How popular is OpenCode?

As of Aug 20, 2026, OpenCode routes about 4.5B tokens per day through OpenRouter — the #13 tracked AI coding tool by that measure.

When was OpenCode last updated?

The most recent tracked release is v1.18.19 on Aug 20, 2026. Its full changelog history is listed above.

What are the best alternatives to OpenCode?

By OpenRouter usage, the closest alternatives are Goose, Roo Code, and Qwen Code. Head-to-head comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.

ToolsSST

OpenCode

homepage pricing changelog github npm

OpenRouter rank

#13

of 15 tracked tools

Tokens / day

4.5B

snapshot Aug 20, 2026

Requests / day

22,710

OpenRouter, summed

Usage

OpenRouter token volume

latest Aug 20, 2026

source: OpenRouter app rankings · summed across the tool's apps · daily

4.5B on Aug 20, 2026

Pricing

Subscription plans

Latest captured subscription plans for OpenCode.
Plan	$/mo	Notes
Free Models	$0	Free models are available on OpenCode for a limited time while the team collects feedback and improves the models · Some free models' data may be used to improve the model during the free period (e.g., Big Pickle, MiMo-V2.5 Free, Hy3 Free) · Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor Free offers heavily discounted pricing in exchange for permission to use prompts/completions to train future Meta models · Big Pickle, Ox Alpha Free, MiMo-V2.5 Free, Hy3 Free, Nemotron 3 Ultra Free, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Free, and Muse Spark 1.2 Contributor Free are free for input, output, and cached read tokens
Pay-as-you-go	—	You are charged per request and can add credits to your account · Auto-reload amount can be changed or disabled entirely · If auto-reload is enabled, charges may exceed the set monthly limit if balance drops below $5 · DeepSeek V4 Flash/Pro pricing varies by peak (01:00-04:00 and 06:00-10:00 UTC) vs off-peak hours · Prices shown per 1M tokens, varying by model (e.g., GPT 5.5 $5.00 input/$30.00 output, Claude Opus 5 $5.00 input/$25.00 output, GLM 5.2 $1.40 input/$4.40 output) · If balance goes below $5, Zen auto-reloads $20 · Workspace and per-member monthly usage limits can be set (e.g., $20/month cap)
Teams (Beta)	$0	Managing your workspace is currently free for teams as part of the beta; pricing details to be shared later · Roles include Admin (manage models, members, API keys, billing) and Member (manage only their own API keys) · Supports bring-your-own-key for OpenAI/Anthropic, billed directly by the provider instead of Zen · Admins can set monthly spending limits for each team member · Admins can enable or disable specific models for the workspace

source: opencode.ai/docs/zen

captured Aug 21, 2026

Change history

Aug 21, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: Pay-as-you-go limits changed; Teams (Beta) limits changed; added Free Models
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Aug 20, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: Pay-as-you-go limits changed; added Teams (Beta); removed For Teams (Workspace)
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Aug 17, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: added Pay-as-you-go, For Teams (Workspace); removed Pay-as-you-go (Individual), Teams (Beta)
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Aug 14, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: Teams (Beta) limits changed; added Pay-as-you-go (Individual); removed Free Models, Pay-as-you-go
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Aug 13, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: added Free Models, Pay-as-you-go, Teams (Beta); removed Pay-as-you-go (OpenCode Zen), Teams (Workspace, Beta)
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Aug 12, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: Pay-as-you-go (OpenCode Zen) limits changed; added Teams (Workspace, Beta); removed Teams (Beta)
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Aug 8, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: Teams (Beta) limits changed; added Pay-as-you-go (OpenCode Zen); removed OpenCode Zen (Pay-as-you-go)
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Aug 5, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: added OpenCode Zen (Pay-as-you-go), Teams (Beta); removed Free models, Pay-as-you-go (Zen), Teams (beta)
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Aug 2, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: added Free models, Pay-as-you-go (Zen), Teams (beta); removed Pay-as-you-go, Teams (Beta)
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Jul 31, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: Teams (Beta) limits changed; added Pay-as-you-go; removed Pay-as-you-go (Zen)
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Jul 28, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: Teams (Beta) price no longer listed (was $0/yr); added Pay-as-you-go (Zen); removed OpenCode Zen (Pay-as-you-go)
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Jul 25, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: added OpenCode Zen (Pay-as-you-go), Teams (Beta); removed Pay-as-you-go, For Teams (Beta)
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Jul 24, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: added Pay-as-you-go, For Teams (Beta); removed OpenCode Zen (Pay-as-you-go), Zen for Teams (Beta)
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Jul 22, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: added OpenCode Zen (Pay-as-you-go), Zen for Teams (Beta); removed Pay-as-you-go, Free models, Teams (beta)
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Jul 19, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: Free models limits changed; added Pay-as-you-go, Teams (beta); removed Pay-as-you-go (Zen), Team workspace (beta)
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Jul 11, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: added Pay-as-you-go (Zen), Free models, Team workspace (beta); removed Pay-as-you-go (Zen API), Free models (limited time), Teams (beta)
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Jul 9, 2026
OpenCode plans changed: added Pay-as-you-go (Zen API), Free models (limited time), Teams (beta); removed Pay-as-you-go, Teams
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Changelog

