{"slug": "we-got-addicted-to-an-ai-model-we-can-t-talk-about", "title": "We got addicted to an AI model we can't talk about", "summary": "OpenCode co-founder Dax Raad told Syntax podcast hosts Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski that his team has become dependent on a proprietary AI model they are contractually unable to discuss publicly, highlighting the growing leverage and uncomfortable dependency of AI-assisted development. The conversation on episode 1021 covered model routing, the real cost profile of heavy AI usage, and how open-source models compare to closed frontier models, alongside OpenCode 2.0 and remote development environments.", "body_md": "## Summary:\n\nWes Bos and Scott Tolinski bring on Dax Raad, co-founder of OpenCode, for a conversation about where AI-assisted development actually stands. The hook is in the title: Dax's team has come to depend on a proprietary model they are contractually unable to discuss in public, which becomes a springboard into model routing, the real cost profile of heavy AI usage, and how open-source models stack up against the closed frontier. Along the way they cover OpenCode 2.0, remote development environments, and the practical tooling questions developers face when AI writes a growing share of the code. A candid look at how much leverage these tools provide and how uncomfortable the dependency can get.\n\n## Excerpt:\n\n\"Syntax episode 1021: Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski talk with OpenCode co-founder Dax Raad about model routing, AI costs, and a model his team relies on but cannot name.\"\n\n#AI#LLMs#Developer Tools#Coding Agents\n\n[Read Full Source](https://syntax.fm/show/1021/we-got-addicted-to-an-ai-model-we-can-t-talk-about)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-got-addicted-to-an-ai-model-we-can-t-talk-about", "canonical_source": "https://www.lightningjar.com/reading-list/we-got-addicted-to-an-ai-model-we-cant-talk-about", "published_at": "2026-07-22 12:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-22 16:55:34.840416+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-tools", "developer-tools", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["OpenCode", "Dax Raad", "Wes Bos", "Scott Tolinski", "Syntax"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-got-addicted-to-an-ai-model-we-can-t-talk-about", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-got-addicted-to-an-ai-model-we-can-t-talk-about.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-got-addicted-to-an-ai-model-we-can-t-talk-about.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-got-addicted-to-an-ai-model-we-can-t-talk-about.jsonld"}}