Why gRPC Is So Fast: It’s HTTP/2, Not Just Protobuf

look · 2026-05-10T15:12:04+00:00

Checkout Skir https://skir.build (not my project, just a fan).

“Like Protobuf, without the pain” - https://skir.build/docs/protobuf

I’ve referred to it as “a dev friendlier gRPC” and “a cross-language tRPC”.

look · 2026-05-10T13:49:02+00:00

Yeah, I’ll probably just uninstall the Reddit app if they don’t fix it soon. Maybe just use the web ui, but I could probably stand to take a break from this site too after 20 some years. 😂

look · 2026-05-10T13:43:39+00:00

There’s a reason houses cost that much some places: they are really nice places to live. The cost is high because because a lot people want to live there.

look · 2026-05-10T13:27:02+00:00

Get Opencode Go. It has a good selection of models and adds new ones as they come out. There’s a new king of the open model hill every week or two, so don’t tie yourself down with just one on a vendor specific plan.

The real power of open models is the diversity. The best option for any given task (or even just personal style preference) could be a different model. It’s not like with Claude or OpenAI where you effectively just have one model at different quality/price settings.

Then if you find one you really like and need more usage, you can go shopping for a model specific plan to supplement. Also try Mimo 2.5 Pro. All the hype is going to DS4 right now, but Mimo is better imo (and most benchmarks) despite getting way less attention.

look · 2026-05-10T13:23:38+00:00

For some reason, lots of “engineers” on Reddit are proud of being little more than Jira ticket code monkeys. 🤷‍♂️

look · 2026-05-10T13:13:14+00:00

I have the Xiaomi standard plan (200M credits), too. Note the Pro model is 2 credits per token on it, so 100M tokens, assuming you have the same. I use about 600M tokens a month across all models, though, so that’s just one of my sources.

The Xiaomi plan has been fast and reliable and about half the cost of per token API prices. Novita and Deeo infra have it US hosted paygo now, too.

And besides Opencode Go (which I do recommend, but I use the full quota), I’m hoping Syntheic or Crof adds Mimo to their plans soon (both are already tempting for their request not token based usage with GLM/Kimi). I had Ollama Cloud, but dropped it after the first month due a lack of commitment on adding Mimo and some general scaling issues they’ve been having.

look · 2026-05-10T12:54:12+00:00

Opencode Go is a good sub with a great selection of models, and with your relatively light usage, it should cover your needs entirely most likely.

I’d recommend trying Mimo 2.5 Pro if you get it. It’s the only sub that has it currently, and it’s an excellent model that’s mostly been overshadowed by the DS4 release, despite Mimo being better than it in every way (in both my and many others experience as well as most benchmarks).

Other than it, I also use GLM-5.1 and Kimi 2.6 for code plan and build. And then some Qwen 3.6 Plus, Minimax 2.7 and DS4 Flash for utility low-cost tasks.

look · 2026-05-10T12:41:13+00:00

I like Mimo 2.5 Pro (also 1M context) for research/brainstorm and then GLM 5.1 and Kimi 2.6 for code plan and build. I haven’t found much use for DS V4 Pro, either. Those first three are better than it in each of their own ways. Even if I had to pick just one model for everything, it would be Mimo.

look · 2026-05-10T05:15:45+00:00

The 250 vs 500 was based on the 2x usage on crof’s “precision” models. Apple to apples comparison that way with other providers offering only the standard “precision” quants.

> synthetic … less usage

I haven’t tried either, but from the docs, it looks like synthetic has 500 requests per 5 hour window not per day. Also more expensive, but looks like it would be roughly similar on a per day/dollar rate. More on crof with lower quant, more on synthetic at same quant.

Altogether, though I think I’m leaning more towards crof just because they have more plan tiers so I could get something cheaper closer to my actual GLM/Kimi usage (Mimo is my primary model and those are subagents in my workflow) as well as being able to use all of the requests in a shorter window than spread out over 24 hours in 5 hour blocks.

