diff --git a/packages/ai/src/provider-error.ts b/packages/ai/src/provider-error.ts
index 06162f04241c..cc082c0b1e71 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/provider-error.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/provider-error.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export function classifyProviderFailure(input: ProviderFailure): AIError["reason
   const text = [input.message, body].filter((value) => value.length > 0).join("\n")
   const clientScoped = input.status === undefined || (input.status >= 400 && input.status < 500)
 
+  if (codes.includes("freeusagelimiterror")) return new QuotaExceededError({ ...details, classification: "free-tier" })
   if (
     clientScoped &&
     (codes.includes("context_length_exceeded") ||
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/schema/errors.ts b/packages/ai/src/schema/errors.ts
index 79a8f7886910..1d6cef336572 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/schema/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/schema/errors.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ export class RateLimitError extends Schema.TaggedError<RateLimitError>("AI.Error
 
 export class QuotaExceededError extends Schema.TaggedError<QuotaExceededError>("AI.Error.QuotaExceeded")(
   "QuotaExceeded",
-  ReasonFields,
+  {
+    ...ReasonFields,
+    classification: Schema.optional(Schema.Literal("free-tier")),
+  },
 ) {}
 
 export class ContentPolicyError extends Schema.TaggedError<ContentPolicyError>("AI.Error.ContentPolicy")(
diff --git a/packages/ai/test/executor.test.ts b/packages/ai/test/executor.test.ts
index 014cba9bc9e5..77253b448236 100644
--- a/packages/ai/test/executor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/test/executor.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,25 @@ const expectAIError = (error: unknown) => {
 const largeProviderMessage = `Upstream request failed: ${"validation failed; ".repeat(1_000)}`
 
 describe("RequestExecutor", () => {
+  it.effect("preserves free-tier exhaustion on HTTP 429 responses", () =>
+    Effect.gen(function* () {
+      const executor = yield* RequestExecutor.Service
+      const error = yield* executor.execute(request).pipe(Effect.flip)
+      expect(error.reason).toMatchObject({
+        _tag: "QuotaExceeded",
+        classification: "free-tier",
+        http: { status: 429, headers: { "retry-after": "60" } },
+      })
+    }).pipe(
+      Effect.provide(
+        fixedResponse(JSON.stringify({ error: { type: "FreeUsageLimitError", message: "Rate limit exceeded" } }), {
+          status: 429,
+          headers: { "content-type": "application/json", "retry-after": "60" },
+        }),
+      ),
+    ),
+  )
+
   it.effect("preserves externally captured HTTP errors without inventing response context", () =>
     Effect.sync(() => {
       const cause = new Error("upstream request failed")
diff --git a/packages/ai/test/provider-error.test.ts b/packages/ai/test/provider-error.test.ts
index f8c74cb39fe8..419d070170d6 100644
--- a/packages/ai/test/provider-error.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/test/provider-error.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@ import { isContextOverflow } from "../src/index.js"
 import { classifyProviderFailure } from "../src/provider-error.js"
 
 describe("provider error classification", () => {
+  test("distinguishes free-tier exhaustion from transient rate limits", () => {
+    const rawBody = JSON.stringify({ error: { type: "FreeUsageLimitError", message: "Rate limit exceeded" } })
+    const reason = classifyProviderFailure({ message: "Rate limit exceeded", status: 429, rawBody })
+    expect(reason).toMatchObject({ _tag: "QuotaExceeded", classification: "free-tier", body: rawBody })
+    expect(reason.message).toBe("Rate limit exceeded")
+    expect(classifyProviderFailure({ message: rawBody })).toMatchObject({
+      _tag: "QuotaExceeded",
+      classification: "free-tier",
+    })
+    expect(classifyProviderFailure({ message: "Rate limit exceeded", status: 429 })._tag).toBe("RateLimit")
+    expect(classifyProviderFailure({ message: "FreeUsageLimitError", status: 429 })._tag).toBe("RateLimit")
+  })
+
   test("classifies provider token limit messages as context overflow", () => {
     const messages = [
       "tokens in request more than max tokens allowed",
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/session/free-usage-limit.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/session/free-usage-limit.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0f4542ee1ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/session/free-usage-limit.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { expect, test, type Page } from "@playwright/test"
+import { session, sessionID, setupTimeline } from "../performance/timeline-stability/fixture"
+
+test.use({ serviceWorkers: "block" })
+
+const title = "Free limit reached"
+const preference = "opencode.global.dat:go-upsell"
+const message = "Free usage exceeded, subscribe to Go: https://opencode.ai/go"
+
+async function fail(
+  page: Page,
+  timeline: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof setupTimeline>>,
+  sequence: number,
+  input: { sessionID?: string; type?: string } = {},
+) {
+  const error = { type: input.type ?? "provider.free-tier-limit", message: `${message} (${sequence})` }
+  const id = input.sessionID ?? sessionID
+  // Execution failures are server-wide events and deliberately have no location.
+  await timeline.send({
+    id: `evt_free_limit_${sequence}`,
+    created: Date.now(),
+    type: "session.execution.failed",
+    durable: { aggregateID: id, seq: sequence, version: 1 },
+    data: { sessionID: id, error },
+  })
+  await expect
+    .poll(() =>
+      page.evaluate(
+        (message) =>
+          Object.keys(localStorage)
+            .filter((key) => key.includes("notification"))
+            .some((key) =>
+              JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(key) ?? "{}").list?.some(
+                (notification: { error?: { message?: string } }) => notification.error?.message === message,
+              ),
+            ),
+        error.message,
+      ),
+    )
+    .toBe(true)
+}
+
+test("free limit opens only for the current session and continues to Go connection", async ({
+  page,
+  context,
+}, info) => {
+  const other = "ses_free_limit_other"
+  const timeline = await setupTimeline(page, { sessions: [session(), session({ id: other })], reducedMotion: true })
+  await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Prompt", exact: true })).toBeEditable()
+  const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: title })
+
+  await fail(page, timeline, 1, { sessionID: other })
+  await expect(dialog).toHaveCount(0)
+  await fail(page, timeline, 2, { type: "provider.error" })
+  await expect(dialog).toHaveCount(0)
+  await fail(page, timeline, 3)
+  await expect(dialog).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(dialog).toContainText(
+    "Subscribe to OpenCode Go for reliable access to the best open-source models, starting at $5/month.",
+  )
+  await expect(dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Subscribe", exact: true })).toBeEnabled()
+  await page.screenshot({ path: info.outputPath("free-limit-go.png") })
+  await info.attach("free-limit-go", { path: info.outputPath("free-limit-go.png"), contentType: "image/png" })
+
+  await fail(page, timeline, 4)
+  await expect(page.getByRole("dialog")).toHaveCount(1)
+  await context.route("https://opencode.ai/go", (route) => route.fulfill({ body: "Go signup destination" }))
+  const popup = context.waitForEvent("page")
+  await dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Subscribe", exact: true }).click()
+  const signup = await popup
+  await expect(signup).toHaveURL("https://opencode.ai/go")
+  await signup.close()
+  const connection = page.getByRole("dialog")
+  await expect(connection.getByRole("textbox", { name: "API key" })).toBeEditable()
+  await expect(connection).toContainText("opencode-go")
+  await page.keyboard.press("Escape")
+  await expect(connection).toHaveCount(0)
+  await fail(page, timeline, 5)
+  await expect(dialog).toHaveCount(0)
+})
+
+test("free limit respects the existing 24-hour suppression window", async ({ page }) => {
+  const now = Date.now()
+  await page.clock.setFixedTime(now)
+  await page.addInitScript(
+    ({ preference, now }) => {
+      localStorage.setItem(preference, JSON.stringify({ go_upsell_last_seen_at: now - 23 * 60 * 60 * 1000 }))
+    },
+    { preference, now },
+  )
+  const timeline = await setupTimeline(page)
+  await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Prompt", exact: true })).toBeEditable()
+  await fail(page, timeline, 1)
+  await expect(page.getByRole("dialog")).toHaveCount(0)
+  await page.clock.setFixedTime(now + 2 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
+  await fail(page, timeline, 2)
+  await expect(page.getByRole("dialog", { name: title })).toBeVisible()
+})
+
+test("do not show again persists beyond the free limit suppression window", async ({ page }) => {
+  const timeline = await setupTimeline(page)
+  await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Prompt", exact: true })).toBeEditable()
+  const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: title })
+  await fail(page, timeline, 1)
+  await dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Don't show again" }).click()
+  await expect(dialog).toHaveCount(0)
+  await expect
+    .poll(() => page.evaluate((key) => JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(key) ?? "{}").go_upsell_dont_show, preference))
+    .toBeGreaterThan(0)
+  await page.clock.setFixedTime(Date.now() + 25 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
+  await fail(page, timeline, 2)
+  await expect(page.getByRole("dialog")).toHaveCount(0)
+})
+
+test("free limit uses localized copy on mobile", async ({ page }, info) => {
+  const timeline = await setupTimeline(page, {
+    viewport: { width: 390, height: 844 },
+    locale: "de",
+    reducedMotion: true,
+  })
+  await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Prompt", exact: true })).toBeEditable()
+  await fail(page, timeline, 1)
+  const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Kostenloses Limit erreicht" })
+  await expect(dialog).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(dialog.getByRole("button", { name: "Abonnieren", exact: true })).toBeInViewport()
+  await page.screenshot({ path: info.outputPath("free-limit-go-mobile.png") })
+  await info.attach("free-limit-go-mobile", {
+    path: info.outputPath("free-limit-go-mobile.png"),
+    contentType: "image/png",
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/app/src/session/usage-exceeded-dialogs.tsx b/packages/app/src/session/usage-exceeded-dialogs.tsx
index 7b29a5c16f37..5c5ff889fbc2 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/session/usage-exceeded-dialogs.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/session/usage-exceeded-dialogs.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useWorkspaceLocation } from "@/workspaces/location"
+import { useServerSDK } from "@/runtime/server/client"
 import { Persist, persisted } from "@/runtime/persistence/storage"
 import type { SessionStatus } from "@opencode-ai/client/promise"
 import { onCleanup } from "solid-js"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ function goUpsellKeys(status: SessionStatus) {
 
