OpenCode Go vs Claude
OpenCode Go and Claude Code sit at opposite ends of the same problem. OpenCode Go is a $10/mo multi-provider gateway to 100+ open models with generous request limits and no vendor lock-in. Claude Code is the single best closed coding model family (Opus 4.7, 80.8% SWE-Bench) but Pro usage is tight and real headroom costs $100-200/mo.
| OpenCode Go | Claude | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Terminal Agent | LLM Plan |
| Entry price | $10/mo | $20/mo |
| Model type | open-multi | closed |
| SWE-Bench | - | 80.8% |
| Output speed | - | 30 TPS |
| Architecture | - | Dense |
| Paid tiers | 2 | 3 |
| Tiers | Individual$10/mo· $60/mo USD-equiv. credits - up to 100K req/mo - MCP - GitHub Agent Power User$50/mo· High-speed MiniMax variants - higher limits - 100+ providers | Pro$20/mo· ~44K tokens/5h - Claude Opus 4.7 & Sonnet 4.6 - adaptive thinking Max 5x$100/mo· 5x Pro usage - priority access - Claude Code - Claude Design Max 20x$200/mo· ~220K tokens/5h - ~93% savings vs API - task budgets |
Which wins for...
OpenCode Go is $10/mo with $60 in credits and up to 100K requests/mo - half the price of Claude Pro ($20/mo) for developers fine with open models.
Claude Opus 4.7 leads SWE-Bench at 80.8% and is the strongest single coding model. OpenCode Go routes to open models that are close but not at Opus level on the hardest tasks.
OpenCode Go connects to 100+ providers and always serves the full model with no quality degradation. Claude locks you to Anthropic.
Claude Code's Max 5x ($100) and Max 20x ($200) tiers give the usage headroom and task budgets needed for long agent runs; OpenCode Go's Power User ($50) is lighter.
Verdict
Pick OpenCode Go if you want frontier-ish open models at half the price and no lock-in. Pick Claude Code if you need the single best coding model and are willing to pay $100-200/mo for real usage headroom.
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