on what the subscription gets you, and the easy integration with codex and claude code seems nice. i had performance issues when i tried them in the past, though, so i'll have to give it another shot. thanks!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1wo8oei/opencode_go_vs_lm_studio_bionic_vs_others_replace/pbmdw1b/) - **Pi (stronger)**. Pi wins on token efficiency, with a lean system prompt and cache-preserving design that users measure themselves. Users post their own numbers: a greeting costing a fraction of the context tokens a rival harness uses, and adapters reporting very high cache hit rates. Release notes about warming the cache without breaking it get applause. Complaints are about upstream quotas draining on heavy models and unclear terms, not Pi itself. Evidence: - Praise, Pi, @pidotdev, 2026-08-31: “i tried hermes agent as a replacement of at the beginning i thought it was amazing, it felt different, fast and autonomous. but then i noticed something: "hi" -> 45k cont. tokens (disabling tools/skills) in pi: "hi" -> 7k ct came back to @pidotdev” [source](https://twitter.com/2001267169192226816/status/2094303912958312739) - Praise, Pi, @pidotdev, 2026-09-09: “my pi-xai-ws grok adapter (uses websockets) for @pidotdev now has a v1.0.0 release with great cache coherency. over my own use of 2,787 grok responses calls, 672 million prompt tokens: - 96.1% of the tokens were cached - 99.5% cache rate on the median grok responses call ” [source](https://twitter.com/14559345/status/2097796177458823210) - Praise, Pi, @pidotdev, 2026-09-20: “@pidotdev dynamic tools without nuking the kv cache is the kinda boring that makes agents actually usable. cache warming as a release headline is peak 2026” [source](https://twitter.com/1600553496725495808/status/2101505086266425757) - Complaint, Pi, r/PiCodingAgent, 2026-09-21: “it’s that again they don’t say clearly what we can or cannot do.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wm5a9j/claude_subscription_with_pi/pb4i67i/) - **Devin (stronger)**. Cheaper cached tokens and model mixing let Devin users stretch a week of quota much further. One user reports an eight-hour session on a fraction of weekly quota with model mixing, versus a full week burned in hours without it. Cached-token price cuts and a free model draw praise. The weak spot is warning: a codebase-wide scan maxed out a top plan with no heads-up, and users ask for a tier above Max. Evidence: - Praise, Devin, @DevinAI, 2026-09-14: “@devinai is pretty amazing, ive been running fusion with fable5.1 and swe-2 ive had a session running for about 8 hours and have only used up 8% of my weekly quota. i did the same thing last week without fusion and just used fable 5.1 - 100% of my weekly quota was used up in 6 hrs” [source](https://twitter.com/2078979683388108800/status/2099380710545211815) - Praise, Devin, @cognition, 2026-09-01: “@cognition that’s huge 🔥 4x cheaper cached tokens coding just got way more efficient” [source](https://twitter.com/1790460165000687620/status/2094875415592788358) - Praise, Devin, @cognition, 2026-09-15: “@jkelleyrtp @cognition brooo swe 2 & now another cooking ??! since glm 5.2 started being free in devin it has been the best product to use for me” [source](https://twitter.com/1878457555174760448/status/2099653943429132379) - Complaint, Devin, @DevinAI, 2026-09-23: “decided to give @devinai's code quality scan on my codebase. nothing massive, it's under 500k loc. my $200 max plan maxed out before all the findings could even be implemented. i read the blog and know how it works, but i feel like a warning should be presented to users for those that don't know.” [source](https://twitter.com/2070908287978246144/status/2102579438701760871) - **Claude Code (weaker)**. Users describe weekly limits emptying far faster than before on unchanged workflows, driving the most reset requests in the area. Posts report a weekly limit gone in hours after a reset with no workflow change, and most of a Max allowance used in two days. Heavy models burn credits fast enough that some downgrade plans and offload work to local models. A minority say Claude lasts longer than ChatGPT, and lean prompts help, but the drain story dominates. Evidence: - Complaint, Claude Code, r/ClaudeCode, 2026-09-08: “something odd is happening after the usage reset last week. i started running a workflow on wednesday that prior to the reset had used only 70% of my weekly limit. after the reset i used 100% of my weekly usage in 12 hours with 30% being used in the last hour. no changes.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wa6325/what_is_happening_absolutely_frustrating/p8gb43b/) - Complaint, Claude Code, @ClaudeDevs, 2026-09-02: “@claudedevs thank you, i have just used 70% weekly limit in two days with ×5 max.” [source](https://twitter.com/1453575862931054592/status/2094946212184998228) - Complaint, Claude Code, r/ClaudeCode, 2026-08-31: “i do noticed that i’m starting to hit limit much earlier also you are not alone” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1w3u322/claude_5x_max_usage_limit_bug_my_entire_session/p7310c4/) - Complaint, Pi, r/ClaudeCode, 2026-09-03: “i did something similar using two 5060ti cards (16gb each) and a mixed claude/qwen 3.8b/27b setup via pi.dev, and it works really well for me (you just have to prompt claude effectively to orchestrate everything). i switched from the 20x subscription to the 5x one. it’s a shame that fable 5.1 burns through credits so fast, but it is a spectacular model.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1w6bour/fable_51_just_burned_through_my_entire_max_5x/p7m64vk/) - **OpenAI Codex (mixed)**. The cheap light model makes the $20 plan feel huge, yet Codex draws the loudest calls to remove the 5-hour window. Users praise running cheap subagents on the entry plan and finishing hard problems on a small slice of weekly quota. The flip side is heavy tool calling, fast burn on larger tasks and suspicion that limits are opaque by design. Codex users lead requests for bankable resets, recurring bonus resets and higher-priced tiers. Evidence: - Praise, OpenAI Codex, r/vibecoding, 2026-09-06: “chatgpt + codex. luna high/max on the $20 tier is an insane value.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/vibecoding/comments/1w81u7j/what_is_the_best_and_most_affordable_coding/p82iuhb/) - Complaint, OpenAI Codex, r/codex, 2026-09-11: “i keep thinking this scarcity and lack of transparency is intentional. like they want you to hit limits and not know when it's going to happen to generate anxiety so you just pay for more credits or upgrade.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1w9w4tj/codex_usage_and_operation_discussion_last_updated/p97yabc/) - Complaint, OpenAI Codex, r/codex, 2026-09-16: “insane amount of tool calling and token burn for something u can fix in 10 minutes by just being more specific with your prompting” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wi7r0p/tired_of_gpt_not_following_mockups_heres_a_tip/pa8amxn/) - Praise, OpenAI Codex, r/codex, 2026-09-11: “yes, i use it. yes, it works. main chat is sol, executors are lunas trough defined subagents (luna high and xhigh). it works fine, but a bit slow. i'm on 20$ sub tough, so it's fine by me. if i need more intelligence i tell sol to debate with astra. i've checked multiple times and so far sub-agents work. luna is very cheap so i can do stuff on 20$ sub.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wdskmy/astra_for_specs_luna_for_coding_is_this_just/p98gtq1/) ### Fine print - Model names such as luna, astra, sol and fable appear as users wrote them; this brief does not verify them. - Warp, Conductor, Grok Build and Augment Code have too few posts here to rank reliably. - Posts often compare several agents at once, so a quote filed under one agent may describe another. ## Top requests What users ask to add or change, most asked first. 5648 author-weeks ask for something. Requests do not change the Feedback Score. Rule: A separate pass by Claude Sonnet 5 reads every counted post and extracts what the author asks the agent or its vendor to add or change, with the criteria it maps to and a short normalised wording; it does not touch the labels or the Feedback Score. Claude Opus 5.5 groups the wordings within each criterion (the first criterion the request maps to) into themes; code counts them. A theme counts distinct author-weeks that ask for it, per agent; across agents, one author-week per agent. Themes asked in fewer than 2 author-weeks, and requests that share no theme, are not shown. Examples: up to 3 posts per theme from different authors, without slurs, preferring posts of 60 to 450 characters, most recent first. | Rank | Request | Criterion | Author-weeks | Posts | Agents (author-weeks) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | One-off usage limit reset now | [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | 258 | 282 | Claude Code 142, OpenAI Codex 50, Cursor 35, Google Antigravity 23, OpenCode 5, Devin 1, Factory 1, Pi 1 | | 2 | Higher overall usage limits | [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.plan_value.md) | 235 | 242 | OpenAI Codex 79, Claude Code 72, OpenCode 21, Google Antigravity 20, Cursor 19, Devin 14, GitHub Copilot 3, Factory 3, Amp 2, Cline 2 | | 3 | Additional or recurring bonus usage resets | [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | 180 | 196 | OpenAI Codex 84, Claude Code 62, Cursor 18, Google Antigravity 7, Devin 4, OpenCode 2, Cline 1, Kiro 1, Pi 1 | | 4 | Remove the 5-hour usage window | [Short rolling usage window blocks or interrupts work](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.window_interrupts_work.md) | 160 | 172 | OpenAI Codex 89, Claude Code 55, Google Antigravity 6, Factory 6, Cursor 2, OpenCode 2 | | 5 | Bring existing subscription into this agent | [Using an existing subscription across tools](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.subscription_portability.md) | 127 | 135 | Amp 32, Pi 17, Zed 13, Factory 12, OpenAI Codex 11, OpenCode 10, Google Antigravity 8, Claude Code 7, Cursor 7, Devin 5, Conductor 2, GitHub Copilot 2, Cline 1 | | 6 | Bankable usage resets | [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | 113 | 116 | OpenAI Codex 71, Claude Code 37, Google Antigravity 3, Cursor 1, OpenCode 1 | | 7 | Compensation reset after outages or bugs | [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | 110 | 115 | OpenAI Codex 56, Claude Code 40, Cursor 9, Google Antigravity 5 | | 8 | Higher-priced tier above current top plan | [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.plan_value.md) | 110 | 115 | OpenAI Codex 58, Claude Code 25, OpenCode 15, Cursor 6, Devin 4, Factory 2 | | 9 | Allow subscription use in third-party harnesses | [Using an existing subscription across tools](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/billing.subscription_portability.md) | 96 | 100 | Google Antigravity 44, OpenCode 16, Claude Code 15, OpenAI Codex 10, Amp 3, Devin 3, Factory 2, Pi 2, Cursor 1 | | 10 | Higher allowance on top-tier plans | [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.plan_value.md) | 89 | 91 | OpenAI Codex 40, Claude Code 33, Cursor 10, Devin 5, OpenCode 1 | | 11 | Mid-priced tier between existing plans | [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.plan_value.md) | 87 | 95 | OpenAI Codex 35, Devin 20, Cursor 