DeepClaude – Claude Code agent loop with DeepSeek V4 Pro

Post by brianwawok » Sun, May 03, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC

chrsw wrote: post #38

_345 wrote: post #9

If you're okay with sonnet level performance, this sounds like a straight upgrade. But I find that sonnet messes up too much, that it ends up not being worth cost optimizing down to using it or another sonnet-level model. Glad to have this as an option though

I keep re-learning this lesson: I chug along with a lesser model then throw a problem at it that's too complex. Then I try different models until I give up and bring in Opus 4.6 to clean up.

Post by Lihh27 » Sun, May 03, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC

Post by dlx » Sun, May 03, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC

esafak wrote: post #31

dlx wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As someone who does use other models with CC, I am curious about opencode, what extra features does it have that you find essential?

I like being able to add a wide array of models, define perms for agents and subagents, turn MCPs on and off at will, and be able to fix bugs I find in it.

Post by esafak » Sun, May 03, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC

dlx wrote: post #45

esafak wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like being able to add a wide array of models, define perms for agents and subagents, turn MCPs on and off at will, and be able to fix bugs I find in it.

fair enough...any drawbacks that you've found?

Post by postatic » Mon, May 04, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC

aaurelions wrote: post #35

justech wrote: post #30

If you're looking for Claude Code alternatives, I would first suggest looking into pi.dev or opencode for your harness. And then for models, you can choose from OpenCode Go (IMO most cost effect at this moment), OpenRouter, or direct from DeepSeek. Better if you go the Kimi route IMO and just buy a subscription from kimi.com

Another very cost-effective option is Ollama Cloud. In a month of use, I only hit the 5-hour limit once, when I ran 8 agents simultaneously for 2 hours.