@jahooma (Freebuff/Codebuff) announced an $8/mo Starter tier: the post claims ~15 hours/day of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash with unlimited messages because ads subsidize usage. freebuff.com/plans currently lists Starter at $8/mo with about 10 hrs/day DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or 30 hrs/day GLM 5.3 Flash across Web, Desktop, and CLI.

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  • ✓Founder announced $8/mo Starter: ad-supported, claiming ~15h/day DeepSeek V4.1 Flash with unlimited messages.
  • ✓Plans page lists Starter at $8/mo with ~10h/day DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or ~30h/day GLM 5.3 Flash.
  • ✓Works across Web, Desktop, and CLI as a low-cost alternative tier to Claude Code / Cursor / Codex.
Freebuff launches $8/mo Starter: ad-supported high-usage coding plan centered on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash / GLM Flash
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