 export function useUsageExceededDialogs() {
   const sdk = useWorkspaceLocation()
+  const serverSDK = useServerSDK()
   const dialog = useDialog()
   const { params } = useSessionLayout()
   const { t, locale } = useI18n()
@@ -54,6 +56,41 @@ export function useUsageExceededDialogs() {
     [GO_UPSELL_ACCOUNT_RATE_LIMIT_DONT_SHOW]: null,
   })
 
+  const showFreeTier = () => {
+    if (dialog.active) return
+    const seen = goUpsellState[GO_UPSELL_FREE_TIER_LAST_SEEN_AT]
+    if (seen && Date.now() - seen < GO_UPSELL_WINDOW) return
+    if (goUpsellState[GO_UPSELL_FREE_TIER_DONT_SHOW]) return
+
+    void dialog.show(() => (
+      <DialogUsageExceeded
+        title={t("dialog.usageExceeded.freeTier.title")}
+        description={t("dialog.usageExceeded.freeTier.description")}
+        actionLabel={t("dialog.usageExceeded.freeTier.actionLabel")}
+        link="https://opencode.ai/go"
+        onClose={(dontShowAgain) => {
+          setGoUpsellState(GO_UPSELL_FREE_TIER_LAST_SEEN_AT, Date.now())
+          if (dontShowAgain) setGoUpsellState(GO_UPSELL_FREE_TIER_DONT_SHOW, Date.now())
+          else {
+            void import("@/providers/connect/dialog").then((x) => {
+              const controller = x.useProviderConnectController()
+              controller.select("opencode-go")
+              void dialog.show(() => <x.DialogConnectProvider controller={controller} />)
+            })
+          }
+        }}
+      />
+    ))
+  }
+
+  onCleanup(
+    serverSDK.event.on("session.execution.failed", (evt) => {
+      if (evt.data.sessionID !== params.id) return
+      if (typeof evt.data.error === "string" || evt.data.error.type !== "provider.free-tier-limit") return
+      showFreeTier()
+    }),
+  )
+
   onCleanup(
     sdk().event.on("session.status", (evt) => {
       if (evt.data.sessionID !== params.id) return
@@ -64,32 +101,13 @@ export function useUsageExceededDialogs() {
 
       const keys = goUpsellKeys(evt.data.status)
       if (!keys) return
+      if (action.reason === "free_tier_limit") return showFreeTier()
 
       const seen = goUpsellState[keys.lastSeenAt]
       if (seen && Date.now() - seen < GO_UPSELL_WINDOW) return
       if (goUpsellState[keys.dontShow]) return
 
-      if (action.reason === "free_tier_limit") {
-        dialog.show(() => (
-          <DialogUsageExceeded
-            title={isEnglish() ? action.title : t("dialog.usageExceeded.freeTier.title")}
-            description={isEnglish() ? action.message : t("dialog.usageExceeded.freeTier.description")}
-            actionLabel={isEnglish() ? action.label : t("dialog.usageExceeded.freeTier.actionLabel")}
-            link={action.link}
-            onClose={(dontShowAgain) => {
-              setGoUpsellState(keys.lastSeenAt, Date.now())
-              if (dontShowAgain) setGoUpsellState(keys.dontShow, Date.now())
-              else {
-                void import("@/providers/connect/dialog").then((x) => {
-                  const controller = x.useProviderConnectController()
-                  controller.select("opencode-go")
-                  void dialog.show(() => <x.DialogConnectProvider controller={controller} />)
-                })
-              }
-            }}
-          />
-        ))
-      } else if (action.reason === "account_rate_limit") {
+      if (action.reason === "account_rate_limit") {
         dialog.show(() => (
           <DialogUsageExceeded
             title={isEnglish() ? action.title : t("dialog.usageExceeded.accountRateLimit.title")}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/session/runner/retry.ts b/packages/core/src/session/runner/retry.ts
index 88002291936e..9f55c09b7abd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/session/runner/retry.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/session/runner/retry.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export interface Decision {
 }
 
 export function isRetryable(error: AIError) {
+  if (error.reason._tag === "QuotaExceeded" && error.reason.classification === "free-tier") return false
   const override = error.reason.http?.headers["x-should-retry"]
   if (override === "true") return true
   if (override === "false") return false
diff --git a/packages/core/src/session/to-session-error.ts b/packages/core/src/session/to-session-error.ts
index d731a959c9a2..f5829027849d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/session/to-session-error.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/session/to-session-error.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ export function toSessionError(cause: unknown): SessionError.Error {
       case "Authentication":
         return providerError("provider.auth", cause.reason)
       case "QuotaExceeded":
+        if (cause.reason.classification === "free-tier")
+          return providerError(
+            "provider.free-tier-limit",
+            cause.reason,
+            "Free usage exceeded, subscribe to Go: https://opencode.ai/go",
+          )
         return providerError("provider.quota", cause.reason)
       case "ContentPolicy":
         return providerError("provider.content-filter", cause.reason)
@@ -58,7 +64,7 @@ export function toSessionError(cause: unknown): SessionError.Error {
   return { type: "unknown", message: cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : String(cause) }
 }
 
-function providerError(type: string, reason: AIError["reason"]): SessionError.Error {
+function providerError(type: string, reason: AIError["reason"], message = reason.message): SessionError.Error {
   const status = reason.http?.status
-  return { type, message: reason.message, ...(status === undefined ? {} : { status }) }
+  return { type, message, ...(status === undefined ? {} : { status }) }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/aisdk.test.ts b/packages/core/test/aisdk.test.ts
index c59e4e7e8a64..59badcfd9e80 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/aisdk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/aisdk.test.ts
@@ -901,6 +901,28 @@ it.effect("preserves complete HTTP context on AI SDK call errors", () =>
   }),
 )
 
