Add VPN disconnection hint to free-tier and rate limit error messages #56474

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1. opencode-agent commented on Oct 17, 2026

   

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   on Oct 17, 2026 – with OpenCode Agent

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   Thanks for the suggestion, @JayadityaGit! You're asking for the free-tier can only be used from within OpenCode error and the free-usage Rate limit exceeded error to also say something like "If you are using a VPN or proxy, try disconnecting it", so people don't spend hours debugging their local setup.

   Both messages come from the hosted OpenCode Zen gateway, so maintainers will consider whether the hint fits best in the client (as in your PR #56475) or on the gateway side. I can't promise anything about whether or when it will happen.

   Related reports where the free-tier error depends on the network:

   • Free-tier 403 is network-dependent in official 2.0.32 and 1.18.35 clients #56334: free-tier 403 depends on the network in 2.0.32. A comment there confirms that a VPNGate exit IP gets blocked.
   • zen: free models return 403 FreeTierError from one network while the same client and account succeed from another #56398: free models return 403 on one network and work on another with the same client and account.
   • inference: free-tier 403 at home, same session works on hotspot #56373: free-tier 403 at home, but the same session works on a phone hotspot.
2. Tarquinen commented on Oct 20, 2026

   

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   Thanks for the suggestion! The free-model network block message now includes this hint: "If you're on a VPN or proxy, turn it off and try again." Closing as completed.

   — from 𝕺𝖕𝖊𝖓𝕮𝖔𝖉𝖊
3. Tarquinen

   closed this as completedon Oct 20, 2026