This is the first time that I’ve seen, or more likely noticed, Ben Lorica, author of the Gradient Flow newsletter, making a coding recommendation.
When reading about AI coding tools, the names that often get mentioned are Claude Code, Cursor, and Google Antigravity. I’d like to put forth another option that I’ve come to enjoy using: the combination of OpenCode and OpenRouter. While I’m not really an early adopter and put off trying the OpenCode Desktop App for a while, I finally jumped in several weeks ago and have to say I’ve really enjoyed using it. This combination has really hit the sweet spot for me — when you pair OpenCode with OpenRouter’s easy access to all the leading models for coding, it becomes an incredible toolset for your projects or for developing tutorials and courses.
I’ve been aware of both OpenCode and OpenRouter but haven’t put either through their paces. Or put them together like Lorica.
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