Ask HN: Alternatives to Claude (Code)?
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Hello all, been trying to switch away from Claude Code and have been trailing this:
- Harness: Opencode (via Openchamber) - Subscription: GitHub Copilot (50$) - API Usage (beyond subscription): Open router - Free models: Opencode go
Here's the models I've trialed and like:
- Large (alternative to Opus): GPT 5.3 Codex - Medium (alternative to Sonnet): Minimax 2.7 - Smol: GPT 5.4 mini
these models are not yet on par to their respective Claude alternatives for me, but maybe I need to switch to something else or tune them, what have you been using?
Also looking for nice Opencode plugins, skills, completion providers (alternative to Cursor that I could use with Zen).
Happy to hear about your choices and experience
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