+it.effect("stops retrying free-tier limits from AI SDK providers", () =>
+  Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const error = yield* streamFailure(
+      apiCallError({
+        message: "Rate limit exceeded",
+        statusCode: 429,
+        responseHeaders: { "retry-after": "60" },
+        responseBody: JSON.stringify({
+          type: "error",
+          error: { type: "FreeUsageLimitError", message: "Rate limit exceeded" },
+        }),
+      }),
+    )
+    expect(SessionRunnerRetry.isRetryable(error)).toBeFalse()
+    expect(toSessionError(error)).toEqual({
+      type: "provider.free-tier-limit",
+      message: "Free usage exceeded, subscribe to Go: https://opencode.ai/go",
+      status: 429,
+    })
+  }),
+)
+
 it.effect("classifies retryable AI SDK failures with retry-after details", () =>
   Effect.gen(function* () {
     const error = yield* streamFailure(
diff --git a/packages/core/test/session-error.test.ts b/packages/core/test/session-error.test.ts
index 4836feb2d2a9..59700619cc3b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/session-error.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/session-error.test.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,33 @@ import { Provider } from "@opencode-ai/core/provider"
 import { Tool } from "@opencode-ai/schema/tool"
 import { toSessionError } from "@opencode-ai/core/session/to-session-error"
 import { SessionRunnerRetry } from "@opencode-ai/core/session/runner/retry"
+import { classifyProviderFailure } from "@opencode-ai/ai/provider-error"
 
 const llm = (reason: AIError["reason"]) => new AIError({ reason })
 
 describe("toSessionError", () => {
+  test("stops retrying free-tier limits and prompts for OpenCode Go", () => {
+    const error = llm(
+      classifyProviderFailure({
+        message: "Rate limit exceeded",
+        status: 429,
+        rawBody: JSON.stringify({ error: { type: "FreeUsageLimitError", message: "Rate limit exceeded" } }),
+        http: new HttpContext({
+          url: "https://opencode.ai/zen/v1/chat/completions",
+          status: 429,
+          headers: { "retry-after": "60" },
+        }),
+      }),
+    )
+
+    expect(SessionRunnerRetry.isRetryable(error)).toBe(false)
+    expect(toSessionError(error)).toEqual({
+      type: "provider.free-tier-limit",
+      message: "Free usage exceeded, subscribe to Go: https://opencode.ai/go",
+      status: 429,
+    })
+  })
+
   test("maps every AI error reason to the open wire type", () => {
     expect(toSessionError(llm(new RateLimitError({ message: "rate", retryAfterMs: 123 })))).toEqual({
       type: "provider.rate-limit",
@@ -225,5 +248,16 @@ describe("toSessionError", () => {
         llm(new InvalidRequestError({ message: "retry", http: http({ "x-should-retry": "true" }) })),
       ),
     ).toBeTrue()
+    expect(
+      SessionRunnerRetry.isRetryable(
+        llm(
+          new QuotaExceededError({
+            message: "Free limit reached",
+            classification: "free-tier",
+            http: http({ "x-should-retry": "true" }),
+          }),
+        ),
+      ),
+    ).toBeFalse()
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/core/test/session-runner.test.ts b/packages/core/test/session-runner.test.ts
index 3a6486655a13..cde4f2356cb7 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/session-runner.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/session-runner.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { OpenAIChat } from "@opencode-ai/ai/protocols/openai-chat"
 import { AnthropicMessages, OpenAIResponses } from "@opencode-ai/ai/protocols"
 import { compileRequest } from "@opencode-ai/ai/route/client"
 import { TestLLM } from "@opencode-ai/ai/testing"
+import { classifyProviderFailure } from "@opencode-ai/ai/provider-error"
 import { Catalog } from "@opencode-ai/core/catalog"
 import { Database } from "@opencode-ai/core/database/database"
 import { makeLocationNode } from "@opencode-ai/util/effect/app-node"
@@ -4355,6 +4356,38 @@ describe("SessionRunnerLLM", () => {
     ])
   })
 
