When use a free model "free usage exceed" appeared

Description

All 3 free models get same error.

Does opencode really have "free usage limit" for free models?

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Without any plugins

OpenCode version

1.2.15

Steps to reproduce

Before this issue happened, I used free model Big Pickle in two huge sessions for six hours this day, and I can't remember the token numbers I used, but I remind that the /compact automatically appeared four times.

This issue happens when I'm ordering a bug research mission.

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Arch Linux

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Ghostty

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[bug] Free usage exceeded. Add creddits (when using Zen free models) #14273: Same "Free usage exceeded" error when using Zen free models (closed)
使用 Zen的 free 模型是不是有什么限制？ #11224: Question about limitations on Zen free models

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[bug] Free usage exceeded. Add creddits (when using Zen free models) #14273: Same "Free usage exceeded" error when using Zen free models (closed)

使用 Zen的 free 模型是不是有什么限制？ #11224: Question about limitations on Zen free models

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I've hit the same issue. More worryingly, I added credits and linked my OpenCode Zen auth key, but I'm still stuck at "Free usage exceeded, add credits". Other paid models work, none of the free ones do.

Let me pay for your free models when free usage is exceeded, or don't lie in the error message and imply adding credits would remove the limitation.

i am experiencing same issue, hitting a rate limit on all free models; big pickle, minimax free, trinity large preview, gpt-5 nano, version is 1.2.16, retry time is ridicolously huge:

我也遇到了

Same Issue and reported 4 hours by Mail. No Reaction.

The same for me.

Same here. Reached free limit, paid $20 for credits, and I still can't use free models, with timeout of 24h.

Same for me, not tried with credits tho, only free.
If there is a way to see current credit usage, it would be great.

Same things happening to me, two days in a row now ive ran out of tokens, while previously i never hit a limit.

I have no issue paying for big pickle im subscribed to Zen with a balance + Go/Monthly and still can't use it. Says I've used up my FREE usage.

$5/month is not that high, ppl buy $100 shxt coin casually to get rugged, tho you can use token compressors like rtk or headroom to use your free plan efficiently.

Note: its limit is daily, it resets on 00:00 your local time. I assume the limit is between ~0.3M-0.5M tokens.

someone has to pay the bill for free models. we cannot give everyone unlimited access to models for free

You need to write CLEARLY that how many is the free limit.

So has this been addressed yet? I paid and have the credits yet I'm still seeing free limit exceeded?

Hi everyone, just sharing this in case it helps someone.
My colleagues and I ran into a similar issue recently: we got an error saying we had exhausted our free plan, even though we hadn't used Open Code since the previous day. We updated Open Code to the latest version, and that fixed it right away.
Just to be clear, this is different from actually hitting your usage limits (we've done that once before, and an update won't fix that). But if your situation sounds like what I just described, I’d definitely recommend giving the update a try!

the daily limit seems to be $0.30 (analyzed by https://github.com/junhoyeo/tokscale)

Ive subscribed to both Go and Zen over 24 hours ago and there is credit on my account and am still getting the "Free usage exceeded, subscribe to Go".

I'm unsure as to what I need to do to keep using Zen with any free models.

@programador117

I just ran into the same issue; Some transparency on the rate limit, when it refreshes, what the actual token limit is, etc would be great. Using the models that were advertised as 'fully free' as per zen's description and then hitting this kind of limit is unfortunate. I also tried updating opencode as @programador117 said, but mine seems to be a usage limit rather than exhausting the free plan, so the update didn't fix it either.

just change ur ip, use VPN/or u can disconect ur wi-fi router of electricity for 15 minutes if u have dynamic ip it will be change

just change ur ip, use VPN/or u can disconect ur wi-fi router of electricity for 15 minutes if u have dynamic ip it will be change

ahh, this was it in my case. I use a vpn. just change server.
I had installed & used openvpn to try out about 2 weeks ago. So I was confused why it said 'free use exceeded' after such a cursory use test.

people say to use a VPN but using a VPN doesn't work for me

I tried using a VPN too; it worked

Use Freebuff instead, Opencode whored themselves out with Greed

it showing free limit reached even after reset date everyday without chatting or doing anywork

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