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Free models hit daily usage limit after only 20 seconds of use #58713
Description
Description
Hi OpenCode team,
I’m experiencing a serious issue with the daily usage limits for free models in OpenCode.
What happened?
Yesterday, October 23, at approximately 9:00 PM, I reached the daily free usage limit. OpenCode displayed a message saying that my limit would reset at around 2:00 AM. At that point, everything seemed normal.
However, today, October 24, I opened OpenCode at approximately 10:00 AM and started using DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Free).
The model managed to execute only one or two tool calls before I immediately received another daily usage limit error. It didn’t even have enough time to finish responding to my first request.
In total, I was able to use the model for approximately 20 seconds before being blocked again for another 16 hours.
The error message now says:
“You’ve used today’s free messages. They reset at 02:06 · 25.10.2026”
Additional information
- The issue affects all free models, not just DeepSeek V4.1 Flash.
- The same problem occurs in both the OpenCode desktop application and the terminal.
- I’m not using a VPN.
- I generated a new API key in OpenCode Console and added it to OpenCode.
- The new API key was accepted successfully, but the issue was not resolved.
- Switching between different free models does not help.
Expected behavior
After the daily limit resets, I should be able to use the free models normally until I reach the new daily quota.
Actual behavior
After the supposed reset, I was able to use DeepSeek V4.1 Flash for only around 20 seconds. The model executed one or two tool calls without completing my request, and then all free models became unavailable again.
Question for the OpenCode team
Could you please investigate whether there is a bug in how the daily free usage limits are calculated or reset?
Being locked out for another 16 hours after only 20 seconds of usage seems highly unusual.
Thank you for your help!
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Operating System
Windows 11
Terminal
Windows terminal
Activity
opencode-agent commentedon Oct 24, 2026
Thanks for reporting this, and sorry for the trouble. Waiting for the reset and then getting blocked again after about 20 seconds is really frustrating.
The daily free-message limit and its reset time are counted and enforced by the OpenCode Zen (Console) service, not by the OpenCode app. The app only shows the message and reset time the service sends back, so only the team can check how usage was counted on your account.
Billing and account support isn't handled in GitHub issues. Please email help@anoma.ly with the details: roughly when you hit the limit, the reset time you were shown, and the models you tried. If you've already emailed, the team will get to it, especially now that we've seen it here. Please keep account details, email addresses and API keys out of this public issue and put them in the email instead.
Other people have reported the same thing over the last day, so you're not alone:
The bot will close this issue in 1 day.
panRBP commentedon Oct 24, 2026
Same problem here after updating to Opencode Desktop 1.9.14. I hadn't used OC for the last 2 weeks — updated today, and on the very first prompt I immediately got the 'Free usage exceeded, subscribe to Go...' message.
opencode-agent commentedon Oct 25, 2026
Hi @cipson112112-a11y, I'm closing this issue now because billing and account support happens by email, not in GitHub issues. If your free-message limit is still not resetting properly, please email help@anoma.ly and put any account details in the email rather than here. If you've already written to them, the team will follow up there. Thanks for your understanding, and sorry again for the trouble!