+  scenario("settles free-tier limits once with a Go signup prompt", function* (s) {
+    const failure = new AIError({
+      reason: classifyProviderFailure({
+        message: "Rate limit exceeded",
+        status: 429,
+        rawBody: JSON.stringify({ error: { type: "FreeUsageLimitError", message: "Rate limit exceeded" } }),
+        retryAfterMs: 60_000,
+      }),
+    })
+    yield* s.llm.push(Stream.fail(failure))
+
+    expect(yield* s.runPrompt("Use the free model").pipe(Effect.flip)).toBe(failure)
+    expect(s.requests).toHaveLength(1)
+    const events = yield* recordedEventTypes(sessionID)
+    expect(events).not.toContain("session.retry.scheduled.1")
+    expect(events.filter((type) => type === "session.step.failed.1")).toHaveLength(1)
+    yield* replaySessionProjection(sessionID)
+    expect(yield* s.context).toMatchObject([
+      Expected.user("Use the free model"),
+      Expected.assistant(
+        {
+          finish: "error",
+          error: {
+            type: "provider.free-tier-limit",
+            message: "Free usage exceeded, subscribe to Go: https://opencode.ai/go",
+          },
+        },
+        [],
+      ),
+    ])
+  })
+
   scenario("bounds jittered exponential backoff for eligible pre-output failures", function* (s) {
     yield* s.admit("Retry transport")
     yield* s.llm.push(Stream.fail(providerUnavailable()))
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/bg-pulse-render.ts b/packages/tui/src/component/bg-pulse-render.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9cf0f7946ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/bg-pulse-render.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,419 @@
+import { OptimizedBuffer, RGBA, TextAttributes } from "@opentui/core"
+import { go } from "../logo"
+
+const PERIOD = 4600
+const RINGS = 3
+const WIDTH = 3.8
+const TAIL = 9.5
+const AMP = 0.55
+const TAIL_AMP = 0.16
+const BREATH_AMP = 0.05
+const BREATH_SPEED = 0.0008
+// Offset so the bg ring emits from the estimated GO center when the logo shimmer peaks.
+const PHASE_OFFSET = 0.29
+const LOGO_GAP = 1
+const LOGO_TOP_BIAS = -1
+const LOGO_LEFT_WIDTH = go.left[0]?.length ?? 0
+const LOGO_LINES = go.left.map((line, index) => line + " ".repeat(LOGO_GAP) + go.right[index])
+const LOGO_WIDTH = LOGO_LINES[0]?.length ?? 0
+const LOGO_HEIGHT = LOGO_LINES.length
+const SPACE = " ".codePointAt(0)!
+const TOP_HALF = "▀".codePointAt(0)!
+const FULL_BLOCK = "█".codePointAt(0)!
+const RING_SCALE = 1 / RINGS
+const TAIL_SCALE = 1 / TAIL
+const LOGO_REACH = Math.hypot(LOGO_WIDTH, LOGO_HEIGHT * 2) + 3
+
+const enum LogoCellKind {
+  Background,
+  Top,
+  ShadowTop,
+  Solid,
+  Char,
+}
+
+type LogoTemplateCell = {
+  x: number
+  y: number
+  kind: LogoCellKind
+  charCode: number
+  attributes: number
+  topDist: number
+  bottomDist: number
+}
+
+const LOGO_TEMPLATE: LogoTemplateCell[] = LOGO_LINES.flatMap((line, y) =>
+  Array.from(line)
+    .map((char, x) => {
+      if (char === " ") return undefined
+      const kind =
+        char === "_"
+          ? LogoCellKind.Background
+          : char === "^"
+            ? LogoCellKind.Top
+            : char === "~"
+              ? LogoCellKind.ShadowTop
+              : char === "█"
+                ? LogoCellKind.Solid
+                : LogoCellKind.Char
+      return {
+        x,
+        y,
+        kind,
+        charCode: char.codePointAt(0) ?? SPACE,
+        attributes: x > LOGO_LEFT_WIDTH ? TextAttributes.BOLD : 0,
+        topDist: Math.hypot(x + 0.5 - LOGO_WIDTH / 2, y * 2 - LOGO_HEIGHT),
+        bottomDist: Math.hypot(x + 0.5 - LOGO_WIDTH / 2, y * 2 + 1 - LOGO_HEIGHT),
+      }
+    })
+    .filter((cell): cell is LogoTemplateCell => !!cell),
+)
+
+export type Rgb = [number, number, number]
+
+export type GoUpsellArtRenderOptions = {
+  deltaTime?: number
+  rgb?: boolean
+  cache?: boolean
+}
+
+const CACHE_FRAME_COUNT = Math.round(PERIOD / (1000 / 30))
+
+export function toRgb(color: RGBA): Rgb {
+  const [r, g, b] = color.toInts()
+  return [r, g, b]
+}
+
+function clamp(n: number) {
+  return Math.max(0, Math.min(1, n))
+}
+
+function writeRgb(buffer: Uint16Array, offset: number, r: number, g: number, b: number, a = 255) {
+  buffer[offset] = r
+  buffer[offset + 1] = g
+  buffer[offset + 2] = b
+  buffer[offset + 3] = a
+}
+
+function mixChannel(base: number, overlay: number, alpha: number) {
+  return Math.round(base + (overlay - base) * clamp(alpha))
+}
+
+function writeLogoTint(
+  buffer: Uint16Array,
+  offset: number,
+  base: Rgb,
+  primary: Rgb,
+  primaryMix: number,
+  peakMix: number,
+) {
+  const p = clamp(primaryMix)
+  const q = clamp(peakMix)
+  const r = mixChannel(mixChannel(base[0], primary[0], p), 255, q)
+  const g = mixChannel(mixChannel(base[1], primary[1], p), 255, q)
+  const b = mixChannel(mixChannel(base[2], primary[2], p), 255, q)
+  writeRgb(buffer, offset, r, g, b)
+}
+
+function sameRgb(a: Rgb, b: Rgb) {
+  return a[0] === b[0] && a[1] === b[1] && a[2] === b[2]
+}
+
+export class GoUpsellArtPainter {
+  private panelRgb: Rgb = [0, 0, 0]
+  private primaryRgb: Rgb = [255, 255, 255]
+  private logoBaseRgb: Rgb = [180, 180, 180]
+  private elapsed = 0
+  private distances = new Float32Array(0)
+  private edgeFalloff = new Float32Array(0)
+  private geometryWidth = 0
+  private geometryHeight = 0
+  private reach = 1
+  private logoX = 0
+  private logoY = 0
+  private logoIndexes = new Int32Array(0)
+  private logoRgb: boolean | undefined
+  private pulsePeak = 0
+  private pulsePrimary = 0
+  private frameCache: Array<{ fg: Uint16Array; bg: Uint16Array }> = []
+  private paintedPhase: number | undefined
+
+  setBackgroundPanel(value: RGBA | Rgb | undefined) {
+    if (!value) return false
+    const next = value instanceof RGBA ? toRgb(value) : value
+    if (sameRgb(this.panelRgb, next)) return false
+    this.panelRgb = next
+    this.invalidateCache()
+    return true
+  }
+
+  setLogoBase(value: RGBA | Rgb | undefined) {
+    if (!value) return false
+    const next = value instanceof RGBA ? toRgb(value) : value
+    if (sameRgb(this.logoBaseRgb, next)) return false
+    this.logoBaseRgb = next
+    this.invalidateCache()
+    return true
+  }
+
+  setPrimary(value: RGBA | Rgb | undefined) {
+    if (!value) return false
+    const next = value instanceof RGBA ? toRgb(value) : value
+    if (sameRgb(this.primaryRgb, next)) return false
+    this.primaryRgb = next
+    this.invalidateCache()
+    return true
+  }
+
+  render(frameBuffer: OptimizedBuffer, options: GoUpsellArtRenderOptions = {}) {
+    const rgb = options.rgb === true
+    this.elapsed = (this.elapsed + (options.deltaTime ?? 0)) % PERIOD
+    this.rebuildGeometry(frameBuffer, rgb)
+    if (options.cache !== false) {
+      this.drawCached(frameBuffer, rgb)
+      return
+    }
+    this.paintedPhase = undefined
+    this.drawBackground(frameBuffer, this.elapsed)
+    this.drawLogo(frameBuffer, this.elapsed, rgb)
+  }
+
+  private invalidateCache() {
+    this.paintedPhase = undefined
+    this.frameCache = []
+  }
+
+  private rebuildGeometry(frameBuffer: OptimizedBuffer, rgb: boolean) {
+    const width = frameBuffer.width
+    const height = frameBuffer.height
+    const geometryChanged = width !== this.geometryWidth || height !== this.geometryHeight
+    const logoTemplateChanged = this.logoRgb !== rgb
+    if (!geometryChanged && !logoTemplateChanged) return
+
+    if (geometryChanged) {
+      this.geometryWidth = width
+      this.geometryHeight = height
+      this.logoX = Math.max(0, Math.floor((width - LOGO_WIDTH) / 2))
+      this.logoY = Math.max(
+        0,
+        Math.min(Math.max(0, height - LOGO_HEIGHT), Math.round((height - LOGO_HEIGHT) / 2) + LOGO_TOP_BIAS),
+      )
+
+      const centerX = this.logoX + LOGO_WIDTH / 2
+      const centerY = this.logoY + LOGO_HEIGHT / 2
+      this.reach = Math.hypot(Math.max(centerX, width - centerX), Math.max(centerY, height - centerY) * 2) + TAIL
+      this.distances = new Float32Array(width * height)
+      this.edgeFalloff = new Float32Array(width * height)
+
+      for (let y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+        for (let x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+          const index = y * width + x
+          const dist = Math.hypot(x + 0.5 - centerX, (y + 0.5 - centerY) * 2)
+          this.distances[index] = dist
+          this.edgeFalloff[index] = Math.max(0, 1 - (dist / (this.reach * 0.85)) ** 2)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.logoRgb = rgb
+    this.invalidateCache()
+    this.rebuildCellTemplate(frameBuffer, rgb)
+  }
+
+  private drawCached(frameBuffer: OptimizedBuffer, rgb: boolean) {
+    // Returning to an exact phase can land just below its boundary after floating-point addition.
+    const phase = Math.floor((this.elapsed / PERIOD) * CACHE_FRAME_COUNT + 1e-9) % CACHE_FRAME_COUNT
