it does. in full disclosure though, i was personally paying for my claude code max subscription. using opencode and openrouter, i am using access that is paid for by soapbox. this isn't something that everyone is going to be able to do and they'll have to make a choice like you said.
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I am also paying some for myself, and some by work. But there, I dont use for personal cases. Personally only learning from it.
Was thinking to switch to a claude sub, but now I have to reconsider.
Would be curious how others come about this.
Iām using devstral for free atm til I can pay. Mistral API is free