Alternative Coding Plans for Open Models: OpenCode Go, Ollama Cloud, Nous
Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-09-12 · Open on X
Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity, LLM Fundamentals · Level: beginner
Summary
The creator lists subscription plans for coding with open-weight models instead of proprietary ones: OpenCode Go, Ollama Cloud and Nous Cloud (Hermes). He has settled on OpenCode Go after positive feedback and is still researching Ollama and Nous.
Key points
- OpenCode Go is a coding plan for open models; the creator chose it after good feedback
- Ollama Cloud is another option for running open models in the cloud
- Nous Cloud offers the Hermes models
- These are alternatives to proprietary plans such as Codex Pro
Resources mentioned
- OpenCode Go · tool · opencode.ai · paid
A subscription plan from OpenCode for coding with open models. - Ollama Cloud · tool · ollama.com · free
Ollama's cloud service for running open models. - Nous Portal · tool · portal.nousresearch.com · paid
Nous Research's model-access portal, where you can sign up and use hosted models such as Hy3.
Also in: DeepSeek V4 Flash at 90% Off on Nous Portal (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Connecting Hermes Agent to the Buzz Agent-First Chat App via the Native Gateway (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Hy3 (Tencent Hunyuan) Free on Nous Portal for a Limited Week (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)
Try this
- Compare open-model coding plans such as OpenCode Go, Ollama Cloud and Nous Cloud
More in AI Dev Tools & Productivity
- Opinion: Enterprises Pick GitHub Copilot, but Cursor Is Better
- Trying OpenCode Go After Upgrading OpenCode
- Use /feedback in Codex to Report GPT-6 Astra Issues
- Cursor Projects: Long-Lived Agents That Manage Fleets of Coding Agents
- Terminal Tool Recommendation: herdr
- Match Reasoning Effort to Task Length in Codex (Astra/Sol)