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Users moved from Claude Code to open source models
Users moved from Claude Code to open source models
When OpenCode launched, most usage involved people bringing their Claude Code subscriptions, but by August or September a first wave of open source models appeared. As those models became good enough for real work, users increasingly came to OpenCode to try a range of models beyond the frontier offerings.
- Speaker
- Jay V
- Source timestamp
- 6:48
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