Using an open model feels surprisingly good
The author recently started using an open model and found it to be a surprisingly good experience. They were able to set up their own inference endpoint and run opencode, which gave them a sense of freedom and ownership over their data. This experience was a pleasant surprise for the author, who had not expected to feel such a strong sense of liberation from using an open model.
- ▪The author has been using Claude and ChatGPT for about two years.
- ▪They set up their own inference endpoint using opencode and ran it on a Modal endpoint.
- ▪The author found the experience of using an open model to be freeing and enjoyable.
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| Original publisher | Hacker News: Front Page |
| Canonical URL | https://matthewsaltz.com/blog/using-an-open-model-feels-surprisingly-good/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:37:14 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-28T03:18:25.216Z |
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Using an open model feels surprisingly good July 27, 2026 I've been using Claude and ChatGPT like the next guy for probably two years now. I've never been a huge "open software" nerd or anything like that. But just now, I got opencode working on my own inference endpoint and... it felt surprisingly good. It feels... freeing, somehow. I own the endpoint, and my data just goes from my laptop to there and back. It feels like it's mine. It's really nice. The motivation for this was that I just got home and wanted to start on a little side project, but I don't have the best Claude or ChatGPT plan for my personal account.
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