11, OpenCode 9, Claude Code 8, Amp 2, Google Antigravity 1, GitHub Copilot 1 | | 12 | Higher allowance on entry and mid plans | [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/criteria/limits.plan_value.md) | 83 | 88 | OpenAI Codex 46, Claude Code 13, Cursor 7, OpenCode 6, Google Antigravity 5, Devin 3, Factory 2, GitHub Copilot 1 | ### 1. One-off usage limit reset now - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-25, r/codex (Reddit): “whenever i see tibo's posts i just think "gimme a reset bro"” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wpu2b5/this_didnt_age_too_well/pc0843p/) - Claude Code, 2026-09-25, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs cool little feature, i like it. now reset our weekly limits. ” [source](https://twitter.com/2004932598028795906/status/2103590794972316019) - Claude Code, 2026-09-25, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@lydiahallie @leodev @claudedevs @edwinarbus @trq212 you can also give us a reset :)” [source](https://twitter.com/1781366439313801217/status/2103572889039770103) ### 2. Higher overall usage limits - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “a shared message board yeah thats what i need when i incorporated that myself like literally six months ago lmao what we need is usage lmao” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wrn697/new_openai_product_o_but_not_for_plus_users/pcfr28w/) - Google Antigravity, 2026-09-27, @antigravity (X): “@thsottiaux @antigravity revise your plans and usage, anthropic is very generous now and they don't have any tibo.” [source](https://twitter.com/986630585073459200/status/2104038621699314119) - Claude Code, 2026-09-26, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “im not telling its not good, it is great, but you dont have the limits to run it as a normal work process, hence my ferrari analogy, ferrari is a great car, but you need to have a lot of fuel available to make it work.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wo0jek/mixed_feelings_0_work_done_but_main_context_is_ok/pc65b6w/) ### 3. Additional or recurring bonus usage resets - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-26, r/codex (Reddit): “don't speak for me. i love the resets. please tibo. more of them” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqmbwx/stop_stealing_our_codex_quota_with_these_surprise/pc5962l/) - Cursor, 2026-09-26, @cursor_ai (X): “hey! can we get a cursor model reset please???? i won’t make it 2 more weeks! @cursor_ai @spacexai ” [source](https://twitter.com/1635045021400580097/status/2103679538966446109) - Claude Code, 2026-09-26, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs much needed change. on that note can we have another reset pleaseeeee. it's been so fun working with it.” [source](https://twitter.com/1687812518461460480/status/2103651618067738877) ### 4. Remove the 5-hour usage window - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-26, r/codex (Reddit): “man just give us a 50$ tier with no 5 hour usage limit/or atleast option to disable it and just let us burn all our weeky usage anytime we want and not have to schedule our life around the 5 hour usage reset.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqoxyz/dev_day_predictions/pc6dtg1/) - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-26, r/codex (Reddit): “the 5 hour limit is annoying though, wish they got rid of it for max users like codex” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqbnpj/we_are_back/pc4jm7g/) - OpenCode, 2026-09-26, @opencode (X): “@opencode i rather to pay 10 directly in the api and don have 5hrs limits” [source](https://twitter.com/1179016661237719040/status/2103903926483665255) ### 5. Bring existing subscription into this agent - Amp, 2026-09-27, @AmpCode (X): “@anthropicai set opus 5.5 free, i wanna use my sub in @ampcode .” [source](https://twitter.com/1541582568029831169/status/2104046097211720023) - Pi, 2026-09-26, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “yeah, i mean, after looking into this, i don't think this is what i need. i actually want to just use pi with opus models directly.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wq1bv2/whats_the_best_option_for_using_anthropic/pc30ait/) - OpenCode, 2026-09-26, @opencode (X): “my only issue with opus 5.5 is that i can't use it in @opencode through the anthropic subscription. claude cli is so lame” [source](https://twitter.com/1278477860660019204/status/2103963876198903816) ### 6. Bankable usage resets - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “better give us banked resets, maybe with a shorter lifespan” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqmbwx/stop_stealing_our_codex_quota_with_these_surprise/pcck0el/) - Claude Code, 2026-09-27, @ClaudeDevs (X): “we need another opus 5.5 banked reset please. @anthropicai @claudeai @claudedevs” [source](https://twitter.com/1925021856182005760/status/2104229640722059560) - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-26, r/codex (Reddit): “resets should be always banked. unless they service is so good that there is no actual reason for resets and when one lands is an absolute bonus. but, resets nowadays are not bonus, they are, either a compensation for malfunctions, or a way to stay competitive against other services. if you can't make good use of a reset, you are not being compensated for a bad service, or using an inferior service that you have no reason to continue using.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqqg0k/on_the_reset_situation_written_by_astra/pc77q8g/) ### 7. Compensation reset after outages or bugs - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-26, r/codex (Reddit): “they had downtime yesterday. i got some api errors\*.\* if it is not technically possible to give us the service we paid for, it is fair to give reset or banked reset. i am thinking its okay they focus on improving the models, the platform and features, instead of focusing on 100% stability. if they want to stay competitive, they need to keep improving those main features, not on 1 hour lost once in a while.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqqg0k/on_the_reset_situation_written_by_astra/pc6u32v/) - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-26, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “"the bug was the app overwriting its child-process completion handler." @thsottiaux we still shoudl get a reset for breaking linux desktop app - codex cli was hear to rescue it but still - we need those resets” [source](https://twitter.com/15980398/status/2103937780837499171) - Google Antigravity, 2026-09-26, @antigravity (X): “what's wrong with antigravity. can't login to my free accounts. and i don't know how to write code 😐 @antigravity pls fix and reset weekly qouta limits 😭😭😭😭😭” [source](https://twitter.com/1211542540521861121/status/2103786974821695874) ### 8. Higher-priced tier above current top plan - Claude Code, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i use the desktop app 100% in claude code since july. i´m in love with it since day 1. i wish antropic realeases a x30 plan or something like that thou. i need moreeee” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wrhtyd/new_to_claude_why_should_we_use_claude_code_over/pccnt4h/) - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-26, r/codex (Reddit): “i've got stuff to do. i'd pay for a $2000 account if they had it” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr1oir/they_are_aware_and_working_on_it_apparently_just/pc9p7e6/) - Claude Code, 2026-09-26, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i mean, i'm building something that has demand - i've invested maybe 2.5k between subscriptions, servers, etc. i just wish anthropic would release a $500 100x plan true (a true 100x)... but they won't because they know i'll keep buying multiple 20x subscriptions.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wr0wic/is_everyone_here_millionaires/pc98x2f/) ### 9. Allow subscription use in third-party harnesses - OpenCode, 2026-09-27, r/opencode (Reddit): “yea i love it, wish they added support for other harnesses tbh” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wrs0xl/openchamber_is_so_much_better_than_opencode/pcfpqnx/) - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “i would've tried using claude/anthropic (again) but the fact they completely prohibit using your subscription via oauth in another harness makes them worthless to me.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqw2qq/warning_codex_allowances_have_dropped_about_20/pcerntl/) - OpenCode, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “google needs to remove the restriction of using google ai subscription only inside agy otherwise you get banned. gemini 3.8 is good but agy is kinda shitty would be cool to use the model in something like opencode” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wrh0mx/gemini_38_in_alternative_harnesses/pcd2rek/) ### 10. Higher allowance on top-tier plans - Claude Code, 2026-09-27, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@_ak_111 bulshit! this is the banked reset even. stop sharing trash please, this is max. @anthropicai @claudedevs @claudeai we need more please. ” [source](https://twitter.com/1994924372906381312/status/2104147800418394350) - Claude Code, 2026-09-27, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs @bcherny can we please have a higher weekly limit on $200 plan” [source](https://twitter.com/1477665270730743810/status/2104037181245288455) - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-26, r/codex (Reddit): “possible that they will relax the limit again and probably reopen the $200 plan. but honestly they need more than that at this point.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqtd1g/openai_gpu_are_really_cooling_down_theo_just/pc7oseq/) ### 11. Mid-priced tier between existing plans - Claude Code, 2026-09-27, @ClaudeDevs (X): “claude should launch a plan between $20 and $100. hey @claudeai @claudedevs, launch a $50 plan with 2.5x usage.” [source](https://twitter.com/1945350074839785472/status/2104151542865781213) - Cursor, 2026-09-27, @cursor_ai (X): “@cursor_ai wins my subscription next month they are the first to offer the middle tier. @elonmusk @bot introduce the same tier please. ” [source](https://twitter.com/1631276848368979968/status/2104111583098200193) - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-26, r/ClaudeAI (Reddit): “ditto. to the point where i am considering just not going with codex at all for now and just going with two claude subscriptions. i really wish there was a $40\~50 sub. :|” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1wqprkt/opus_55_is_my_favorite_model_ever_by_far/pc804ww/) ### 12. Higher allowance on entry and mid plans - Google Antigravity, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “what’s the point.. the pro plan gives so little i can’t ever do anything with it anyways.