Model Selection
Opencode is BYOM (Bring Your Own Model). We support the latest SOTA models from all major providers.
Recommended Models (2026 Edition)
The Titans (SOTA)
- Claude Opus 4.5 (
opencode/claude-opus-4-5)- Unmatched reasoning capabilities. The absolute ceiling for complex refactoring and system design.
- GPT-5.1 Codex Max (
opencode/gpt-5.1-codex-max)- Fine-tuned specifically for massive codebases. Extremely high adherence to style guides.
- Kimi K2 Thinking (
opencode/kimi-k2-thinking)- Excellent CoT (Chain of Thought). Great for debugging subtle race conditions.
Daily Drivers (Speed/Cost)
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 (
opencode/claude-sonnet-4-5)- The balanced choice. 30% faster than Opus with 95% of the capability.
- Qwen 3 Coder (
opencode/qwen3-coder)- Open weights champion. Runs exceptionally well on local H100s or cloud endpoints.
- Grok Code (
opencode/grok-code)- Real-time web search integration. Good for using bleeding-edge libraries.
Specialists & Experimental
- Gemini 3 Pro (
opencode/gemini-3-pro)- Unlimited Context. Dump entire repos, logs, and docs for global reasoning.
- Big Pickle (
opencode/big-pickle)- Don’t ask.
CLI Usage
opencode config set model opencode/claude-opus-4-5