Releases

v1.18.19v1.18.19
Aug 20, 2026
- ## Core
- ### Improvements
- Added native OpenAI and Anthropic passthroughs for Cloudflare AI Gateway models.
v1.18.18v1.18.18
Aug 13, 2026
- ## Core
- ### Bugfixes
- Select the Kimi system prompt correctly for official Moonshot and Kimi providers
v1.18.17v1.18.17
Aug 12, 2026
- ## Core
- ### Bugfixes
- Made session compaction keep complete recent turns and produce clearer summaries for smaller models.
v1.18.16v1.18.16
Aug 10, 2026
- ## Core
- ### Bugfixes
- Ignore unknown top-level config fields instead of failing config parsing
v1.18.15v1.18.15
Aug 7, 2026
- ## Core
- ### Bugfixes
- Chronological message ordering now stays correct even when imported or legacy message IDs are out of order.
v1.18.14v1.18.14
Aug 5, 2026
- ## Core
- ### Improvements
- Simplified xAI login to a single device-code flow that works better in headless and remote environments.
v1.18.13v1.18.13
Aug 4, 2026
- ## TUI
- ### Bugfixes
- GitHub pull request reviews now include the pull request number and URL in context.
v1.18.12v1.18.12
Aug 4, 2026
- ## Core
- ### Bugfixes
- Fixed Azure GPT-5.5+ completion requests failing when reasoning is enabled. (@frederiknsgo)
v1.18.11v1.18.11
Aug 1, 2026
- ## Core
- ### Bugfixes
- Stopped MCP SSE connections from getting stuck in reconnect loops after server error responses.
v1.18.10v1.18.10
Jul 30, 2026
- ## Core
- Discover available Modal models automatically. (@devennavani)
- ## Desktop

source: github.com/sst/opencode/releases

latest Aug 20, 2026

Adoption

GitHub & package growth

GitHub stars

source: github.com/sst/opencode

199,663 stars · Aug 21, 2026

Package downloads/day

source: registry stats · opencode-ai · 27 zero-day gaps hidden

187,729/day · Aug 16, 2026

Community

Reddit pulse

30-day

no Reddit mentions tracked for this tool yet

Benchmarks

Benchmark results

Benchmark scores for OpenCode.
Benchmark	Configuration	Score	Date	Source
aider-edit	ollama/wojtek/opencodeinterpreter:6.7b	30.1%	Sep 30, 2024	aider-repo

scores as published by each benchmark; configurations differ — compare within a row's benchmark only

Similar tools

Alternatives to OpenCode by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity.
#	Tool	Tokens/day	7d Δ	Head-to-head
49	GooseBlock	5B	4.3%	vs OpenCode
45	Roo CodeRoo Code Inc.	8.5B	81.8%	vs OpenCode
62	Qwen CodeAlibaba (Qwen)	3.6B	23.2%	vs OpenCode
38	Z CodeZ.ai	10.3B	32%	vs OpenCode

ranked by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity

snapshot Aug 20, 2026

FAQ

OpenCode FAQ

How popular is OpenCode?: As of Aug 20, 2026, OpenCode routes about 4.5B tokens per day through OpenRouter — the #13 tracked AI coding tool by that measure.
When was OpenCode last updated?: The most recent tracked release is v1.18.19 on Aug 20, 2026. Its full changelog history is listed above.
What are the best alternatives to OpenCode?: By OpenRouter usage, the closest alternatives are Goose, Roo Code, and Qwen Code. Head-to-head comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.

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