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wmmzit/top_10_antigravity_skill_repos/pccs1up/) - OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-26, r/codex (Reddit): “don't mind the merge but please increase our limits before x5 was plentiful now it sucks as an intermediary user and while i'm not desperate enough for x20 despite it being currently unavailable chat does help quite a bit” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqq47g/did_openai_just_split_the_same_usage_allowance/pc7ycca/) - Factory, 2026-09-26, @FactoryAI (X): “@droid @factoryai claude's 20 dolar plan usage limits very very big but droid 20 dolar usage limits worse than gpt 20 dolar plan, its real. im sorry” [source](https://twitter.com/1896160400716267520/status/2103951569800630604) ## Every agent | Agent | Overall rank | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | [Pi](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/pi.md) | 7 | Better than peers | 0.686 | 0.654–0.715 | 245 | 139 | 106 | | [Devin](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/devin.md) | =5 | Better than peers | 0.669 | 0.643–0.693 | 691 | 337 | 354 | | [OpenCode](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/opencode.md) | 3 | Better than peers | 0.660 | 0.644–0.677 | 2435 | 996 | 1439 | | [Cline](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/cline.md) | =8 | Better than peers | 0.603 | 0.566–0.637 | 266 | 115 | 151 | | [Amp](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/amp.md) | =11 | Better than peers | 0.569 | 0.530–0.606 | 135 | 59 | 76 | | [GitHub Copilot](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/copilot.md) | =8 | Better than peers | 0.568 | 0.529–0.606 | 387 | 117 | 270 | | [Factory](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/factory.md) | =11 | Better than peers | 0.542 | 0.504–0.579 | 125 | 47 | 78 | | [Google Antigravity](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/antigravity.md) | =5 | Typical | 0.515 | 0.484–0.544 | 1013 | 263 | 750 | | [Cursor](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/cursor.md) | 4 | Typical | 0.506 | 0.485–0.527 | 2079 | 550 | 1529 | | [Zed](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/zed.md) | =8 | Typical | 0.501 | 0.471–0.532 | 40 | 11 | 29 | | [Claude Code](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/claude-code.md) | 1 | Worse than peers | 0.471 | 0.459–0.482 | 7898 | 1744 | 6154 | | [Kiro](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/kiro.md) | 13 | Worse than peers | 0.444 | 0.404–0.482 | 128 | 18 | 110 | | [OpenAI Codex](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/codex.md) | 2 | Worse than peers | 0.432 | 0.422–0.441 | 12312 | 2224 | 10088 | | [Warp](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/warp.md) | 15 | Too few posts | – | – | 21 | 7 | 14 | | [Conductor](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/conductor.md) | 14 | Too few posts | – | – | 18 | 8 | 10 | | [Grok Build](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/grok-build.md) | 16 | Too few posts | – | – | 12 | 8 | 4 | | [Augment Code](https://feedbackbench.com/agents/augment.md) | 17 | Too few posts | – | – | 8 | 0 | 8 | ## Posts Receipts rule: The 5 most recent praise and complaint posts per area (first 700 characters) and 3 per criterion (first 450 characters). ### Pi - Praise, 2026-09-26, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “because you can use your max subscription” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wqmcmk/poll_claude_sub_with_pi_what_method_do_you_use/pc5bdn3/) - Praise, 2026-09-26, r/LocalLLaMA (Reddit): “can you actually remove / override the heavy system prompt though? according to my searching (and asking llms) you can only *add* to the system prompt. also, even when you enable only the bare minimum tool calling like file read / write and a couple others it's still like 8k tokens for even just a 'hello world' style prompt. some of us can run models relatively smoothly on minimal hardware with pretty good results but we need to manage the tokens more tightly. i've found the pi agent to be much better for minimal setups. way lighter initial tokens meaning longer convos before context runs out.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1wq9ivr/what_ide_to_use_for_local_models/pc3lhdp/) - Praise, 2026-09-25, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “i’m fairly suspicious of anthropic being able to detect most integrations that allow claude in the drivers seat on pi. i have too much important shit on chat to treat it like a burner account. i personally only do claude subagents on pi via headless since anthropic somewhat sanctions that behavior. if i need claude to drive, i just use claude code for now. pi will proxy to claude code just fine.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wq1bv2/whats_the_best_option_for_using_anthropic/pc0bxyh/) - Praise, 2026-09-25, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “hello, i made pi-claude-request-compat ([). instead of creating another provider, it reuses pi’s existing anthropic login, models, and streaming, then adds a claude code compatibility layer to outgoing requests. [ i’m using a new github account for privacy, so the code, automated security scans, dependency audits, and signed release provenance are public for anyone to check. a few friends and i have been using it for the last month, and my anthropic account is still intact :)” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wpyjrs/yet_another_pi_addon_claude_code_compatibility/) - Praise, 2026-09-25, @pidotdev (X): “@mattlam_ @pidotdev @badlogicgames yeah, nori you can run cloud agents with pretty much any subscription.” [source](https://twitter.com/1432464424015732743/status/2103544085931810911) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “every use case is different. personally, i prefer a lean approach where the context window stays small and gets summarized regularly, while solid documentation lets me spin up new sessions with fast project context recovery. - i avoid large context windows because i don't have much vram. once a task is done, i compress the context using my `pi-refine-compact` extension, so the llm stays up to speed on what was done in broad strokes and we can move on. - even when i use a cloud model, i still don't keep a huge window because prompt cache drops on the provider side aren't rare, and i don't want to overpay for someone else's glitches. - i document plans and project details as thoroughly as poss” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wrq50c/new_session_handoff_vs_compact_which_do_you_prefer/pcf5zei/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “i was able to use it for a little while before i started hitting request limits, and it’s never really reset. now i just have a qwen model that fits in my vram running through ollama that i use in pi (using ollama as the provider).” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1vjurqz/considering_claude_code_pi_worth_it/pcf7g1b/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “if i had an anthropic plan, i wouldn't risk it - dont they say they can ban you for this? how do you use /tree and whay extensions do you use?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wrjr75/the_good_opensource_harness/pcgsa4u/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “why is it that opus 5.5 usage starts out great in omp, and then for one reason or another starts draining usage like crazy? am i hitting some sort of caching issues? do i need to compact at 400k? or what? i am pretty sure the cache is being kept warm for an hour, but i don't know for sure how this stuff works. it's compacting at 850k. if i've left it for awhile and context is >35% i will use /handoff and that seems to help.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wruev9/omp_and_opus_55_usage/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @pidotdev (X): “it's super interesting to run codex models in the @pidotdev harness vs the codex harness. @badlogicgames has it mention when there's a cache miss, and it's most of them. so if you're upset about how fast your sub gets used up, use it on pi and what it will teach you, may get you to figure out how to manage your context window better.” [source](https://twitter.com/21734113/status/2104223345898319922) ### Devin - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/windsurf (Reddit): “they had abandoned since almost a year ago. it was up until a month ago, but it didn't even work when it was up. you could install devin desktop and enjoy your unlimited free tab complete there.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/windsurf/comments/1wr7p7l/why_isnt_windsurf_available_in_vscode_anymore/pceq77b/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, @cognition (X): “been 96 hours. @cognition @devindesktop i've never seen a harness as good as this. they don't even have the /goal, but their execution surpass any harness with /goal on the market. it's f*cking mind blowing. 20$, unlimited swe 2 you should definitely give it a shot ” [source](https://twitter.com/1825243355501973504/status/2104016524725952607) - Praise, 2026-09-27, @cognition (X): “@max18martin @cognition i have to say that swe-2 can even be used in many scenarios to match gpt-6 sol, and the former is surprisingly free for pro plans and above.” [source](https://twitter.com/1859530427905736704/status/2104025642329330144) - Praise, 2026-09-27, @cognition (X): “i feel with only devin & swe-2 max, we can afford to go full in without worrying a bit about the token limits and off-course if you know what you are doing then swe-2 max is all you will ever need. having a great experience with @devinai & huge congratulations to @cognition for crossing $1b in annualized revenue.” [source](https://twitter.com/1930924040346071040/status/2104064758563627243) - Praise, 2026-09-27, @cognition (X): “psa! @cognition has their swe-2 model on "promo pricing" (e.g. free, unlimited tokens as far as i can tell) through 10/16... and it's nothing close to opus 5.5, but it is a very solid daily driver. i've been burning hard with this guy for the past week or so and outsource design, tougher tasks, and coordination to 5.5” [source](https://twitter.com/2973779705/status/2104111739327348909) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cognition (X): “devin from @cognition is surely a great workhorse but it burnt through my entire weekly quota in less than 8 hours 🤯” [source](https://twitter.com/15290915/status/2104239118419112032) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cognition (X): “@ditlied @cognition @devindesktop been polite is something important in life. anyway, it's cheaper, not free” [source](https://twitter.com/1825243355501973504/status/2104286835711062127) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cognition (X): “so daily * 2 = weekly @devindesktop @cognition ? whats the point of calling it weekly quota? might as well call it 2-day quota. not good. ” [source](https://twitter.com/1299192048843517953/status/2104289857044640200) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cognition (X): “@learnmore_smart @devindesktop @cursor_ai @cognition @anysphere @devinai @xai yeah this is not just output tokens btw it’s more like input + output tokens, so it gets quite expensive” [source](https://twitter.com/963278001474453504/status/2104289960807350526) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cognition (X): “@noah_z_zhang @cognition @devindesktop great score but also assumes the price remains 0, would like to get some clarity on final pricing @cognition @devinai” [source](https://twitter.com/30328944/status/2104310904930115887) ### OpenCode - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/opencodeCLI (Reddit): “it is. i just noticed i failed to completely use up last month's $10 opencode go sub.