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Why OpenCode and OpenRouter Are Becoming the Default Way to Run AI Coding Agents

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A few months ago, switching the model behind a terminal coding agent meant touching application code, redeploying, and hoping nothing else broke. Today, with tools like OpenCode configured against OpenRouter, it's a config file edit and a restart. That shift is small on the surface but it changes s…

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  1. 2026-09-03 07:11 · DEV Community — AI
    Why OpenCode and OpenRouter Are Becoming the Default Way to Run AI Coding Agents

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