I don't have money, I want AI, and I asked them

which one should I choose to subscribe, Claude Code, Codex, or Opencode Go, bear in mind I don't have much money so price is first

ChatGPT Says

Since price is your #1 concern, I would rank them:

Option	Cheapest useful plan	Value for money	Coding quality	My recommendation
Codex (OpenAI)	$20/month (Plus)	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Best choice
OpenCode Go	~$10/month	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Depends on model	Good budget alternative
Claude Code	$20/month Pro or higher	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Only if you specifically love Claude

If your budget is around $10/month

• Access to multiple models (Kimi, Qwen, DeepSeek, etc.)

• Pay only for what you use

• Community reports suggest substantially more token budget per dollar than premium subscriptions if you're comfortable managing models yourself.

• More setup/configuration

• Model quality varies

• Less polished than Claude Code or Codex

If your budget is around $20/month

• GPT-5.5 coding models

• Integrated agent workflow

• GitHub support

• Good coding limits for hobby developers

• You also get normal ChatGPT Plus for everything else, not just coding.

When Claude Code makes sense

• Large codebases

• Refactoring

• Architecture discussions

• Long coding sessions

My recommendation for your situation

• You have about 1 hour/day

• You make small game templates

• Budget matters a lot

1. ChatGPT Plus ($20) → use Codex

1. If $20 is still too much → OpenCode Go (~$10) with Kimi/Qwen models

1. Skip Claude Code unless you later start working on larger commercial projects

Recent pricing shows that Codex is included in ChatGPT plans, with the $20 Plus plan giving expanded coding usage and the $8 Go plan providing only limited access.

OpenCode Go is probably the cheapest serious coding setup.

Why:

Downside:

Codex + ChatGPT Plus is the sweet spot.

Reasons:

For someone like you—building Godot games, shaders, templates, and small indie projects—the Plus plan is usually enough.

Claude Code is still excellent, especially for:

But if money is tight, it's hard to justify over Codex right now because both start around $20/month while many reviewers and developers feel Codex currently offers better usage/value at that price point.

You mentioned before:

I would do:

For an indie Godot developer on a tight budget, Codex on ChatGPT Plus currently gives the best balance of cost, coding quality, and convenience.

Claude Says

Got it! Let me break down the pricing for all three so you can make an informed choice:

Price Comparison (Budget-First)

1. OpenCode Go — CHEAPEST $5 for your first month, then $10/month. This is hands-down the most affordable option. It provides access to popular open-source coding models like GLM-5, Kimi K2.5, and others from Chinese AI labs. It's also accessible with UPI payment if you're in India, so payment shouldn't be a blocker for you in Indonesia either.

2. Claude Code (Anthropic) $20/month on the Pro plan, or $17/month if you pay annually. Max plans run $100–$200/month but you won't need those unless you're doing heavy agentic work.

3. Codex (OpenAI) Included in ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) or Pro ($200/month)—there's no standalone Codex subscription, so you have to buy the full ChatGPT plan.

My Recommendation (If Money Is First Priority)

Start with OpenCode Go ($10/month after trial). Here's why:

• It's 50–70% cheaper than Claude Code or Codex
• It includes models like MiniMax M2.5 and Qwen that score well on coding benchmarks
• It can be used with any agent, not locked into their ecosystem
• The service is hosted globally with servers in US, EU, and Singapore for stable access

The trade-off: OpenCode Go uses open-source models (no Claude, no GPT), which are slightly less capable for complex tasks, but they're good enough for most coding work.

If you hit limitations and can stretch to $20/month, Claude Code Pro is the next step up. Skip Codex unless you're already deep in the OpenAI ecosystem—it's just ChatGPT bundled.

 OpenCode says

which one should I choose to subscribe, Claude Code, Codex, or Opencode Go, bear in mind I don't have much money so price is first

+ Thought: 2.0s

◈ Parallel Web Search "OpenCode CLI pricing 2026 free open source" 

◈ Parallel Web Search "Claude Code pricing 2026 subscription cost" 

◈ Parallel Web Search "GitHub Copilot Codex pricing 2026" 

+ Thought: 3.0s

If price is your first priority, OpenCode wins hands down — it's completely free and open-source. You only pay for model inference (API costs), and you can use local models via Ollama for $0 total.

The other options:

- Claude Code: $20/mo (Pro) to $200/mo (Max)

- Codex CLI: included with ChatGPT Plus ($20/mo) or API pay-as-you-go

OpenCode also avoids vendor lock-in since it supports 75+ providers. You're already using it right now :)

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