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1wpzekf/operation_cheepseek_phase_2/pcaklzp/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/opencode (Reddit): “if you're on opencode, the free models are honestly the move. i built a little wrapper that exposes them through an openai-compatible endpoint, so you can use them from other clients too instead of being stuck in the cli. [” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wq8vp9/best_free_model_after_deepseek_leave/pcal0fn/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/opencodeCLI (Reddit): “opencode go is their $10 subscription plan for use inside the opencode cli. your $10 of payment get you what you would get for $60 at full api pricing, so 6x factor. i would be afraid of quantized models running in stupid mode with it. see other comments asking the same thing. by comparison, i think a chatgpt sub gets you roughly 20x multiplier (your $20 subscription lets you spend $400 of api value), but not sure how that changes in the past weeks and months. first party subs tend to subsidize a lot more because they can afford it.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1wpzekf/operation_cheepseek_phase_2/pcarwqn/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/opencodeCLI (Reddit): “i’ve been using deepseek v4.1 flash for two and a half weeks now and it has been performing really well, and i’ve only used 18.3% of my limit. totally worth it.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1wr9f75/is_opencode_go_subscription_good_or_not_call_it/pcb6sqc/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/opencodeCLI (Reddit): “so sick of these posts. it's literally $10. for that, amazing value. if you pay 2-20x the pricee, you can for sure find smarter and better models. but not for $10.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1wr9f75/is_opencode_go_subscription_good_or_not_call_it/pcb8zt5/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/opencode (Reddit): “they started using third party providers when they started dropping from $60 limit to $15 limit a few months ago. everything open-weight served by opencode zen/go should be assumed to be quantized and will have worse cache hits/retention than 1st party api will.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wqy8pq/how_true_is_it_that_opencode_go_models_are/pc9ubms/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/opencode (Reddit): “yeah the insane amount of thinking, is even making it as expensive as deepseek for me, i'll stay with muse.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wqfj7j/will_there_always_be_the_contributor_models/pc9wb3j/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/opencode (Reddit): “muse started tweaking for me at one point where even 20k tokens where costing me about 0.8$ thats when i stopped using it is it good now ?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wqfj7j/will_there_always_be_the_contributor_models/pc9xiy0/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/opencode (Reddit): “i bought zen credit thinking my go subscription would just be deducted from it. my mental model was that we have a single account wallet and all service fees come out of there, but turns out that's not how it works.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1wr1sj5/why_isnt_there_any_customer_support_for_opencode/pcay4ax/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/opencodeCLI (Reddit): “they used to say $60 of usage for each model, but the models with only $15 equivalent had the prices set 4x higher. so if the regular api price was $0.10, but they only provided $15 worth of usage from the $10 subscription, in the “rates” information for go, the price would display as $0.40, rather than $0.10 like people would expect. remember, that’s still counting up to a total of $60 of usage, so even at 4x the api cost, you only paid $10, so equivalent value is still $15 people complained that they were getting ripped off, because the listed prices they were getting “charged” were not the regular price, and it was confusing to work out which models had a better discount through the subsc” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1wqobnf/when_10_cents_isnt_10_cents/pcc22z2/) ### Cline - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/LocalLLaMA (Reddit): “yeah i want to try that. z.ai has been really generous with free usage for glf 5.3 flash via opencode, cline etc. i actually used their app, zcode, with that model, and it was pretty great. i'm sure claude code/codex might be even better in many cases” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1wrfp50/another_harness_matters_post_codex_cli_pi_and/pcg9v8x/) - Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline it's a wonder, this way you always bump into free models for those of us who don't have money.” [source](https://twitter.com/1765888710992601088/status/2103666431212569026) - Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline thank you cline for offering free models and your environment and windows app are very nice and comfortable.” [source](https://twitter.com/2029693365630164992/status/2103695840044871745) - Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline beats kimi k3, ties gpt-6 astra, costs nothing. the business model is 'we'll figure it out', which is also my business model, so i can't judge” [source](https://twitter.com/1475598443779444739/status/2103708005372239980) - Praise, 2026-09-26, @cline (X): “@cline pixel canary tying with gpt-6 astra and being free is amazing! excited to try it out in cline.” [source](https://twitter.com/1347793590605410309/status/2103714130179899444) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/CLine (Reddit): “for the price merlin.ai would’ve been better. mistral is the next best thing” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wr5rt6/hi_cline_support_teami_am_writing_regarding/pcf75rt/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cline (X): “cline free models use rotating limited-time promotions with daily per-model quotas (exact numbers unpublished). error on limit: "you've reached today's free usage limit for this model." current free ones (e.g. pixel canary, others tagged free) appear in the cline provider model selector for ide/cli only. needs free account. usage may improve models. after quota: clinepass ($9.99/mo) or pay-as-you-go/byok. source: ” [source](https://twitter.com/1720665183188922368/status/2104021149805928680) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cline (X): “correct. cline publishes no exact numerical quotas for its free models. official docs only note limited daily per-model usage on rotating promotions (error: "you've reached today's free usage limit for this model"). limits stay unpublished and can vary. source: ” [source](https://twitter.com/1720665183188922368/status/2104022890857353405) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @cline (X): “@cline @positronx_ not free in desktop app cline?🫠😵💫” [source](https://twitter.com/2415779468/status/2104345761236586862) - Complaint, 2026-09-26, r/CLine (Reddit): “so it’s just like their previous free offers... ridiculous. cline made a bad impression to me. if they offer a free tier they should have useful quotas like opencode zen.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wpyepq/gemini_38_flash_is_now_free_in_cline/pc3rk67/) ### Amp - Praise, 2026-09-27, @AmpCode (X): “@ben_rapaport @ampcode yeah, been risking it since april via pi plugin and cliproxyapi without issues.” [source](https://twitter.com/89291422/status/2104021496079560919) - Praise, 2026-09-27, @AmpCode (X): “@art049 @ampcode ! bring your own gpt sub. mobile and mac app are great” [source](https://twitter.com/971761/status/2104076476350173509) - Praise, 2026-09-27, @AmpCode (X): “amp usage (basically llms). my orbs doesnt hit too much, often 10% every month. i am prob using it less then i should but i am struggling to find ways to use them more haha (it's already pretty good for my workflow) i wouldn't mind paying like $125 for a reset with less usage (without changing my recurring cycle). pretty much for emergencies. for example, happening right now: i have something i need to finish and would love to use claude opus 5.5, even tho i have my subscription, i don't want to work locally, i would rather use my amp workflow as usual then spawning a claude code or things like that, feels like a setback. codex for now is doing the trick when i need it. problem is i want to” [source](https://twitter.com/2931128860/status/2104312520639176711) - Praise, 2026-09-26, @AmpCode (X): “wait a second. if @ampcode is working with @ollama at a 20 usd subscripribtion you are getting @ampcode for 20 usd with @ollama. can you please start listening to @sqs - he is shouting it into your face !!! @ariesthecoder ” [source](https://twitter.com/1590702228234391552/status/2103933052162548024) - Praise, 2026-09-26, @AmpCode (X): “@simonbs you should check out @ampcode - i believe their orbs have macos support now and you can just bring your existing openai subscription! it’s a great platform” [source](https://twitter.com/971761/status/2103972691749613858) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @AmpCode (X): “@anthropicai set opus 5.5 free, i wanna use my sub in @ampcode .” [source](https://twitter.com/1541582568029831169/status/2104046097211720023) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @AmpCode (X): “@ampcode create a purchasable reset button <3” [source](https://twitter.com/2931128860/status/2104200521477501280) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @AmpCode (X): “@ampcode @sqs @thorstenball the cheaper model thing is real for me. flash model on a refactor did 4 extra tool loops fixing its own edit and the bill went up. do the orbs evals show that or just latency?” [source](https://twitter.com/1835841692852682752/status/2104230660105781726) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @AmpCode (X): “hey @ampcode slight bug with the usage graph thingy. starts breaking if you use 200 threads in a day. there was maybe 30 on saturday the rest is all sunday and literally spilling out onto the saturday box lol ” [source](https://twitter.com/2095743155312467968/status/2104268844986671135) - Complaint, 2026-09-26, @AmpCode (X): “@homborg @ampcode thanks, this seems like exactly what i was looking! i only wish i could connect multiple chatgpt subscriptions and my claude subscriptions. in fact, i would expect it to just use those i'm already logged in with on the runner. other than that, it's great!” [source](https://twitter.com/36411940/status/2103820854769451272) ### GitHub Copilot - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “get a claude or chatgpt pro sub then proxy it into copilot via byok to use the harness. i keep a copilot sub also for adversarial review (like pair gpt with a claude to argue), copilot code review on prs, and overages.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wr5io2/best_cheaper_alternative/pc9tpgy/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i just found i have access to gpt 6 luna with copilot pro... i'm reading good things about luna. is it maybe what i am looking for? is it close to sonnet 5? it's quite cheap... cheaper and stronger than gpt 5.4 mini, which is what i've been using instead of sonnet 5 to save a lil money.