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this "marketing" claim that it'll take 24y to break even if a user only uses 100m tokens/day (~$1.14 in DeepSeek v4 Flash usage) ignores the fact that OpenCode Go has 5h & weekly throttles
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200m to 500m tokens ($2 to $5) on merely 3 to 8 automated code reviews per day
In the thread “DeepSeek costs OpenCode Go user $1.14/day; dual DGX breaks even in 24 years”, replying to this comment
Got in the way: Marketing claim ignores throttles and concurrent automated usage.
I like the OpenCode team, but their marketing push to ride DeepSeek's v4 moment is a pit they're digging themselves deep into. For instance, this "marketing" claim that it'll take 24y to break even if a user only uses 100m tokens/day (~$1.14 in DeepSeek v4 Flash usage) ignores the fact that OpenCode Go has 5h & weekly throttles. Besides, folks who self-host models usually run automated jobs [0]. …