1) OpenCode Go $10, though I'm just experimenting with it. Before I have just been using the free models available in OpenCode, since sometimes its hard to justify a subscription when you're unemployed.

2) I tried a local Qwen model but my poor old 1660 Ti did not enjoy it, and it wasn't all that useful.

3) I primarily use OpenCode running in a podman container for actually working on stuff. Also use the default free chats with Gemini 3.5 Flash for general searching, ChatGPT for brainstorming, and Claude to answer more code related things if they come up.

4) Nope.

5) Not at the moment. I've been eyeing using Hermes, but since I don't feel comfortable paying much at the moment I haven't really tried.