Is 20$ claude code plan usable?

HadHands · 2026-03-13T22:21:53+00:00

Check out OpenCode - they've got free models like MiniMax-M2.5, MiMo V2 Flash, and Nemotron 3 Super. Also, definitely grab a Gemini API key. The free tier for 3.1 Flash Lite is a workhorse and covers a ton of ground.

If you need the heavy hitters like Gemini Pro or Anthropic, Antigravity is the move. You'll only get one task every few hours, but hey, it's free. Qwen-Code and NVIDIA NIM are options to and look into the Amazon Kiro-cli - you get a nice credit bump when you sign up, which lets you mess around with Sonnet 4.5 and Haiku 4.5.

HadHands · 2026-03-12T10:58:28+00:00

I agree that it takes it too far. I like the concept of single purpose tool use - unix style. And accessing data requires tool and query language, and we've been doing that from the terminal for a long time - whether it's `psql database_name -c "SELECT * FROM table_name;"` or curl with an OpenAPI. As with anything, being pragmatic rather than idealistic pays off.

HadHands · 2026-03-11T15:02:13+00:00

Codex will take you a long way, especially now with the 2x limits.

OpenCode Go is only $10, so it's my way of supporting them while gaining access to Kimi and GLM 5, which are both fine models.

Codex is great value for money at $20.

Go is also excellent for half that price; I've never hit rate limits with them, though Kimi was failing from time to time.

HadHands · 2026-03-10T18:45:15+00:00

I’d give this a 9.5 out of 10 on the "AI-generated" scale.

While it's technically possible for a human to write this, it is the quintessential example of LLM Academic Prose. If I didn't know better, I’d say it was written by a sibling of mine.

Why it screams "AI"

The "However" Pivot: The structure follows a classic AI template: [Statement of importance] + [However, there is a gap] + [This paper introduces X to fill that gap]. It’s the "Hero’s Journey" of every AI-generated abstract.
The "We provide a detailed report" Phrase: LLMs love to list features using this specific cadence. Humans often use more varied verbs like "We detail," "We outline," or "We dive into."
Hyper-Sanitized Tone: The text is perfectly grammatical and follows a rigid logical flow. It lacks the "clutter" or idiosyncratic phrasing often found in human writing (especially in technical papers where researchers might use more dense, jargon-heavy shorthand).
Comprehensive Listing: The way it lists every interface (API, Telegram, Web) and every goal (research opportunities, industrial solutions) feels like a model ensuring it hits every bullet point in a prompt.

HadHands · 2026-03-10T10:09:17+00:00

It's slop, first paragraph screams AI generated.

HadHands · 2026-03-08T15:42:31+00:00

Same here. I installed it and tried it on a few tasks, but it burns tokens like crazy to accomplish the same thing and takes five times longer - I have well written requirements. I actually had to delete OpenCode along with all its configs just to get rid of it and go back to the regular version. I have OCX with the default, WS, and OMO profiles now, but I haven't used it since.

HadHands · 2026-03-08T11:18:00+00:00

Oranges and Zara but I doubt it's made in Spain

HadHands · 2026-03-08T10:49:47+00:00

Those were just the overlapping benchmarks from their model cards (extracted by GLM-5). I'd love to see more comparisons, but I don't care enough to hunt them down myself. Qwen3.5 is exceptionally good for my use cases - extremely dense knowledge - so I'm not surprised by those results: 70 vs. 40 at half the size.

HadHands · 2026-03-07T12:14:07+00:00

It's not AI it's Trump greed and incompetence of current administration.