+    if (phase === this.paintedPhase) return
+    const frame = this.frameCache[phase]
+    if (frame) {
+      frameBuffer.buffers.fg.set(frame.fg)
+      frameBuffer.buffers.bg.set(frame.bg)
+      this.paintedPhase = phase
+      return
+    }
+    const t = (phase / CACHE_FRAME_COUNT) * PERIOD
+    this.drawBackground(frameBuffer, t)
+    this.drawLogo(frameBuffer, t, rgb)
+    this.frameCache[phase] = {
+      fg: new Uint16Array(frameBuffer.buffers.fg),
+      bg: new Uint16Array(frameBuffer.buffers.bg),
+    }
+    this.paintedPhase = phase
+  }
+
+  private rebuildCellTemplate(frameBuffer: OptimizedBuffer, rgb: boolean) {
+    const buffers = frameBuffer.buffers
+    buffers.char.fill(SPACE)
+    buffers.attributes.fill(0)
+
+    if (this.geometryWidth < LOGO_WIDTH || this.geometryHeight < LOGO_HEIGHT) {
+      this.logoIndexes = new Int32Array(0)
+      return
+    }
+
+    this.logoIndexes = new Int32Array(LOGO_TEMPLATE.length)
+    for (let i = 0; i < LOGO_TEMPLATE.length; i++) {
+      const cell = LOGO_TEMPLATE[i]
+      const index = (this.logoY + cell.y) * this.geometryWidth + this.logoX + cell.x
+      this.logoIndexes[i] = index
+      buffers.attributes[index] = cell.attributes
+      buffers.char[index] =
+        cell.kind === LogoCellKind.Background
+          ? SPACE
+          : cell.kind === LogoCellKind.Top || cell.kind === LogoCellKind.ShadowTop
+            ? TOP_HALF
+            : cell.kind === LogoCellKind.Solid
+              ? rgb
+                ? TOP_HALF
+                : FULL_BLOCK
+              : cell.charCode
+    }
+  }
+
+  private drawBackground(frameBuffer: OptimizedBuffer, t: number) {
+    const buffers = frameBuffer.buffers
+    const fg = buffers.fg
+    const bg = buffers.bg
+    const distances = this.distances
+    const edgeFalloff = this.edgeFalloff
+    const baseR = this.panelRgb[0]
+    const baseG = this.panelRgb[1]
+    const baseB = this.panelRgb[2]
+    const deltaR = this.primaryRgb[0] - baseR
+    const deltaG = this.primaryRgb[1] - baseG
+    const deltaB = this.primaryRgb[2] - baseB
+    const breath = (0.5 + 0.5 * Math.sin(t * BREATH_SPEED)) * BREATH_AMP
+
+    const phase0 = (t / PERIOD - PHASE_OFFSET + 1) % 1
+    const phase1 = (t / PERIOD + 1 / RINGS - PHASE_OFFSET + 1) % 1
+    const phase2 = (t / PERIOD + 2 / RINGS - PHASE_OFFSET + 1) % 1
+    const envelope0 = Math.sin(phase0 * Math.PI)
+    const envelope1 = Math.sin(phase1 * Math.PI)
+    const envelope2 = Math.sin(phase2 * Math.PI)
+    const eased0 = envelope0 * envelope0 * (3 - 2 * envelope0)
+    const eased1 = envelope1 * envelope1 * (3 - 2 * envelope1)
+    const eased2 = envelope2 * envelope2 * (3 - 2 * envelope2)
+    const head0 = phase0 * this.reach
+    const head1 = phase1 * this.reach
+    const head2 = phase2 * this.reach
+
+    for (let index = 0; index < distances.length; index++) {
+      const dist = distances[index]
+      const delta0 = dist - head0
+      const abs0 = delta0 < 0 ? -delta0 : delta0
+      const crest0 = abs0 < WIDTH ? 0.5 + 0.5 * Math.cos((delta0 / WIDTH) * Math.PI) : 0
+      const tail0 = delta0 < 0 && delta0 > -TAIL ? (1 + delta0 * TAIL_SCALE) ** 2.3 : 0
+
+      const delta1 = dist - head1
+      const abs1 = delta1 < 0 ? -delta1 : delta1
+      const crest1 = abs1 < WIDTH ? 0.5 + 0.5 * Math.cos((delta1 / WIDTH) * Math.PI) : 0
+      const tail1 = delta1 < 0 && delta1 > -TAIL ? (1 + delta1 * TAIL_SCALE) ** 2.3 : 0
+
+      const delta2 = dist - head2
+      const abs2 = delta2 < 0 ? -delta2 : delta2
+      const crest2 = abs2 < WIDTH ? 0.5 + 0.5 * Math.cos((delta2 / WIDTH) * Math.PI) : 0
+      const tail2 = delta2 < 0 && delta2 > -TAIL ? (1 + delta2 * TAIL_SCALE) ** 2.3 : 0
+
+      const level =
+        (crest0 * AMP + tail0 * TAIL_AMP) * eased0 +
+        (crest1 * AMP + tail1 * TAIL_AMP) * eased1 +
+        (crest2 * AMP + tail2 * TAIL_AMP) * eased2
+      const rawStrength = (level * RING_SCALE + breath) * edgeFalloff[index]
+      const strength = (rawStrength > 1 ? 1 : rawStrength) * 0.7
+      const offset = index * 4
+      const r = Math.round(baseR + deltaR * strength)
+      const g = Math.round(baseG + deltaG * strength)
+      const b = Math.round(baseB + deltaB * strength)
+      bg[offset] = fg[offset] = r
+      bg[offset + 1] = fg[offset + 1] = g
+      bg[offset + 2] = fg[offset + 2] = b
+      bg[offset + 3] = fg[offset + 3] = 255
+    }
+  }
+
+  private setLogoPulse(dist: number, head0: number, eased0: number, head1: number, eased1: number) {
+    let peak = 0.04
+    let primary = 0
+
+    const delta0 = dist - head0
+    const core0 = Math.exp(-(Math.abs(delta0 / 1.2) ** 1.8))
+    const soft0 = Math.exp(-(Math.abs(delta0 / 7) ** 1.6))
+    const tail0 = delta0 < 0 && delta0 > -7 ? (1 + delta0 / 7) ** 2.6 : 0
+    peak += core0 * 0.65 * eased0
+    primary += (soft0 * 0.16 + tail0 * 0.22) * eased0
+
+    const delta1 = dist - head1
+    const core1 = Math.exp(-(Math.abs(delta1 / 1.2) ** 1.8))
+    const soft1 = Math.exp(-(Math.abs(delta1 / 7) ** 1.6))
+    const tail1 = delta1 < 0 && delta1 > -7 ? (1 + delta1 / 7) ** 2.6 : 0
+    peak += core1 * 0.65 * eased1
+    primary += (soft1 * 0.16 + tail1 * 0.22) * eased1
+
+    this.pulsePeak = peak > 1 ? 1 : peak
+    this.pulsePrimary = primary > 1 ? 1 : primary
+  }
+
+  private drawLogo(frameBuffer: OptimizedBuffer, t: number, rgb: boolean) {
+    if (this.logoIndexes.length === 0) return
+
+    const buffers = frameBuffer.buffers
+    const fg = buffers.fg
+    const bg = buffers.bg
+    const shadow: Rgb = [
+      mixChannel(this.panelRgb[0], this.logoBaseRgb[0], 0.25),
+      mixChannel(this.panelRgb[1], this.logoBaseRgb[1], 0.25),
+      mixChannel(this.panelRgb[2], this.logoBaseRgb[2], 0.25),
+    ]
+    const phase0 = (t / PERIOD) % 1
+    const phase1 = (t / PERIOD + 0.5) % 1
+    const envelope0 = Math.sin(phase0 * Math.PI)
+    const envelope1 = Math.sin(phase1 * Math.PI)
+    const eased0 = envelope0 * envelope0 * (3 - 2 * envelope0)
+    const eased1 = envelope1 * envelope1 * (3 - 2 * envelope1)
+    const head0 = phase0 * LOGO_REACH
+    const head1 = phase1 * LOGO_REACH
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < LOGO_TEMPLATE.length; i++) {
+      const cell = LOGO_TEMPLATE[i]
+      const index = this.logoIndexes[i]
+      const offset = index * 4
+      this.setLogoPulse(cell.topDist, head0, eased0, head1, eased1)
+      const topPeak = this.pulsePeak
+      const topPrimary = this.pulsePrimary
+      this.setLogoPulse(cell.bottomDist, head0, eased0, head1, eased1)
+      const bottomPeak = this.pulsePeak
+      const bottomPrimary = this.pulsePrimary
+
+      if (cell.kind === LogoCellKind.Background) {
+        writeLogoTint(bg, offset, shadow, this.primaryRgb, 0, Math.max(topPeak, bottomPeak) * 0.18)
+        continue
+      }
+
+      if (cell.kind === LogoCellKind.Top) {
+        writeLogoTint(fg, offset, this.logoBaseRgb, this.primaryRgb, topPrimary, topPeak)
+        writeLogoTint(bg, offset, shadow, this.primaryRgb, 0, bottomPeak * 0.18)
+        continue
+      }
+
+      if (cell.kind === LogoCellKind.ShadowTop) {
+        writeLogoTint(fg, offset, shadow, this.primaryRgb, 0, topPeak * 0.18)
+        continue
+      }
+
+      if (cell.kind === LogoCellKind.Solid && rgb) {
+        writeLogoTint(fg, offset, this.logoBaseRgb, this.primaryRgb, topPrimary, topPeak)
+        writeLogoTint(bg, offset, this.logoBaseRgb, this.primaryRgb, bottomPrimary, bottomPeak)
+        continue
+      }
+
+      writeLogoTint(
+        fg,
+        offset,
+        this.logoBaseRgb,
+        this.primaryRgb,
+        (topPrimary + bottomPrimary) / 2,
+        (topPeak + bottomPeak) / 2,
+      )
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/bg-pulse.tsx b/packages/tui/src/component/bg-pulse.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e2c625e676b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/bg-pulse.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import {
+  FrameBufferRenderable,
+  RGBA,
+  SystemClock,
+  type OptimizedBuffer,
+  type RenderContext,
+  type Renderable,
+  type RenderableOptions,
+  type TimerHandle,
+} from "@opentui/core"
+import { extend } from "@opentui/solid"
+import { useConfig } from "../config"
+import { GoUpsellArtPainter } from "./bg-pulse-render"
+
+type GoUpsellArtOptions = RenderableOptions<FrameBufferRenderable> & {
+  backgroundPanel?: RGBA
+  primary?: RGBA
+  logoBase?: RGBA
+  animated?: boolean
+}
+
+class GoUpsellArtRenderable extends FrameBufferRenderable {
+  private painter = new GoUpsellArtPainter()
+  private clock = new SystemClock()
+  private timer: TimerHandle | undefined
+  private deltaTime = 0
+
+  constructor(ctx: RenderContext, options: GoUpsellArtOptions = {}) {
+    const width = typeof options.width === "number" ? options.width : 1
+    const height = typeof options.height === "number" ? options.height : 1
