My agentic coding stack for October 2025

After wrapping my head around the constant changes in LLM subscriptions and performance, here's my new coding stack for October 2025:

Warp Pro: my go-to agentic CLI, speedy and reliable for coding and task automation. Supports most top end LLMs.

Zed Pro (using the $20 trial, then €10/month)

OpenCode for agentic CLI dev (local + cloud models, easy swapping, no lock-in)

I dropped Claude Code and did not subscribe to Codex. If this turns out to be a bad idea, I can always resubscribe again.

My main decision influences: cost control, flexibility and avoiding vendor lock-in (Claude Code's past month changes have this effect).

After spending a few months in the CLI I want to look again at working more in an IDE, hence Zed is on this list.

Note: I do not subscribe to Max plans, I combine multiple lower cost plans.