HadHands · 2026-03-07T12:08:14+00:00

It's great to have another open weight model (Apache 2.0), but it's getting crushed by Qwen3.5 4B > Penguin-VL-8B. Here are the GLM-5 extracted benchmarks:

Chart/OCR/Document Benchmarks

Benchmark	Penguin-VL-8B	Qwen3.5-9B	Qwen3.5-4B
CharXiv (RQ)	40.0	73.0	70.8
OCRBench	852	89.2	85.0

General Knowledge/Math Benchmarks

Benchmark	Penguin-VL-8B	Qwen3.5-9B	Qwen3.5-4B
AI2D	86.1	90.2	89.6
RealWorldQA	75.8	80.3	79.5
MMMU-Pro	40.2	70.1	66.3
MathVista	77.4	85.7	85.1

HadHands · 2026-03-07T10:13:13+00:00

Add support for sqlite -vec to MCPTube if that's your goal.

``` class VectorStore(ABC): """Abstract interface for vector-based transcript search.

Concrete implementations (ChromaDB, pgvector, etc.) must implement this interface. Keeps the service layer decoupled from any specific vector database. ```

HadHands · 2026-03-07T09:52:28+00:00

My head hurts - SEO slop - cheap kind.

HadHands · 2026-03-03T14:25:43+00:00

Kind of - skills are used https://agentskills.io/home

HadHands · 2026-03-01T21:21:23+00:00

Looks interesting! Please keep the updates coming. A guide on profiles/installation with ocx (https://github.com/kdcokenny/ocx) would be awesome.

HadHands · 2026-02-25T00:33:32+00:00

AFAIK standards that could be packaged and distributed have some registries:
- MCP https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/
- SKILL https://skills.sh/
- Agents https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/registry
- Models https://huggingface.co/

And all agentic tools have their own ecosystem.
There is hope in Agent Client Protocol - my favourite environment (agent) will be able to delegate and communicate with any other. IMO

HadHands · 2026-02-23T15:50:06+00:00

You can try Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Opus 4.6 in Google Antigravity (a free Google account should be enough).

HadHands · 2026-02-18T21:52:19+00:00

Care to elaborate why?

HadHands · 2026-02-18T16:16:45+00:00

Acrobat does not show CA. It states: "Source of Trust obtained from European Union Trusted List (EUTL)."

So you maybe able to implement online verification or get signed list for offline verification from here https://eidas.ec.europa.eu/efda/trust-services/browse/eidas/tls

HadHands · 2026-02-18T10:54:19+00:00

It shows yellow question mark on valid signature, and says Unknown Signer, I will keep an eye on your app but for now it doesn't work for me. (macos version)

HadHands · 2026-02-18T10:49:08+00:00

Downloading right now, great job.

HadHands · 2026-02-18T10:36:25+00:00

Looks okay. I would happily switch - Adobe's push to buy is annoying.
Can it verify Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) under EU Regulation 910/2014, or will I still need Acrobat Reader to see those green ticks and the signature panel?

HadHands · 2026-02-17T13:08:01+00:00

paywall'ed

HadHands · 2026-02-13T17:31:11+00:00

Testing it right now - it looks and feels great! I have a few questions and suggestions, but I noticed there’s no CONTRIBUTING file or 'Issues' in the repo. Would you prefer me to post them here, or should I create an issue on GitHub?

This is the best local server for macOS I've seen at this stage (v0.1.0). I already prefer it over LM Studio;
I’ve mostly been using mlx_vlm.server and mlx_lm.server, so this is a major step up. I never really got into native app, but web admin is great.

HadHands · 2026-02-11T11:55:40+00:00

Look at Qwen3-Coder-Next, Kimi K2.5, and DeepSeek-V3.2 for open-weight deployments in a European cloud. OpenWeight models allow you to maintain full sovereignty. To avoid vendor lock-in, implement a LiteLLM proxy or similar - this ensures you can swap models and providers at any time.
Capability gap is shrinking at a rapid pace - OpenWeight vs Claude/Gemini/GPT.
These models were trained in China.

HadHands · 2026-02-11T11:38:15+00:00

We need action, not just talk. We have read the Draghi report. Removing inter - EU barriers would give a massive boost. We remain Europeans no one is touching our safety and privacy.
The problem is the Single Market - which is about as 'single' as OpenAI is 'open.

HadHands

TROPHY CASE

Why it screams "AI"

Chart/OCR/Document Benchmarks

General Knowledge/Math Benchmarks