OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode. Download it at https://opencode.ai and keep building. #56459

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1. opencode-agent commented on Oct 17, 2026

   

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   Thanks for reporting this, and for trying to update and re-add your API key first.

   I think this is a duplicate of #56324. That issue has the same error: since today, free models fail inside the official OpenCode app, and upgrading or signing in again doesn't help. Several other people reported the same thing today, and the investigation, including logs and debugging steps, is happening in #56324.

   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: same error with free models in the official app on v2.0.32, still failing after upgrading, signing in again and signing out. This is where the investigation is.
   • [Bug]"OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode. "in official client. #56416: same error in the official client, reported today.
   • free tier: valid Console session rejected as 'not within OpenCode' on official Desktop app #56341: a valid Console session is rejected as "not within OpenCode" in the official Desktop app.
   • The old and new versions of opencode tui both say to use the official app when already using #56383: both old and new TUI versions show this error even though the official app is being used.
   • OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode. Download it at https://opencode.ai and keep building. #55616: same error, reported a couple of days earlier.
   • OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode. Download it at https://opencode.ai and keep building. #55435: same error in the Desktop app, worked one day and failed the next, reinstalling didn't help (closed).

   Please follow #56324 for updates. If you have anything new, like your OS, the exact opencode --version or debug logs, adding it there helps the most.

   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 18, 2026

   

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   We haven't heard back in the last day, so I'm closing this as a duplicate of #56324. That issue covers the same error: since Oct 17, free models in the official app fail with "OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode", and upgrading or re-adding the API key doesn't help. The investigation is happening there.

   Please follow #56324 for updates. Adding your OS, the output of opencode --version and any debug logs there would help. If your problem turns out to be different, reply here and we can reopen this. Thanks!