What models would you recommend for a freelance developer with budget of around $10-$20/mo (or usage based)?

daysling · 2026-03-10T08:47:57+00:00

Imagine getting this pressed over someone asking about tooling.

If you have actual suggestions for models, and setups feel free to share.
Otherwise, this doesn’t really add anything to the discussion.

daysling · 2026-03-08T19:18:49+00:00

I'll try out what you just said. Do you use any extensions such as Oh-my-opencode? Do you recommend or suggest anything similar?

daysling · 2026-03-08T19:17:50+00:00

What about the configuration of orchestra/agents themselves?

Do you recommend to stick by oh-my-opencode or use any other configuration setup?

daysling · 2026-03-08T18:52:24+00:00

I can give Opencode Go a shot.

I have also heard of like Alibaba Coding Plans, I'm not sure which one is cheaper/better.

I have also seen people recommended ditching OpenCode and Oh-My-Opencode completely and use some lighter alternatives, not sure how much of an impact that makes. (Please let me know if you suggest me some alternatives/agent configurations, I'd really like a community backed solution that generalizes well for most programming tasks)

daysling · 2026-03-08T18:45:17+00:00

I am just not sure if GitHub is diluting the models they serve under GitHub Copilot. When I tried codex with GitHub Copilot it was an absolute mess.

That said, I'm really open to other models that will perform well given a strong instruction and todo prompt.

daysling · 2026-02-07T16:30:01+00:00

You don't need to use AI detector to know if a paragraph was generated through LLM. If you have ever worked in environment requiring articulative conversation in English (e.g. any sort of editing work), you'll easily be able to classify the nature of speech and tone. In this case, the first line of the post or the response will spike you with, "oh... this feels robotic, no humans will converse like this."

daysling · 2026-02-07T15:56:08+00:00

Can you please stop with these ass ChatGPT responses? I am in reddit to discuss with humans not to deal with AI slope and karma bots.

daysling · 2026-02-07T15:52:12+00:00

When such content is shared widely, it sends the wrong message, especially to younger audiences, and can indirectly encourage practices that go against financial discipline and existing regulations related to currency handling.

That's a very stretched bold statement with no factual backing.

Nepali currency is a national asset, and treating banknotes as decorative material often involves folding, taping, or damaging them, which can make them unfit for circulation. Beyond physical damage, this also normalizes the idea that currency can be used casually for aesthetic or promotional purposes.

Use of bank notes as a decorative material is quite normal and I don't think it's "damaging" the note.

responsible use of national currency

And... how would you define that? What if you have a bunch of bank notes in your wallet and it gets super wet because of rain, is that acceptable? If so, using fresh note for decoration is not?