+    super(ctx, {
+      ...options,
+      width,
+      height,
+      live: false,
+      respectAlpha: false,
+    })
+
+    if (options.width !== undefined && typeof options.width !== "number") this.width = options.width
+    if (options.height !== undefined && typeof options.height !== "number") this.height = options.height
+    this.painter.setBackgroundPanel(options.backgroundPanel)
+    this.painter.setPrimary(options.primary)
+    this.painter.setLogoBase(options.logoBase)
+    this.animated = options.animated ?? false
+  }
+
+  set backgroundPanel(value: RGBA | undefined) {
+    if (this.painter.setBackgroundPanel(value)) this.requestRender()
+  }
+
+  set logoBase(value: RGBA | undefined) {
+    if (this.painter.setLogoBase(value)) this.requestRender()
+  }
+
+  set primary(value: RGBA | undefined) {
+    if (this.painter.setPrimary(value)) this.requestRender()
+  }
+
+  set animated(value: boolean) {
+    if (this.timer !== undefined) this.clock.clearInterval(this.timer)
+    this.timer = undefined
+    this.deltaTime = 0
+    if (!value) return
+
+    // Unrelated renderer frames must not advance the animation's clock.
+    let previous = this.clock.now()
+    this.timer = this.clock.setInterval(() => {
+      const now = this.clock.now()
+      const deltaTime = now - previous
+      previous = now
+      if (!this.visible || this.isDestroyed) return
+      for (let node: Renderable | null = this.parent; node; node = node.parent) {
+        if (!node.visible || node.isDestroyed) return
+      }
+      this.deltaTime += deltaTime
+      this.requestRender()
+    }, 1000 / 30)
+  }
+
+  protected override renderSelf(buffer: OptimizedBuffer): void {
+    if (!this.visible || this.isDestroyed) return
+
+    this.painter.render(this.frameBuffer, {
+      deltaTime: this.deltaTime,
+      rgb: this._ctx.capabilities?.rgb === true,
+    })
+    this.deltaTime = 0
+    super.renderSelf(buffer)
+  }
+
+  protected override destroySelf(): void {
+    this.animated = false
+    super.destroySelf()
+  }
+}
+
+declare module "@opentui/solid" {
+  interface OpenTUIComponents {
+    go_upsell_art: typeof GoUpsellArtRenderable
+  }
+}
+
+extend({ go_upsell_art: GoUpsellArtRenderable })
+
+export function BgPulse(props: { backgroundPanel: RGBA; primary: RGBA; logoBase: RGBA }) {
+  const config = useConfig().data
+
+  return (
+    <go_upsell_art
+      width="100%"
+      height="100%"
+      backgroundPanel={props.backgroundPanel}
+      primary={props.primary}
+      logoBase={props.logoBase}
+      animated={config.animations ?? true}
+    />
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-go.tsx b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-go.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..21e7c89d2f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-go.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { RGBA, TextAttributes } from "@opentui/core"
+import { createMemo, For } from "solid-js"
+import { createStore } from "solid-js/store"
+import { Keymap } from "../context/keymap"
+import { useTheme } from "../context/theme"
+import { tint } from "../theme/color"
+import { useDialog } from "../ui/dialog"
+import { Link } from "../ui/link"
+import { BgPulse } from "./bg-pulse"
+
+export function DialogGo(props: { onSubscribe: () => void; onDismiss: () => void }) {
+  const dialog = useDialog()
+  const theme = useTheme("elevated")
+  const [store, setStore] = createStore({ selected: "subscribe" as "dismiss" | "subscribe" })
+  const textBg = createMemo(() => {
+    const color = theme.background.default.toInts()
+    return RGBA.fromInts(color[0], color[1], color[2], 186)
+  })
+  const select = (key: "dismiss" | "subscribe") => {
+    if (key === "subscribe") props.onSubscribe()
+    if (key === "dismiss") props.onDismiss()
+    dialog.clear()
+  }
+
+  Keymap.createLayer(() => ({
+    mode: "modal",
+    commands: [
+      {
+        bind: "left,right,tab,shift+tab",
+        title: "Switch Go signup option",
+        group: "Dialog",
+        run: () => setStore("selected", store.selected === "subscribe" ? "dismiss" : "subscribe"),
+      },
+      { bind: "return", title: "Confirm Go signup option", group: "Dialog", run: () => select(store.selected) },
+    ],
+  }))
+
+  return (
+    <box>
+      <box position="absolute" top={-1} left={0} right={0} bottom={0} zIndex={0}>
+        <BgPulse
+          backgroundPanel={theme.background.default}
+          primary={theme.background.action.primary.focused}
+          logoBase={tint(theme.background.default, theme.text.default, 0.62)}
+        />
+      </box>
+      <box zIndex={1} paddingLeft={3} paddingRight={3} paddingBottom={1} gap={1}>
+        <box flexDirection="row" justifyContent="space-between">
+          <text attributes={TextAttributes.BOLD} fg={theme.text.default} bg={textBg()}>
+            Free limit reached
+          </text>
+          <text fg={theme.text.subdued} bg={textBg()} onMouseUp={() => dialog.clear()}>
+            esc
+          </text>
+        </box>
+        <text fg={theme.text.subdued} bg={textBg()}>
+          Subscribe to OpenCode Go for reliable access to the best open-source models, starting at $5/month.
+        </text>
+        <box alignItems="center" justifyContent="flex-end" height={7} paddingBottom={1}>
+          <Link
+            href="https://opencode.ai/go"
+            fg={theme.background.action.primary.focused}
+            bg={textBg()}
+            wrapMode="none"
+          />
+        </box>
+        <box flexDirection="row" justifyContent="space-between">
+          <For each={["dismiss", "subscribe"] as const}>
+            {(key) => (
+              <box
+                paddingLeft={2}
+                paddingRight={2}
+                backgroundColor={store.selected === key ? theme.background.action.primary.focused : undefined}
+                onMouseOver={() => setStore("selected", key)}
+                onMouseUp={() => select(key)}
+              >
+                <text
+                  fg={store.selected === key ? theme.text.action.primary.focused : theme.text.subdued}
+                  bg={store.selected === key ? undefined : textBg()}
+                  attributes={store.selected === key ? TextAttributes.BOLD : undefined}
+                >
+                  {key === "subscribe" ? "Subscribe" : "Don't show again"}
+                </text>
+              </box>
+            )}
+          </For>
+        </box>
+      </box>
+    </box>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/routes/session/go-upsell.tsx b/packages/tui/src/routes/session/go-upsell.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6213d6e6844d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/routes/session/go-upsell.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { onCleanup, type Accessor } from "solid-js"
+import open from "open"
+import { useData } from "../../context/data"
+import { useStorage } from "../../context/storage"
+import { useDialog } from "../../ui/dialog"
+import { DialogGo } from "../../component/dialog-go"
+import { useToast } from "../../ui/toast"
+
+export function useGoUpsell(sessionID: Accessor<string>) {
+  const data = useData()
+  const dialog = useDialog()
+  const toast = useToast()
+  const [state, update] = useStorage().store("go-upsell", {
+    initial: { lastSeenAt: 0, dontShowAgain: false },
+  })
+
+  onCleanup(
+    data.on("session.execution.failed", (event) => {
+      if (event.data.sessionID !== sessionID()) return
+      if (event.data.error.type !== "provider.free-tier-limit") return
+      if (dialog.stack.length > 0 || state.dontShowAgain) return
+      if (state.lastSeenAt && Date.now() - state.lastSeenAt < 86_400_000) return
+
+      let dontShowAgain = false
+      dialog.replace(
+        () => (
+          <DialogGo
+            onSubscribe={() => void open("https://opencode.ai/go").catch(toast.error)}
+            onDismiss={() => {
+              dontShowAgain = true
+            }}
+          />
+        ),
+        () => {
+          void update((draft) => {
+            draft.lastSeenAt = Date.now()
+            if (dontShowAgain) draft.dontShowAgain = true
+          }).catch(toast.error)
+        },
+      )
+    }),
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/routes/session/index.tsx b/packages/tui/src/routes/session/index.tsx
index 7ecc44ce0bd6..1d5b4fbe886a 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/routes/session/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/routes/session/index.tsx
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ import { SessionLocationMissing } from "./location-missing"
 import { isRecord } from "../../util/record"
 import { createHistoryPrepend } from "./history"
 import { useSessionTerminals } from "../../context/session-terminals"
+import { useGoUpsell } from "./go-upsell"
 