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wr5io2/best_cheaper_alternative/pc9vqve/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, @GitHubCopilot (X): “thanks @githubcopilot for the $210 bonus credit 🙏 we're putting all of it to work before it expires on 30 sept: security hardening, clearing our pr backlog, more test coverage, and moving always-on jobs to our own dgx. free credit → reviewed code on main. good deal. #githubcopilot #dwsiq” [source](https://twitter.com/14186604/status/2104070558862213517) - Praise, 2026-09-27, @GitHubCopilot (X): “lol, that feature alone just cost $6 🤑 with @githubcopilot and @anthropicai claude fable 5. took about 5 minutes. no way for a human to beat it. ” [source](https://twitter.com/22220922/status/2104250323133202563) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “tl;dr: currently, there're no usecases left for any gpt models, as opus 5.5 covers all bases (apart from image generation). long read: i was never a claude fan, and been using gpt almost exclusively since gpt 5 release, but with opus 5.5 it's game over for gpt.. i mean it is really hard to imagine what else to want from a model, and i personally have to prompt often and test results really fast to even be able to hit my 5hr limits on $21 claude plan. opus 5.5 is a totaly unexpected generational leap, similar to what we wintessed when gpt 5 and gemini 3 were released. i distinctly remember how i just stopped worrying about typos, swallowed comments, missed milestones etc. when gpt 5 was rele” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wrip01/astra_as_planning_opus_55_implementation_and/pccw6cn/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “cc, codex, cursor, grok is cheaper than copilot.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wr5io2/best_cheaper_alternative/pca2jp9/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “with opus 5.5 out now and sonnet 5.5 and haiku 5.5 not far behind, a claude pro subscription is way better value. not to mention the claude code plugin in vs code is faster and less buggy than github copilot.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wr5io2/best_cheaper_alternative/pcbmqn2/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “if you can use a pro sub from anthropic or openai that's clearly the best value. the terms are basically identical to the business one you just need to turn off the training option. (depending on your company culture this can be a easy sell or essentially impossible) if you can't try and use a business account. failing that you can look at enterprise accounts, but the pricing is more opaque. the only reason to be using copilot is if you're a large enterprise stuck on it.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wr5io2/best_cheaper_alternative/pcbsukq/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “like shit. using 5.6. sol 6 was stuck in a loop and burned 90eur switching between the two exact solutions without stopping” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wptkkq/how_does_gpt6_sol_feel_so_far/pccijxn/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “i switched to codex and it seems to get me many times farther. they kind of obscure how much usage you’re really getting, but $100/mo with codex gets me waaaaay more than $200/mo with copilot, not to mention that gpt 6 is on the pareto frontier anyway” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wr5io2/best_cheaper_alternative/pcf7r1z/) ### Factory - Praise, 2026-09-27, @FactoryAI (X): “@droid @factoryai it's really good, i use with luna and it's almost unlimited, also really good i really like and i have the $20 plan imagine the $200” [source](https://twitter.com/1692829692200464384/status/2104241083777794207) - Praise, 2026-09-27, @droid (X): “@droid factory cuts inference cost by precomputing common sub‑expressions and reusing them across requests so each new run only evaluates delta changes” [source](https://twitter.com/195841906/status/2104089474485637594) - Praise, 2026-09-27, @droid (X): “@droid dying to test droid 👋👋👋🤩🤩 pretty amazing that you have been able to cut interface costs especially in this environment” [source](https://twitter.com/1367818563495596032/status/2104109772974744033) - Praise, 2026-09-26, @FactoryAI (X): “@factoryai this is a fantastic move bringing the whole engineering team onto factory with centralized billing and letting droids handle bug fixes, tests, and migrations so you can focus on building!” [source](https://twitter.com/2008812694628175872/status/2103933326147092867) - Praise, 2026-09-25, @droid (X): “@droid nice one ❤️ i need more intelligence for cheap” [source](https://twitter.com/911541767333466114/status/2103282246472114664) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @FactoryAI (X): “@droid @factoryai i will drop grok/cursor for you guys as soon as my subscription ends. @da7_tech convinced me with his post. i just hope you guys beat devin because i can't afford you all 😆 i've tried it before, it was awesome but very expensive. also the most beautiful ui.” [source](https://twitter.com/1406556428840603649/status/2104235627847835986) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @FactoryAI (X): “@droid @factoryai my nits are all qol - droid mobile app - windows and mac dev environments for bots (using namespace devboxes in the meantime) - handoff between local and cloud agents - extend droid cloud agent access, we are limited to 40h/month while competing products are unlimited” [source](https://twitter.com/2070908287978246144/status/2104255956439961935) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @droid (X): “currently, only big influencers have droid max or devin max @droid @cognition consider me” [source](https://twitter.com/2018156578617090049/status/2104141229428781334) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, @droid (X): “@droid yes, in enterprise (no insane subsidies)” [source](https://twitter.com/1721143727043887104/status/2104325249986974151) - Complaint, 2026-09-26, @FactoryAI (X): “@tereza_tizkova @factoryai hi @tereza_tizkova did you choose the winners yet? i'm building simulation environments for multiple agents. a max plan would be helpful for development and testing.” [source](https://twitter.com/1532652777616326656/status/2103663169176752271) ### Google Antigravity - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “so curiously agy told me to use vertex veo/ ai and imagen - i can ask it obviously ask why it didn’t say remotion but for the layman can you explain the diff? the quality is absolutely phenomenal it linked to my gcloud made skills for both so i can say much like generating ui skill > create an image and it links to image gen or create video it links to veo. it also does multi shots and stitch etc. lets me know the estimated cost. i would assume staying in the ecosystem is the way?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wr9gwg/how_can_i_make_a_short_animation_video/pcbhhoj/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “use flash 3.8 it is far more better than other versions of gemini. also consumes less tokens than codex or claude code for similar effort.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wrbsby/antigravitys_gemini_models_are_worst_in_among_all/pcbmg55/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “first of all install ponytail as a skill to anti-gravity. it should start thinking a lot less, spending a lot fewer tokens, and writing a lot less but better code. and then just mention it explicitly: "recently in some of your runs you did this" (you took too many screenshots, checked things that weren't necessary etc.). just mention everything and then it will actually stop doing those things in the follow-up. it will explicitly start saying in the thinking steps user doesn't want me to check too many files...” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wqf2o6/worst_model/pcchcst/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “try it, its just 20$, probably the best bang for your buck right now, but its not sota llm for sure. for big complex projects i would avoid it.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wqme6m/wtf_is_going_on/pcdqjak/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “on their flash models yes, you can also get unlimited use on gpt 6 luna, for example. we will see what happens when they drop gemini 4.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wrn9q5/codex_has_ultra_thinking_level_claude_code_has/pcezoee/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “$20 is fine if you babysit every task manually. but go agentic? 💀 that $20 disappears faster than your motivation on monday. a 5-hour task becomes 20–40 minutes… if the agents survive that long. 😂” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wpvvsr/why_does_antigravity_not_update_its_offerings_for/pca8ui9/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “well i've met a lot of desktop app users who come to my discord server and start screaming that antigravity is shit. then i made them use cli and they've always been happy since. i think the main problem people hate with the gui is the insane token burn and the gui talking up all the resources of your computer. that's why i switched in the first place to get rid of the insane token burn. plus the cli usually only has bugs and doesn't normally experience errors a lot atleast for me” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wqmd4n/why_is_the_antigravitycli_so_underrated/pcamrq4/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “flash 3.8 is gemini's best model for most coding. it's in a fairly similar ballpark to luna and sonnet (makes more mistakes, needs more skill supports/scaffolding and validation/verification and human direction/planning support especially with ux/design tasks compared to flagships)... basically not as intelligent and capable as sol/terra/astra or opus/fable but still useful and relatively cheap/efficient/fast. flash 3.7 is faster but less intelligent and capable compared to flash 3.8. and imo gemini 3.1 pro (despite its name) is ancient, very quota/token inefficient, slow, and basically not relevant for most tasks although ymmv.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wrbsby/antigravitys_gemini_models_are_worst_in_among_all/pcbjcha/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “i also tried it (just temporarily) and i gotta admit, it's great. but it quite a lot of money for me, so i got the 18 months pro plan for free through jio too. idc if it's bad or some shit, it's free, and gets most of my project and work done.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wqme6m/wtf_is_going_on/pcc775a/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “i tried in hermes -> tip don't pick top reasoning, it chew through 20mln tokens in under 2 min.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1wrh0mx/gemini_38_in_alternative_harnesses/pccglo9/) ### Cursor - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “yes, but some have cursor anyway so its still "free bonus", even if not much” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wrbmrn/is_it_a_waste_of_money_to_run_opus_55_inside_of/pcc155q/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “if you have the right setup, you can do almost all of your work in composer, which will last a long, long time. you can do this even for complicated tasks. i described it here: ” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wrkzi5/am_i_cooked/pcdc7mq/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “hmmm cursors limited pretty generous...” