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Title: [Bug] Unexpected Rate Limit Triggered at 25% Usage (Session Blocked After 4 Messages) #59809
Description
Description
I am encountering an issue where the free tier daily limit is triggered prematurely. After waiting for 2 days for the quota to reset, I was blocked again after sending only 4 messages, with the system asking me to try again tomorrow at 07:00 AM.
Normally, the usage limits are not this strict. Based on my session statistics, my usage was only at 25% of the total context limit when the block occurred.
Session Details
Session ID : ses_e7fba72a7ffeSqINMcKn0X7tbg[cite: 1]
Provider / Model : OpenCode / Big Pickle[cite: 1]
Context Limit : 200,000[cite: 1]
Usage : 25%[cite: 1]
Total Tokens : 49,868[cite: 1]
Input Tokens : 92[cite: 1]
User Messages : 4[cite: 1]
Session Created : Oct 28, 2026, 9:10 AM[cite: 1]
Last Activity : Oct 28, 2026, 9:34 AM[cite: 1]
Total Cost : $0.00[cite: 1]
Expected Behavior
The session should allow continued usage until the context limit or the actual daily token quota is reached, rather than blocking the user after just 25% usage and 4 messages.
Actual Behavior
The session was immediately blocked with a prompt to return the next day at 7:00 AM.
Additional Context
Could this be a bug in the daily quota reset calculation, or was there an unannounced change to the free tier limits? Please investigate this issue.
Even so, there are usually other AI tools that can be used, but right now none of the free ones work at all.
I'm confused—what's the problem? Is it the app, have the rules changed, or is there a setting I have wrong?
Or there is no free use again now ?
Activity
opencodejr commentedon Oct 28, 2026
Thanks for the detailed report, @vooxyou, and sorry about the trouble. Being blocked after a few messages is frustrating.
I think this is a duplicate of #59387, the main thread for free tier problems such as "You've used today's free messages. They reset at ...". The maintainers are collecting these reports in one place there.
About the numbers: the 25% in your session stats is how full this session's context window is (49,868 of 200,000 tokens). It's separate from the daily free message limit, which the hosted OpenCode service counts and enforces. The app only shows the message and reset time the service sends back, so it's very unlikely to be a setting on your side.
Please check #59387 first. It explains how to make sure you're on the latest OpenCode v2 (
opencode --version; versions0.x/1.xare v1 and no longer support free models). If you're still blocked on the latest v2, add a comment there with your version, OS, the model, the exact message and the reset time you were shown. For anything about your account, email help@anoma.ly. Please don't post email addresses or account details publicly.Possible duplicates and related issues, ordered from most to least likely:
The bot will close this issue as a duplicate in 1 day unless you reply explaining how your problem is different.
vooxyou commentedon Oct 28, 2026
Hi, this issue is definitely not working as intended.
My version is already updated, but ever since updating to the latest version, the free tier usage behavior has completely broken. The older versions were completely fine and never blocked me this fast.
Getting locked out and told to wait until tomorrow after sending just a few messages (while usage stats show only 25% context usage) makes the free tier practically unusable. Please look into this regression introduced in the latest update.
neriousy commentedon Oct 28, 2026
Closing this as a duplicate of #59387, the main issue for free tier problems.
Please read it first. Most of these reports are fixed by updating to the latest OpenCode v2 (download it manually from https://opencode.ai/v2/docs if you're on Desktop v1). If you're on the latest v2 and it's still broken, comment on #59387 with the details it asks for so everything stays in one place.
opencodejr commentedon Oct 29, 2026
Hi @vooxyou, I'm closing this as a duplicate of #59387, the main thread for free tier limits. No reply came in to show your problem is different. The block after 4 messages comes from the daily free message limit on the hosted service. The 25% in your stats is only how full the session's context window is.
If you're on the latest OpenCode v2 (
opencode --version) and still get blocked early, please comment on #59387 with your version, OS, the model, the exact message and the reset time you were shown. For anything about your account, email help@anoma.ly and leave account details out of public issues. Thanks for your understanding!neriousy commentedon Nov 4, 2026
Thanks for the report, and sorry for the trouble!
We're tracking all free-tier quota and limit problems in one place: the pinned issue #59387. Please read it first. Most of these reports are fixed by updating to the latest OpenCode v2 (Desktop v1 users can download it from https://opencode.ai/v2/docs).
If you're on the latest v2 and still hitting this, please add your details there: OpenCode version, OS, model, and the exact error or reset time shown. Keeping everything in one thread helps us find the cause faster.
Closing as a duplicate of #59387.