 addDefaultParsers(parsers.parsers)
 
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ export function Session(props: {
     await writeFile(file, content)
   }
   const route = useRouteData("session")
+  useGoUpsell(() => route.sessionID)
   const sessionID = route.sessionID
   const { navigate } = useRoute()
   const data = useData()
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/component/bg-pulse-render.test.ts b/packages/tui/test/component/bg-pulse-render.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6391675c4b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/test/component/bg-pulse-render.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+import { OptimizedBuffer, RGBA } from "@opentui/core"
+import { afterEach, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { GoUpsellArtPainter } from "../../src/component/bg-pulse-render"
+
+const buffers: OptimizedBuffer[] = []
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  buffers.splice(0).forEach((buffer) => buffer.destroy())
+})
+
+function buffer(width = 40, height = 12) {
+  const result = OptimizedBuffer.create(width, height, "unicode", { respectAlpha: false })
+  buffers.push(result)
+  return result
+}
+
+function painter() {
+  const result = new GoUpsellArtPainter()
+  result.setBackgroundPanel(RGBA.fromHex("#161616"))
+  result.setPrimary(RGBA.fromHex("#f5a742"))
+  result.setLogoBase(RGBA.fromHex("#b0b0b0"))
+  return result
+}
+
+function snapshot(buffer: OptimizedBuffer) {
+  return {
+    char: buffer.buffers.char.slice(),
+    attributes: buffer.buffers.attributes.slice(),
+    fg: buffer.buffers.fg.slice(),
+    bg: buffer.buffers.bg.slice(),
+  }
+}
+
+test("pulse changes colors across frames without changing the logo cells", () => {
+  const art = painter()
+  const frame = buffer()
+  art.render(frame, { rgb: true, cache: false })
+  const first = snapshot(frame)
+  art.render(frame, { rgb: true, cache: false, deltaTime: 1150 })
+  const next = snapshot(frame)
+
+  expect(next.char).toEqual(first.char)
+  expect(next.attributes).toEqual(first.attributes)
+  expect(next.fg).not.toEqual(first.fg)
+  expect(next.bg).not.toEqual(first.bg)
+  expect(next.char.some((char) => char !== 32)).toBeTrue()
+
+  art.render(frame, { rgb: true, cache: false })
+  expect(snapshot(frame)).toEqual(next)
+})
+
+test.each([false, true])("all 138 cold and warm phases match uncached frames with rgb=%s", (rgb) => {
+  const cached = painter()
+  const frame = buffer()
+  const expected = buffer()
+  let previous = 0
+  for (let cycle = 0; cycle < 2; cycle++) {
+    for (let phase = 0; phase < 138; phase++) {
+      const time = cycle * 4600 + (phase / 138) * 4600
+      cached.render(frame, { rgb, deltaTime: time - previous })
+      painter().render(expected, { rgb, deltaTime: (phase / 138) * 4600, cache: false })
+      expect(snapshot(frame)).toEqual(snapshot(expected))
+      cached.render(frame, { rgb, deltaTime: 2300 })
+      cached.render(frame, { rgb, deltaTime: 2300 })
+      expect(snapshot(frame)).toEqual(snapshot(expected))
+      previous = time
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+test("repeated phases do not touch buffer cells", () => {
+  const art = painter()
+  const frame = buffer()
+  art.render(frame, { rgb: true })
+  // Any redraw or cache copy would overwrite these sentinel channels.
+  frame.buffers.fg[0] ^= 255
+  frame.buffers.bg[0] ^= 255
+  const marked = snapshot(frame)
+  art.render(frame, { rgb: true })
+  art.render(frame, { rgb: true, deltaTime: 10 })
+  expect(snapshot(frame)).toEqual(marked)
+})
+
+test("an uncached render cannot leave the repeated-phase guard stale", () => {
+  const art = painter()
+  const frame = buffer()
+  art.render(frame, { rgb: true })
+  const first = snapshot(frame)
+  art.render(frame, { rgb: true, cache: false, deltaTime: 20 })
+  expect(snapshot(frame)).not.toEqual(first)
+  art.render(frame, { rgb: true })
+  expect(snapshot(frame)).toEqual(first)
+})
+
+test.each(["setBackgroundPanel", "setPrimary", "setLogoBase"] as const)("%s invalidates cached colors", (setter) => {
+  const cached = painter()
+  const direct = painter()
+  const frame = buffer()
+  const expected = buffer()
+  cached.render(frame, { rgb: true })
+  const before = snapshot(frame)
+  const color = RGBA.fromHex("#2060a0")
+
+  expect(cached[setter](color)).toBeTrue()
+  expect(cached[setter](RGBA.clone(color))).toBeFalse()
+  direct[setter](color)
+  cached.render(frame, { rgb: true })
+  direct.render(expected, { rgb: true, cache: false })
+
+  expect(snapshot(frame)).not.toEqual(before)
+  expect(snapshot(frame)).toEqual(snapshot(expected))
+})
+
+test("resize and terminal color capability invalidate cached geometry", () => {
+  const cached = painter()
+  const frame = buffer()
+  cached.render(frame, { rgb: true })
+
+  for (const [width, height, rgb] of [
+    [40, 12, false],
+    [60, 16, false],
+    [5, 2, true],
+    [40, 12, true],
+  ] as const) {
+    frame.resize(width, height)
+    const expected = buffer(width, height)
+    painter().render(expected, { rgb, cache: false })
+    cached.render(frame, { rgb })
+    expect(snapshot(frame)).toEqual(snapshot(expected))
+    cached.render(frame, { rgb })
+    expect(snapshot(frame)).toEqual(snapshot(expected))
+  }
+})
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/component/bg-pulse.test.tsx b/packages/tui/test/component/bg-pulse.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3161fcee5953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/test/component/bg-pulse.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/** @jsxImportSource @opentui/solid */
+import { BoxRenderable, RGBA } from "@opentui/core"
+import { testRender } from "@opentui/solid"
+import { expect, spyOn, test } from "bun:test"
+import { createSignal, Show } from "solid-js"
+import { BgPulse } from "../../src/component/bg-pulse"
+import { ConfigProvider, useConfig } from "../../src/config"
+import { createTuiResolvedConfig } from "../fixture/tui-runtime"
+
+test("animation owns its timer without changing renderer FPS and stops when hidden, disabled or unmounted", async () => {
+  const settings = { animations: false }
+  const [visible, setVisible] = createSignal(true)
+  const [mounted, setMounted] = createSignal(true)
+  const [color, setColor] = createSignal(RGBA.fromHex("#f5a742"))
+  let config!: ReturnType<typeof useConfig>
+  let box!: BoxRenderable
+
+  function Art() {
+    config = useConfig()
+    return (
+      <box ref={box} visible={visible()} width="100%" height="100%">
+        <Show when={mounted()}>
+          <BgPulse backgroundPanel={RGBA.fromHex("#161616")} primary={color()} logoBase={RGBA.fromHex("#b0b0b0")} />
+        </Show>
+      </box>
+    )
+  }
+
+  const app = await testRender(
+    () => (
+      <ConfigProvider
+        config={createTuiResolvedConfig(settings)}
+        service={{
+          get: async () => settings,
+          update: async (update) => {
+            update(settings)
+            return settings
+          },
+        }}
+      >
+        <Art />
+      </ConfigProvider>
+    ),
+    { width: 40, height: 12, targetFps: 60, maxFps: 60 },
+  )
+
+  try {
+    await app.renderOnce()
+    const art = box.getChildren()[0]
+    const requests = spyOn(art, "requestRender")
+    const still = app.captureSpans()
+    await Bun.sleep(80)
+    expect(requests).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    await app.renderOnce()
+    expect(app.captureSpans()).toEqual(still)
+
+    setColor(RGBA.fromHex("#2060a0"))
+    await app.renderOnce()
+    expect(app.captureSpans()).not.toEqual(still)
+    const recolored = app.captureSpans()
+    await app.renderOnce()
+    expect(app.captureSpans()).toEqual(recolored)
+
+    await config.update((draft) => {
+      draft.animations = true
+    })
+    requests.mockClear()
+    await Bun.sleep(80)
+    expect(requests).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    await app.renderOnce()
+    expect(app.captureSpans()).not.toEqual(recolored)
+    expect(art.live).toBeFalse()
+    expect(app.renderer.liveRequestCount).toBe(0)
+    expect(app.renderer.targetFps).toBe(60)
+    expect(app.renderer.maxFps).toBe(60)
+
+    setVisible(false)
+    await app.renderOnce()
+    requests.mockClear()
+    await Bun.sleep(80)
+    expect(requests).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    setVisible(true)
+    await app.renderOnce()
+    await config.update((draft) => {
+      draft.animations = false
+    })
+    await app.renderOnce()
+    const frozen = app.captureSpans()
+    requests.mockClear()
+    await Bun.sleep(80)
+    expect(requests).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    await app.renderOnce()
+    expect(app.captureSpans()).toEqual(frozen)
+
+    await config.update((draft) => {
+      draft.animations = true
+    })