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wrkzi5/am_i_cooked/pcdewcc/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “asked astra vibecode bridge, no issues and cursor it’s usable juice under sol-6. 200$ gpt sub + cursor 20$ sub to unlock all features” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wqq46y/anyone_managed_to_use_cursors_ui_with_their/pcdoqv4/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “yup its good. its my daily driver and i am a cursor hater but the price/performance of grok 4.7 is insane.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wrktgc/am_i_the_only_one_who_thinks_grok_47_is_actually/pcefbna/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “i have given up trying .i can not afford it” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wjy8nh/is_there_any_way_to_make_cursor_grok_46_speak/pca4swh/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “opus in cursor absolutely ate through my ultra in a few hours unfortunately.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wrbmrn/is_it_a_waste_of_money_to_run_opus_55_inside_of/pcbaloh/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “well no we don't. but if you did your job 2 years ago, why are you adding so much ai to it? i think about the project a lot before moving on to execution. i guess i dont have agents doing the thinking for me and going "/goal... !!!" but i really want to know how people spend $500 on ai every month.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wr1ta7/i_feel_like_i_got_ripped_off/pcbbtdy/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “the rolling allowance is honestly the bigger deal here. if you're regularly maxing out your usage, going direct to claude means you hit the rate limit and stop, whereas cursor's flat billing just keeps charging. sounds like you're already at the point where you'd benefit from switching.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wrbmrn/is_it_a_waste_of_money_to_run_opus_55_inside_of/pcbhtbw/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/cursor (Reddit): “yes obviously. with cursor youre getting discounted api tokens; for example for every dollar you get either a dollar or a little bit more worth of claude tokens. with claude code its about 20x more. for example with a $20 claude code plan you get anywhere between $500 and $1100 worth of claude tokens every month.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wrbmrn/is_it_a_waste_of_money_to_run_opus_55_inside_of/pcbr7z1/) ### Zed - Praise, 2026-09-25, r/ZedEditor (Reddit): “i work by myself most of the time and i really like the review process (probably you could get something similar with a skill), but i also get better usage there than on the codex app with my codex sub (probably context or cache), so it became my first ai coding app this week” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1wq03mv/has_anyone_tried_delta/pc17ujd/) - Praise, 2026-09-17, r/ZedEditor (Reddit): “it don't replace git. also its free, you can use your own api keys” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1whydrw/delta_in_public_beta/paftkwl/) - Praise, 2026-09-17, r/ZedEditor (Reddit): “they're saying it will always be a free version. currently works like zed, you can bring your own sub/api keys or you can use zed pro plan.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1whydrw/delta_in_public_beta/paftw8t/) - Praise, 2026-09-17, @zeddotdev (X): “@recnepspenstar @zeddotdev very generous so far i can go like one day” [source](https://twitter.com/896906084014845952/status/2100432011454239093) - Praise, 2026-09-17, @zeddotdev (X): “@hraness @recnepspenstar @zeddotdev swe 2.0 is free for a while. so no limits really other than concurrency” [source](https://twitter.com/1852248441633804288/status/2100528441204617254) - Complaint, 2026-09-26, r/ZedEditor (Reddit): “i just tried it out for the first time and i don't really get it... the ui is not really intuitive and i have threads... subthreads... and so on. also need to pay extra for it and can't use my claude code subscription (yes thats anthropic who is blocking that) then there is the change panel who does show nothing.. beside the agent is already changing the code... edit: it did now show changes after a while... but the stranges thing is i don't see the changes in my code (git client) wtf? i'm to old for this?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1wq03mv/has_anyone_tried_delta/pc3xwob/) - Complaint, 2026-09-26, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev this will be hard to test until claude code plans can be used. hope you guys figure out a way. opencode should be easy to implement too.” [source](https://twitter.com/2065156316562141184/status/2103808310642131452) - Complaint, 2026-09-25, r/ZedEditor (Reddit): “i got the 100 bucks zed pro for it but never got to use it because sol and opus were too expensive, though i might try it this week with opus 5.5 or sol 6 now that they’re way more affordable. i wonder if it’s worth using as a harness without utilising the multiplayer aspect because no way will my company allow our repositories in the zed cloud.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ZedEditor/comments/1wq03mv/has_anyone_tried_delta/pc0jeuz/) - Complaint, 2026-09-25, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev omg. i am so glad you guys care about the harness and getting tool use right etc. delta is exactly the way i want to interact with an agent, but the current license makes it impossible for me at work :(” [source](https://twitter.com/847599342630260736/status/2103550321800683931) - Complaint, 2026-09-25, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev pass rate is cute. tuesday usage decides” [source](https://twitter.com/1383097069531893766/status/2103573547348267018) ### Claude Code - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i’ve been using the shit out of opus lately. i always use sonnet as my interface, interactive sessions are always sonnet 5 on medium. i’ve been having sonnet spin up an opus 5.5 subagent in plan mode as an advisor. in plan mode, opus can’t call tools and blot its context window and my usage ($20/mo), sonnet has to feed it all the context and prompt it. it delivers amazing value an just sips usage. has made my sessions way more effective” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wr5lzf/practically_speaking_what_tasks_fit_into/pc9uw06/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “anyone, the use of opus is ultra efficient.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wr5lzf/practically_speaking_what_tasks_fit_into/pc9v7v1/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “are you seriously asking how people afford like 4-6 hours worth of wages per month to get like 500 hours worth of mid tier developer time?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wr0wic/is_everyone_here_millionaires/pca1f65/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “max plan for me, the added cost is worth more than time wasted juggling between two accounts” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wr5yr4/pro_plan/pca1u0h/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “the efficiency gains are insane. it's opus 5.5 medium is more efficient than sonnet 5 high. it's honesty become my daily use because the quality is so much better lol.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1woe3lo/is_opus_55_really_better_than_fable_in_your/pca63pb/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “or you can avoid all of this complexity by validating prompts and building a scripted runner that connects them all, hands them only specific tools you want to give them and do it all in a sandboxed environment for that particular application. you can validate each model that you pin and can break the problem into small pieces even allowing smaller models to do them. then you can run hundreds of concurrent processes in parallel without bankrupting yourself instead of being limited by the subscriptions which don't allow you to do that.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wr4uat/if_your_prompts_skills_have_grown_into_an_entire/pc9sv2f/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i don't really use sonnet for anything. i switched to opus because i kept running out of usage - i found i use more with sonnet even though it's cheaper because it kept getting stuck and making mistakes.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wr5lzf/practically_speaking_what_tasks_fit_into/pc9u4xg/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “amen, i did one prompt with fast on, opus low and it took 149.89 or something like that. i also did a different prompt on opus low to test the api xd 80 usd. never again.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wr0wic/is_everyone_here_millionaires/pc9v95n/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “usage been an issue for like 2 months now. it started dropping like ages ago, but it was within reason with how much you got...lately? not so much, and astra is incapable of implementation. 3d, visual stuff still pretty ok for me” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wqvwry/just_resubscribed_to_max_after_a_long_time_and/pc9zp61/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “this is really disheartening news. they've established this really scuzzy pattern they need to stop. you have the most useful and best product ever, and you feel the need to engage in this type of asshole, lying business practices? it's even particularly bad in this ai realm due to the issues surrounding the tremendous "theft" from the public domain now in private hands, and the alignment issue where you really are trusting the creators of this ai product with a power that should not belong to any one person. and they act like this? how can we trust you with ai if you act like this when it really doesn't cost you anything to be honest?