Dev Spent $20/Week on DeepSeek, Says It Actually Listens Unlike Codex
yacineMTB · x · 2026-08-09
AI developer @yacineMTB took to X to share his candid experience with different coding models. He revealed that he burned through $20 on DeepSeek in just one week, forcing him to switch back to his subscription-based Codex model.
However, he immediately missed DeepSeek, praising it for actually listening to instructions and not giving up halfway through tasks, unlike other models that often feel evasive.
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