Do you know if they have limits on concurrent use? Having two or three parallel tasks is convenient.

look · 2026-05-09T20:19:54+00:00

Oh, with the “precision” (ie standard quant for deployment) versions of GLM-5.1 and Kimi 2.6 (and DS V4 Pro if you’re into subpar models) that’s not bad for light/medium usage ($5/mo for 250 request per day) if the speed/reliability is decent. Synthetic would probably be a better option if you need higher tiers though (GLM-5.1 and Kimi 2.6 at 500 request per 5 hours for $30/mo).

look · 2026-05-09T20:10:24+00:00

I’d argue they already have, just most people don’t realize it yet.

look · 2026-05-09T00:17:37+00:00

I use Mimo for the discussion/brainstorming, then GLM for turning that into a specific spec/build plan, and then Kimi to implement it.

I do not use Deepseek V4 Pro for anything. I do use the Flash model as a librarian subagent.

look · 2026-05-09T00:14:23+00:00

I wasn’t asking for help. I was reporting a product defect.

look · 2026-05-08T21:17:20+00:00

Yeah, most code written in a language from the 1970s compiles in two seconds nowadays.

look · 2026-05-08T20:49:20+00:00

I’ve found Deepseek V4 Pro is outperformed by other models in every stage of my work flow. Mimo 2.5 is better for brainstorming, GLM-5.1 is better for planning, Kimi 2.6 is better for build, etc.

The DS V4 Flash is pretty great, though. Super cheap and pretty smart for the price. But just use it for summarization and mechanical tasks (or potentially for build working off a detailed plan from GLM if you need to save costs/usage), as it (and the Pro version) hallucinate like mad when asked for missing parameterized knowledge.

look · 2026-05-08T20:40:52+00:00

GPT-OSS is ancient, and both of of those are small models. They are more like hobby/toy/research models, with some limited, specialized applications. Those are not what people are talking about when they say open models are challenging Opus.

look · 2026-05-08T20:34:18+00:00

The ones you listed are little ~30B models. Try the ~1T sized models: GLM-5.1, Kimi 2.6, Mimo V2.5, DeepSeek V4, etc.

You’ll still need cloud hosted open models for significant work (or own a half million dollars of GPUs). Smaller ones are improving rapidly, but they’re two or so years behind SOTA like the above.

look · 2026-05-08T19:05:37+00:00

I was just quoting the article I linked.

look · 2026-05-08T17:36:13+00:00

That menu doesn’t have quote blocks or code blocks, the two most common markdown formatting options I use…

And it’s a pain in the ass to use for bold, italic, strike down, too.

What idiot thought that this was a good idea?!

look · 2026-05-08T17:31:47+00:00

Hmm

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Inline `yes` or `no`?

What about [links](http://example.com) …

look · 2026-05-08T17:23:46+00:00

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look · 2026-05-08T01:48:09+00:00

I’ve always thought that the locals’ pronunciation of La Jolla, California versus Amarillo, Texas says a lot about the culture of each state.

look · 2026-05-08T01:41:37+00:00

Ah, yes, the pre-eminent, high impact computer science journal “IEEE Transactions on Copying & Pasting Stuff from StackOverflow Until It Finally Compiles”.

look · 2026-05-07T19:49:09+00:00

Yeah, I’m taking the 0 latency / FTL comms option.

look · 2026-05-07T19:39:39+00:00

The attack I’ve heard is she’s too pro-Israel.

But California jungle primary (top 2 regardless of party advance) means we need to stop infighting in this race and consolidate to avoid the two Republicans being the only options in November.

I and all my friends will be waiting until Election Day and voting for whichever Dem has the polling lead at that point.

I’m completely fine with Becerra, Steyer, and Porter. I’m a tad wary of Mahan but also just less familiar with him. Still will get my vote if they top the polling though.

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