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wr67vx/i_agree_with_dario_regulating_llms/pc9zvld/) ### Kiro - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “codex is insane atlist usage wise i haved used gpt 6 luna for 5hrs maybe more it only consumed 2% of weekly limits” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wq8e5k/claude_opus_55_is_finally_here_lessss_gooo/pcbrrzv/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, @kirodotdev (X): “@kirodotdev if i had to choose between cursor and kiro for using claude opus 5.5, based on a year of experience, i’d recommend kiro for the best value. even the cheapest plan gives you 1,000 credits, which lets you run the model a surprisingly large number of times. ” [source](https://twitter.com/1260863005362802688/status/2104082489124004092) - Praise, 2026-09-27, @kirodotdev (X): “@kirodotdev i created a lightweight php dashboard to display data from switchbot temperature and humidity sensors. i was able to implement all of this smoothly using only the features of "kiro free"! #kirouniversity #buildwithkiro” [source](https://twitter.com/2104203277688811520/status/2104233829972246799) - Praise, 2026-09-26, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “i can get so much done even with 1000 credits without hourly or weekly bs i honestly dgaf about astra or any other models opus 5.5 is great and haiku 5.5 is coming soon also” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wqed0s/pretty_pleased/pc3hkwy/) - Praise, 2026-09-26, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “never use openai models with kiro ide with anthropic models it's pretty good with a 20 dollers plan i have used it for 16 hrs straight with opus 5 it consumed 1000 credits=20$” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wq8e5k/claude_opus_55_is_finally_here_lessss_gooo/pc5ppms/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “at 1.1x, based on my testing and calculations (mitmproxy, context-window% counting to get token counts, sensible guesses at cached-reads, and baseline comparisons using openrouter), 5.6 luna was \_more\_ expensive than public api pricing, even at an optimal allowance usage of $0.02/credit. sol was slightly under at optimal usage, but most users won't use exactly 100%. it honestly looks more like they decided to sabotage the openai models on kiro, rather than for any model-cost reasons. we can only speculate as to why. all that said, kiro is still decent for other models \_today\_ ... but my confidence in them doing right by their customers has been shattered.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wnn70l/openai_just_released_gpt6_sol_and_luna_at_50/pcbrd6d/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “yeah this has been known for weeks. they’re refunding people for september as they increased the price without enough notice.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wrd7l9/insane_price_hike_for_gpt_56_model_even_crazier/pcbx3dn/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “well it's still not enough as most of the people would think that till 1m context it's same as 1.1x for luna or any gpt 5.6 models but it's double that (2.2x luna, 4.8x terra, 8.8x sol). they literally made it unusable” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wrd7l9/insane_price_hike_for_gpt_56_model_even_crazier/pcbxh02/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “ik it had been weeks since they changed the price and context support for gpt 5.6 models but i was still not aware about 2x rate after 272k tokens until yesterday” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wrd7l9/insane_price_hike_for_gpt_56_model_even_crazier/pcbxpf2/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/kiroIDE (Reddit): “* if using claude exclusively, you get more usage on clauce code than kiro. * if using gpt exclusively, you get more usage on codex than kiro. aws charges a premium for its models. gpt luna used to be a great workhorse for bulk jobs but now aws charges 6x the price vs openai.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/kiroIDE/comments/1wqueq0/claude_pro_vs_kiro_pro_subscription_which_is/pcc01xt/) ### OpenAI Codex - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “max is just perfect for sol 5.6, at least for me, myself and i..” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr4cp6/more_resets_incoming_next_week/pc9usgz/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “yep, this is it. and somehow this doesn’t really make me angry, quite the opposite: stay ahead of the curve and love the resets, or stay behind and cry about them. i actually started at around −7 on this metric. pushed through today and got it to roughly +11. at least i didn’t make a loss this way, and today was basically free.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr3yev/ive_been_seeing_a_lot_of_comments_circling_around/pc9weze/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “how does it take away any quota? the reset basically makes the new limit available earlier. cumulatively, you actually get more usage. if you don't use it fine, but if you do, its your benefit.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqmbwx/stop_stealing_our_codex_quota_with_these_surprise/pc9wmn2/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “yup you're right oai are very generous and some people need to go back to school with how bad their basic logic skills are.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqmbwx/stop_stealing_our_codex_quota_with_these_surprise/pc9yho1/) - Praise, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “they are def better then astra, and a lil bit better then sol. the resets also don’t set your reset back a week” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr69nb/see_you_soon_guys_probably/pc9zqfa/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “lmao this guy is on point. codex used to be amazing with $200 in terms of limit caps. i would have to be dev super hard for 12 hours a day to get my limit down to 10%. now you can burn that in two days. meanwhile i have claude 5x $100 sub and that takes effort to max out every week. thankfully fable makes it easy.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr1oir/they_are_aware_and_working_on_it_apparently_just/pc9sa8z/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “even as a swe im not paying that” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr1oir/they_are_aware_and_working_on_it_apparently_just/pc9snom/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “$200 plan with european taxes is already at 250€ both price points are a considerable sum for most people and at a very significant breaking point for people i suspect. i do have a hard time understanding how a subscription to chatgpt can be justified in the car payment or cheap rental apartment territory of things to pay for at $500 or 600€: i suppose it is somewhere inbetween acquiring a second car or a second apartment but that has got to be a vanishing lot of people to go for especially if you think of it 5-10 years down the line like you have to? where will ai be by the time you would have paid for a car or apartment? nevermind next year or after? i don't think individual inference need” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr1oir/they_are_aware_and_working_on_it_apparently_just/pc9sut2/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “my sub ended today, now i'm waiting for tuesday dev day. if they don't come around with sth. amazing (included in $20 plan) i'm with claude.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr4e20/gpt_6_sol_is_the_new_opus_47/pc9syss/) - Complaint, 2026-09-27, r/codex (Reddit): “4d chess! no users = infinite limits!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wr1oir/they_are_aware_and_working_on_it_apparently_just/pc9tu0v/) ### Warp - Praise, 2026-09-17, r/codex (Reddit): “there’s no way they can continue offering these plans with all of us hammering on their servers basically all day every single day. had a sense this would come to an end. have basically been at it nonstop to get product advanced as far as possible. fyi….the grok $300 plan is incredible……soooo much programming. shit tons. way more than even codex 20x or claude max. i use all 3. also, for grok….100% use it with warp. free to use warp…byom…bring your own model. gives me the context between tasks like we have on desktop programs for claude or codex.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1whlif0/support_just_told_me_they_arent_renewing_people/paad0jv/) - Praise, 2026-09-10, @warpdotdev (X): “@warpdotdev have you guys tried glm 5.3 flash? my cache hits are real high on concentrate” [source](https://twitter.com/773953758673895424/status/2098050922156859520) - Praise, 2026-09-08, @warpdotdev (X): “why can't every subscription document cancelling like @warpdotdev? one self-serve click online, stated plainly on the page. i grade it a b (83/100). ” [source](https://twitter.com/925456832239415299/status/2097249166942519303) - Praise, 2026-09-04, @warpdotdev (X): “@warpdotdev 63% cost cut is no joke” [source](https://twitter.com/1858703675864334336/status/2095671913851011086) - Praise, 2026-09-04, @warpdotdev (X): “interesting picked the same 3 models for a project in warp factory and avg pr cost was around 30 to 50 % lower. now half way trough the project and doing a optimization run first before more project work items see if we can get that number lower. so far really happy with the factory preview 👌” [source](https://twitter.com/141649554/status/2095943106507973029) - Complaint, 2026-09-25, @warpdotdev (X): “@warpdotdev @grok can you guys give us an hourly and weekly cap for a monthly subscription? this credit just isn’t enough at all.” [source](https://twitter.com/1328696201969946627/status/2103573093574729975) - Complaint, 2026-09-23, @warpdotdev (X): “just got access to the new @warpdotdev, then immediately abandoned sign up because they require payment before letting me do anything 😖 i'm not gonna pay for something i cannot try first 🤷” [source](https://twitter.com/867511/status/2102866306982969805) - Complaint, 2026-09-22, @warpdotdev (X): “ran out of my monthly @warpdotdev credits from a single prompt change to a docker container. maybe the legacy plan i'm on is just useless now?” [source](https://twitter.com/80764812/status/2102534429369303091) - Complaint, 2026-09-22, @warpdotdev (X): “@jmitch @warpdotdev one prompt change eating the month does make that legacy plan feel useless” [source](https://twitter.com/1549055479875342336/status/2102537760498401692) - Complaint, 2026-09-18, @warpdotdev (X): “@vikvang1 @warpdotdev 2. sell me just the terminal. a $5/mo tier with zero credits, byok enabled, no persistent "out of credits" nags/banners is something i'd buy today.” [source](https://twitter.com/14132756/status/2100994643555238133) ### Conductor - Praise, 2026-09-26, @conductor_build (X): “@kyberpez @conductor_build isolated worktrees plus a cheaper architect model is basically the fix for the idle capacity i was complaining about. gonna try conductor, what happens when two worktrees touch the same file, does it merge clean or do you sort that out by hand?” [source](https://twitter.com/1152636974/status/2103821399752425538) - Praise, 2026-09-24, @conductor_build (X): “@aaezekiel_co @chatgpt @conductor_build opus 5.5 is on a crazy run right now 😂 the rates feels unlimited” [source](https://twitter.com/927472297686036480/status/2103213704494174304) - Praise, 2026-09-20, @conductor_build (X): “rudí - use a decent ade like @conductor_build and set a skill that instructs the claude agent to use the conductor cli to setup workers after it has planned your task. the workers can then be grok 4.6 from cursor on a $60 monthly plan. the claude agent is responsible for planning, checking diffs, tests and spinning up independent frontier model code reviews. all findings should be routed back to the workers and the expensive claude agent is nothing more than a planner/orchestrator. same quality output at half the costs.” [source](https://twitter.com/1733536900047130625/status/2101567880093487412) - Praise, 2026-09-15, @conductor_build (X): “my stack now is @conductor_build + qwen models for building apps. fast and free!” [source](https://twitter.com/1382193359641481217/status/2099810273439715525) - Praise, 2026-09-15, @conductor_build (X): “@max_kelly @conductor_build started giving it a go today cursor got too expensive 😂” [source](https://twitter.com/1526902556491800576/status/2099957064244088878) - Complaint, 