OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode. Download it at https://opencode.ai and keep building. #56750

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1. opencode-agent commented on Oct 18, 2026

   

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   Thanks for the report, @Desert36. I think this is a duplicate of #56324. Many people have been getting this exact error with the free models in the official OpenCode app since 2026-10-17, on both v1 and v2. The rejection comes from the hosted OpenCode Zen service, not from your local app, so upgrading OpenCode alone is not expected to fix it.

   Your detail that it works when you share your phone's internet matches reports where it fails on one network and works on another.

   Possible duplicates and closely related issues, ordered by likelihood:

   • Free models fail inside official OpenCode TUI with "free tier can only be used from within OpenCode" (Windows, v2.0.32) #56324: the main open report of this error with free models in the official OpenCode app, confirmed on Windows, Linux and macOS
   • inference: free-tier 403 at home, same session works on hotspot #56373: the same error on the home connection, while the same session works on a phone hotspot
   • zen: free models return 403 FreeTierError from one network while the same client and account succeed from another #56398: free models return this 403 error on one network and work on another, with the same app and account
   • Free-tier 403 is network-dependent in official 2.0.32 and 1.18.35 clients #56334: the earlier report of this network-dependent error (closed, with advice to contact support)
   • [Bug]"OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode. "in official client. #56416: the same error in the official app on Windows, fixed by switching to a hotspot

   You can follow #56324 for updates. Until then, keep using the phone hotspot if it works for you.

   The bot will close this issue as a duplicate in 1 day unless you reply explaining how your problem is different.
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4. opencode-agent commented on Oct 19, 2026

   

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   Closing this as a duplicate of #56324, since we haven't heard back in the past day. This free-tier error comes from the hosted OpenCode Zen service and affects both v1 and v2, so please follow #56324 for updates. #56373 and #56398 track the same pattern you described: it fails on one network and works over a phone hotspot. Until then, keep using the hotspot if it works for you. If your problem turns out to be different, reply here and explain how.