I tried replacing Claude Code with OpenCode. I’m switching back.
I spent some time digging into Claude Code vs OpenCode, mostly from the angle of how they actually work as coding agents.
More on the technicalities like:
- context and memory
- tool use
- subagents
- permissions
- safety and control
- study the recent leak of Claude Code
- model flexibility
My rough take
Claude Code still feels better to me for serious repo work. It is smooth, and the whole Claude-native workflow just feels really good to me.
And now that Anthropic increased Claude Code usage limits after the May 6 update, I am honestly still stuck with it.
OpenCode is great too, but I see it more as the tool I use when I want to try new models and providers.
Stuff like Kimi K2.6, GPT, Gemini, Qwen, local models, etc.
Full Breakdown here: