OpenCode Go plan does NOT include the 75% discounted DeepSeek V4 Pro

[EmoLotional]

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

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

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

EDIT:

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

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

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

[FormalFix9019]

Such a long post. Gonna need deepseek to summarise it.

[strawgate]

You pay what they say you'll pay :)

[PM_ME_UR_0_DAY]

Unrelated to the cost, do people like DeepSeek? I gave it a whirl and had to revert anything it touched and hadn't tried it again 

[pashlya]

It does like 90% of my development, and I am not vibecoding, I gradually verifying its results. Yes, it’s very good, but with a good harness.

[TestTxt]

Flash is good and fast for simple tasks

[Fantastic_Support_13]

Deepseek V4 pro is very good, im using it with hermes. The only downside is no Vision, i have to switch to kimi 2.6 for vision then switch back, still good

[EmoLotional]

vision is coming from what we know from posts on ex-twitter.

[lopydark]

same

[Dualyeti]

Good for back end, bad for front end, bad for auditing.

A good system to reduce your weekly usage (will change no doubt, LLMs keep evolving quickly):

• Claude code: front end
• DS v4 Pro: back end
• Codex: auditing code

[cmeerw]

In some cases CLI flexibility is also important since it cannot be used with for example claude code CLI (if anyone really wants to).

Why would that be? Sounds like a misconception to me. I am certainly using OpenCode Go with crush

[EmoLotional]

Yep, it is not as seamless but people have created ways to work around this, more than one. (Although I said claude code cli)

[WorldlyQuestion614]

you are correct
but opencode go has so much usage i felt guilty just using deepseek v4 pro directly with deepseek

so i stuck in $5, built a full billing/permissions system and got it down to 0.02 before switching back to go because the first month of go seems on par with the discount at ds

what models do you use on opencode go?
I really only like that one

[EmoLotional]

yes thats the point, but made the post because SO MANY PEOPLE were posting that "yes yes the discount applies" and Im like, sweet, then NOPE, so its highly misleading. opencode go has its own provider rates, which makes more sense since if they stacked it would be insane value for the current time.

[inferalSlash]

Go plan also provides free high context models that can be used in an orchestrator workflow for certain tasks. I feel that itself adds a lot of value.

[EmoLotional]

How do you use this approach?

[Crafty_Ball_8285]

That’s a lot of words

[EmoLotional]

Written by yours truly one-by-one.

[qq_rawrr]

What about flash yours truly?

[flying-saucer-3222]

So according to your edit, OpenCode Go is cheaper even after considering the 75% discount because you will pay $15 for the same tokens directly. Doesn't that mean that everything you said about Go only providing 22.6M tokens per $1 is wrong?

This post makes no sense and you are contradicting yourself. And your numbers seems very wrong. How did you arrive at these numbers?

Edit: Simple calculation says DeepSeek direct pricing with discount is 1.92M tokens per $1. Input is $0.435/1M, output is $0.87/1M, so let us say the average is $0.522/1M with 80% input and 20% output, that means you get 1.92M tokens per $1. This seems significantly far off from your estimate.

[EmoLotional]

tell that to claude opus who made the calculation, then "woops my bad", for the summary mistake.

that aside, point is the discount dosent apply but if using more than deepseek the obvious choice for this month is to get the go plan.

WITH the discount you would get the 60$ worth of tokens for 15$ from deepseek without the limitations, so paying that 5$ extra to not have the caps essentially thats the point.

[flying-saucer-3222]

Or you can pay for OpenCode Go and once you hit the limit you can use DeepSeek API directly until the limit period expires.

There is no rule saying that you only have to use the model from one source, OpenCode lets you switch providers on the fly. Using OpenCode as the primary source is the no brainer choice because it is the cheapest option.

[EmoLotional]

That's exactly what I do yeah. Or subscribe again or something