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---
title: Models
description: Configuring an LLM provider and model.
---
opencode uses the [AI SDK](https://ai-sdk.dev/) and [Models.dev](https://models.dev) to support for **75+ LLM providers** and it supports running local models.
---
## Providers
Most popular providers are preloaded by default. If you've added the credentials for a provider through `opencode auth login`, they'll be available when you start opencode.
Learn more about [providers](/docs/providers).
---
## Select a model
Once you've configured your provider you can select the model you want by typing in:
```bash frame="none"
/models
```
---
## Recommended models
There are a lot of models out there, with new models coming out every week.
:::tip
Consider using one of the models we recommend.
:::
However, there are a only a few of them that are good at both generating code and tool calling.
Here are the ones we recommend with opencode:
- Claude Sonnet 4
- Claude Opus 4
- Kimi K2
- Qwen3 Coder
- GPT 4.1
- Gemini 2.5 Pro
---
## Set a default
To set one of these as the default model, you can set the `model` key in your
opencode config.
```json title="opencode.json" {3}
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"model": "lmstudio/google/gemma-3n-e4b"
}
```
Here the full ID is `provider_id/model_id`.
If you've configured a [custom provider](/docs/providers#custom), the `provider_id` is key from the `provider` part of your config, and the `model_id` is the key from `provider.models`.
---
## Configure models
You can globally configure a model's options through the config.
```jsonc title="opencode.jsonc" {7-12,19-24}
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"provider": {
"openai": {
"models": {
"gpt-5": {
"options": {
"reasoningEffort": "high",
"textVerbosity": "low",
"reasoningSummary": "auto",
"include": ["reasoning.encrypted_content"],
},
},
},
},
"anthropic": {
"models": {
"claude-sonnet-4-20250514": {
"options": {
"thinking": {
"type": "enabled",
"budgetTokens": 16000,
},
},
},
},
},
},
}
```
Here we're configuring global settings for two models: `gpt-5` when accessed via the `openai` provider, and `claude-sonnet-4-20250514` when accessed via the `anthropic` provider.
You can also configure these options for any agents that you are using. The agent config overrides any global options here. [Learn more](/docs/agents/#additional).
---
## Loading models
When opencode starts up, it checks for models in the following priority order:
1. The `--model` or `-m` command line flag. The format is the same as in the config file: `provider_id/model_id`.
2. The model list in the opencode config.
```json title="opencode.json"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"model": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514"
}
```
The format here is `provider/model`.
3. The last used model.
4. The first model using an internal priority.
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