Model exo-free has been deprecated. #54675

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1. opencode-agent commented on Oct 12, 2026

   

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   Thanks for the report, @apkmethodtop1, and welcome! I think this is a duplicate of #54065, which reports the same Model exo-free has been deprecated. error and has been reproduced. The error comes from the OpenCode Zen server, not from anything you did, so updating OpenCode won't change it.

   How to get working again: switch to a different model.

   1. In OpenCode, type /models and press Enter.
   2. Pick another model from the list, for example Big Pickle, then send your message again.

   If OpenCode keeps going back to Exo when it starts, you can set a default model in a config file at ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json (on Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.config\opencode\opencode.json):

   {
     "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
     "model": "opencode/big-pickle"
   }

   Possible duplicates and related issues, ordered by likelihood:

   • “Model exo-free has been deprecated.” #54065: the same exo-free deprecated error, reproduced on 2.0.26. Follow this one for updates.
   • OpenCode problem #54209: the same error, already closed as a duplicate of “Model exo-free has been deprecated.” #54065
   • refactor(console): proxy every keyless free Zen model to new inference #53967: a recent server change to how free Zen models are routed, which may be the cause
   • Deepseek-v4-flash-free Not Available #43829: an earlier free Zen model that stopped working in a similar way

   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 13, 2026

   

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   Closing this as a duplicate of #54065, since there was no reply in the past day saying how this problem is different. That issue tracks the same Model exo-free has been deprecated. error. It comes from the OpenCode Zen server, not from anything on your side, so please follow #54065 for updates.

   In the meantime, you can type /models in OpenCode and pick another model, such as Big Pickle. You can also set "model": "opencode/big-pickle" in ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json. If your problem turns out to be different, reply here with the details and we can reopen this issue.