2026-09-25, @conductor_build (X): “@aisosa_d @chatgpt @conductor_build astra wanted to kill me. 5 questions and usage done on max subscription” [source](https://twitter.com/337722085/status/2103337496842993671) - Complaint, 2026-09-23, @conductor_build (X): “@conductor_build did you guys ever resolve the usage drainage for anthropic agent sdk? i want to come back to you but this is a huge blocker” [source](https://twitter.com/1639356550627164160/status/2102722482507755542) - Complaint, 2026-09-22, @conductor_build (X): “@valsopi i switch between omp and @conductor_build frequently, constantly trying to optimize my token spending; i got the 5x claude and codex plans; if i work in parallel on client work, my own software, and apps... it usually goes down pretty quickly, i wouldn't survive on $20/mo alone” [source](https://twitter.com/1931257158491885568/status/2102345472879038913) - Complaint, 2026-09-22, @conductor_build (X): “if @conductor_build would add a $20/mo plan to allow me to run agents on my own remote env and use ios app, i'd purchase instantly.” [source](https://twitter.com/18447460/status/2102352802613756317) - Complaint, 2026-09-12, @conductor_build (X): “@garrytan @charlieholtz @steve_yegge @conductor_build conductor is good but their harness for anthopic and openai models consumes a lot more tokens than cc and codex” [source](https://twitter.com/1557669964085358592/status/2098798329799008328) ### Grok Build - Praise, 2026-09-23, r/codex (Reddit): “i am using 200 sub. it gets a lot better after i offload the worker jobs to another llm. i think there are many reasonable priced worker plans out there. should really try it. i think my plan can last for a week after getting grok build into my workflow. just wonder which is better, astra light or sol max.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wo746i/gpt6_astra_light_or_gpt6_sol_max_as_planner_and_qa/pbknkqk/) - Praise, 2026-09-22, r/cursor (Reddit): “i didn't find it very expensive when used in grok build, but it's very slow.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wmswj9/grok_47_is_about_25_times_as_expensive_as_46/pbecymc/) - Praise, 2026-09-11, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i use fable as my orchestrator, sonnet recon and headless grok build. will shift to sonnet/opus build once the heavy grok discount runs out. it is slower, a lot slower but token efficient and all the models add a layer of checking the others work. less baby sitting and cleaner code.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wd9eio/fable_as_orchestrator_and_opussonnet_as_executers/p9574gb/) - Praise, 2026-09-10, r/cursor (Reddit): “try "grok build for vs code" extension. 120k+ installs via open vsx and vs code marketplace. open source. [ works as a cursor ide extension too. unlike in cursor, you get oryginal harnesses for grok build, claude code, and codex. and bring your own subscriptions without cursor's. below, a remote control view, the ui is similar across all surfaces. ” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wbust5/grok_officially_ruined_cursor_ide/p8wzb6g/) - Praise, 2026-09-10, r/OpenAI (Reddit): “while i love codex, you do have to be delicate with the limits, i see myself using luna a lot more than any other model just to preserve limits i got supergrok, and damn i'm just playing around with grok build, while not as feature rich as codex, for almost the same price, you get grok as your default model which, is sol level quality! with atleast terra level usage and for claude, you atleast get sonnet 5 which is better than luna, tagging it with /advisor is amazing so... sometimes i feel that with codex i'm comprising to make the limits feel better” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1wc9wzb/switched_from_claude_to_codex_limits_feel_lesser/p8wbu5x/) - Complaint, 2026-09-21, r/cursor (Reddit): “anyone want to share their ruleset for this pipeline? i am finding i get great results at about half the cost of a grok plan and build. here is what i am using. looking for ways to improve it and get it closer to a grok build quality. keep in mind, having robust project rules like core, ui, ui-chrome, schema, etc help a lot in first pass success. i find most with bad results don't have the right rule setup. how do you write rules? tell ai your goals and have it right the rules for you. ask it to have a question/answer conversation with you so it can understand your workflow, what you are capable of, what you bring to the table, and what it needs to do to complete the picture. ==============” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wmm80e/grok_47_xhigh_plan_composer_25_build_fast_mode_off/) - Complaint, 2026-09-19, r/cursor (Reddit): “i've been using cursor for the past 10 months, first with the codex ide extension, and the last 45 days with everything else the same, but with the privoder switched to deepseek. the 8 billion tokens i've used over the past 45 days i paid us$**71.57** for - i spent about $800-900 for the previous 13-14 billion tokens with openai (lots of resets used judiciously). we're talking extremely cache heavy, like 98% input, 98% cached, with many workloads being close to say 95% and 90-96%, but that just makes these next figures even worse. i'll use the most favourable figures, to be fair. this $71 would be at least $3500 with grok 4.5 ($5k through cursor, due to worse cache price), or $2000 with grok” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wk16qb/so_what_happened_to_cursor_in_the_past_few_weeks/papt0dm/) - Complaint, 2026-09-15, r/cursor (Reddit): “hi there, i have a question regarding the grok bot usage limits: i currently pay \~30$ for my supergrok subscription, however i am a developer myself and consider getting cursor, i figured the 60$ cursor plan offers extended but not max grok bot usage. supergrok itself has some grok bot usage included, now i am curious if someone made a switch yet and noticed some usage improvement with grok bot? i see cursor with grok bot as improvement for me because i could use cursor as day to day tool but also profit from the extended usage limits for grok bot, compared to supergrok, i would loose access to grok build, which in my opinion, is something grok bot is doing as good too right, so would there” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1whg7lf/should_i_stay_on_supergrok_or_switch_to_cursor/) - Complaint, 2026-09-09, r/cursor (Reddit): “1. i use grok mainly for vdo work, with some vibe coding too. but when i want to use it like an ide, i don’t have tools such as codex, claude cowork, or antigravity, so i have to use grok build. 2. i also want to use grok bot, but it says i need a cursor subscription. i’m totally confused, especially because it’s called “grok” bot. so: * grok imagine → requires a grok subscription * grok bot → requires a cursor subscription is there another way? or am i misunderstanding the plans?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wbjv4t/im_confused_about_the_grok_and_cursor_plans/) ### Augment Code - Praise, 2026-09-13, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “glm 5.3 and glm 5.3 flash are no go for me, i tried their promo weekend tokens and found them underwhelming in more ways than i can tolerate. most importantly, they embedded a lot of confidently incomplete information in designs which failed audits and got blocked during implementation. (i used augmentcode before switching to claudecode, then after a month with claudecode i went back to augmentcode, again this was about a year ago and i found augmentcode context engineering much better at that time and their fixed pricing for 1500 requests were too good to pass which didn't last of course )” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wf9uuf/wth_is_going_on_with_claude_usage_limits/p9lym97/) - Complaint, 2026-09-26, G2 (G2): “q: what problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you? a: it completely eliminates the tedious manual effort of navigating unfamiliar codebases, writing repetitive boilerplate, and tracing cross-field dependencies saving me 1-2 hours of grunt work every day. q: what do you like best about the product? a: the context engine is really amazing. in contrast to a simple ai autocomplete function, it creates an index of all of your multi-repo architecture and understands how your microservices and dependencies work. the extension works great without any delays for vs code and jetbrains. q: what do you dislike about the product? a: the usage pricing and token credit limit require ac” [source](https://www.g2.com/products/augment-code/reviews/augment-code-review-13618001) - Complaint, 2026-09-23, G2 (G2): “q: what problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you? a: it takes away all the pain of digging through massive codebases manually tracking down cross-file dependencies. i save about 1-2 hours of grunt work every single day just in refactoring and boilerplate. q: what do you like best about the product? a: the context is really amazing. in contrast to a simple ai autocomplete function, it creates an index of all of your multi-repo architecture and understands how your microvaves and dependencies work. the extension works great without any delays for vs code and jetbrains. q: what do you dislike about the product? a: the credit system feels a bit restrictive when you run heav” [source](https://www.g2.com/products/augment-code/reviews/augment-code-review-13582326) - Complaint, 2026-09-18, @augmentcode (X): “@augmentcode regardless of whether it merges code or offers optimizations, the subscription for augment is very expensive. i ran out of tokens unexpectedly without even realizing it, and the pricing structure is unclear—i wouldn't recommend using it.” [source](https://twitter.com/955391612632252418/status/2100826713957810177) - Complaint, 2026-09-18, r/cscareerquestions (Reddit): “have you tried switching to lower models? the higher ones are overkill if you're using it to augment the engineering that you are doing rather than trying to rely on them to do the design/software architecting for you. sonnet 5 is plenty capable when given clear accurate instructions, and it's faster and much more token efficient. i'll use opus occasionally for some harder tasks, but i find both opus and fable tend to over complicate everything, take forever to do what you asked, and burn through tokens for minimal gain.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1wjk5vg/anyone_frustrated_with_how_ai_harnesses_are/paklj9u/) - Complaint, 2026-09-13, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “background: first i'm working on a multi repo saas app, it's multi language, multi location, multi currency with complex front/backend stacks, full sdlc deployment with test/prod environments etc. so just for context, this is not a hobby project or a localhost:3000 deployment :-). i used augmentcode, claudecode, ghcp while all in their honeymoon pricing periods before they all rug pulled their customers with 10-20x (and more) price increases which they kinda could cause there was indeed no comparable quality alternatives, but then came 2026 :-) now: since march 2026, opensource models became extremely capable, i now have opencode, i mostly use mimo v2.5 is an absolute beast and quality is” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wf9uuf/wth_is_going_on_with_claude_usage_limits/p9kockh/)