+    setMounted(false)
+    await app.renderOnce()
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => process.nextTick(resolve))
+    expect(art.isDestroyed).toBeTrue()
+    requests.mockClear()
+    await Bun.sleep(80)
+    expect(requests).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(app.renderer.targetFps).toBe(60)
+    expect(app.renderer.maxFps).toBe(60)
+    requests.mockRestore()
+  } finally {
+    app.renderer.destroy()
+  }
+})
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/component/go-upsell.test.tsx b/packages/tui/test/component/go-upsell.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d56da48c9eea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/test/component/go-upsell.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+/** @jsxImportSource @opentui/solid */
+import type { OpenCodeEvent } from "@opencode-ai/client"
+import { testRender } from "@opentui/solid"
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import path from "node:path"
+import { createSignal, onCleanup } from "solid-js"
+import { ConfigProvider } from "../../src/config"
+import { ClientProvider, useClient } from "../../src/context/client"
+import { DataProvider, useData } from "../../src/context/data"
+import { Keymap } from "../../src/context/keymap"
+import { TuiAppProvider } from "../../src/context/runtime"
+import { StorageProvider, useStorage } from "../../src/context/storage"
+import { ThemeProvider } from "../../src/context/theme"
+import { useGoUpsell } from "../../src/routes/session/go-upsell"
+import { DialogProvider, useDialog } from "../../src/ui/dialog"
+import { DialogConfirm } from "../../src/ui/dialog-confirm"
+import { ToastProvider } from "../../src/ui/toast"
+import { emptyThemeSource, tmpdir } from "../fixture/fixture"
+import { createApi, createEventStream, createFetch, directory } from "../fixture/tui-client"
+import { TestTuiContexts } from "../fixture/tui-environment"
+import { createTuiResolvedConfig } from "../fixture/tui-runtime"
+
+async function renderUpsell(root: string, width = 100, animations = true) {
+  const events = createEventStream()
+  const [session, setSession] = createSignal("ses_current")
+  let dialog!: ReturnType<typeof useDialog>
+  let storage!: ReturnType<typeof useStorage>
+  let client!: ReturnType<typeof useClient>
+  let received = 0
+  let sequence = 0
+
+  function Probe() {
+    dialog = useDialog()
+    storage = useStorage()
+    client = useClient()
+    useGoUpsell(session)
+    onCleanup(useData().on("session.execution.failed", () => received++))
+    return <text>Session content</text>
+  }
+
+  const app = await testRender(
+    () => (
+      <TestTuiContexts paths={{ state: root }}>
+        <TuiAppProvider value={{ name: "test", version: "test", channel: "test" }}>
+          <StorageProvider>
+            <ConfigProvider config={createTuiResolvedConfig({ animations })}>
+              <ClientProvider api={createApi(createFetch(undefined, events).fetch)}>
+                <DataProvider directory={directory}>
+                  <ThemeProvider mode={width === 40 ? "light" : "dark"} source={emptyThemeSource}>
+                    <Keymap.Provider>
+                      <ToastProvider>
+                        <DialogProvider>
+                          <Probe />
+                        </DialogProvider>
+                      </ToastProvider>
+                    </Keymap.Provider>
+                  </ThemeProvider>
+                </DataProvider>
+              </ClientProvider>
+            </ConfigProvider>
+          </StorageProvider>
+        </TuiAppProvider>
+      </TestTuiContexts>
+    ),
+    { width, height: 24, kittyKeyboard: true },
+  )
+  app.renderer.start()
+  await app.waitFor(() => client.connection.status() === "connected")
+
+  return {
+    app,
+    dialog,
+    setSession,
+    async fail(sessionID = session(), type = "provider.free-tier-limit") {
+      const count = received + 1
+      // Execution failures are server-wide events, without a location envelope.
+      events.emit({
+        id: `evt_failure_${++sequence}`,
+        created: Date.now(),
+        type: "session.execution.failed",
+        durable: { aggregateID: sessionID, seq: sequence, version: 1 },
+        data: { sessionID, error: { type, message: "Free usage limit reached", status: 429 } },
+      } satisfies OpenCodeEvent)
+      await app.waitFor(() => received === count)
+      await app.renderOnce()
+    },
+    async persisted() {
+      await storage.flush()
+      return Bun.file(path.join(root, "test", "tui", "go-upsell.json")).json()
+    },
+    async age(milliseconds: number) {
+      const [, update] = storage.store("go-upsell", { initial: { lastSeenAt: 0, dontShowAgain: false } })
+      await update((draft) => {
+        draft.lastSeenAt = Date.now() - milliseconds
+      })
+    },
+    async [Symbol.asyncDispose]() {
+      dialog.clear()
+      await storage.flush()
+      app.renderer.destroy()
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+for (const [width, animations] of [
+  [40, true],
+  [100, true],
+  [100, false],
+] as const) {
+  test(`server-wide free-limit event renders the Go offer at ${width} columns with animations ${animations}`, async () => {
+    await using temporary = await tmpdir()
+    await using setup = await renderUpsell(temporary.path, width, animations)
+    await setup.fail()
+
+    const frame = setup.app.captureCharFrame()
+    expect(frame).toContain("Free limit reached")
+    expect(frame).toContain("Subscribe")
+    expect(frame).toContain("Don't show again")
+    expect(frame).not.toContain("Don'T")
+    expect(frame.replace(/\s/g, "")).toContain("$5/month")
+    expect(frame).toContain("https://opencode.ai/go")
+    expect(frame).toContain("▀")
+    expect(frame.split("\n").find((line) => line.includes("Free limit reached"))).toContain("esc")
+    expect(setup.dialog.stack).toHaveLength(1)
+  })
+}
+
+for (const shift of [false, true]) {
+  test(`${shift ? "Shift+Tab" : "Tab"} selects Don't show again`, async () => {
+    await using temporary = await tmpdir()
+    await using setup = await renderUpsell(temporary.path)
+    await setup.fail()
+    setup.app.mockInput.pressTab({ shift })
+    setup.app.mockInput.pressEnter()
+    await setup.app.waitFor(() => setup.dialog.stack.length === 0)
+    expect((await setup.persisted()).dontShowAgain).toBe(true)
+  })
+}
+
+test("only the current session's exact free-tier error opens the offer", async () => {
+  await using temporary = await tmpdir()
+  await using setup = await renderUpsell(temporary.path)
+  await setup.fail("ses_other")
+  await setup.fail("ses_current", "provider.rate-limit")
+  await setup.fail("ses_current", "unknown")
+  expect(setup.dialog.stack).toHaveLength(0)
+  expect(setup.app.captureCharFrame()).not.toContain("Free limit reached")
+
+  setup.setSession("ses_next")
+  await setup.fail("ses_current")
+  expect(setup.dialog.stack).toHaveLength(0)
+  await setup.fail("ses_next")
+  expect(setup.app.captureCharFrame()).toContain("Free limit reached")
+})
+
+test("does not replace another modal or recreate an already open offer", async () => {
+  await using temporary = await tmpdir()
+  await using setup = await renderUpsell(temporary.path)
+  setup.dialog.replace(() => <DialogConfirm title="Keep working" message="An existing dialog" />)
+  const existing = setup.dialog.stack[0]
+  await setup.fail()
+  expect(setup.dialog.stack[0]).toBe(existing)
+  expect(setup.app.captureCharFrame()).toContain("Keep working")
+  expect(setup.app.captureCharFrame()).toContain("Cancel  Confirm")
+  expect(setup.app.captureCharFrame()).not.toContain("Free limit reached")
+
+  setup.app.mockInput.pressEscape()
+  await setup.fail()
+  const offer = setup.dialog.stack[0]
+  expect(setup.app.captureCharFrame()).toContain("Free limit reached")
+  await setup.fail()
+  expect(setup.dialog.stack).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(setup.dialog.stack[0]).toBe(offer)
+  expect(await Bun.file(path.join(temporary.path, "test", "tui", "go-upsell.json")).exists()).toBe(false)
+})
+
+test("Escape persists a cooldown across remounts without opting out and permits another offer after 24h", async () => {
+  await using temporary = await tmpdir()
+  {
+    await using setup = await renderUpsell(temporary.path)
+    await setup.fail()
+    const before = Date.now()
+    setup.app.mockInput.pressEscape()
+    await setup.app.waitFor(() => setup.dialog.stack.length === 0)
+    const saved = await setup.persisted()
+    expect(saved.dontShowAgain).toBe(false)
+    expect(saved.lastSeenAt).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(before)
+    expect(saved.lastSeenAt).toBeLessThanOrEqual(Date.now())
+    await setup.fail()
+    expect(setup.dialog.stack).toHaveLength(0)
+  }
+
+  await using setup = await renderUpsell(temporary.path)
+  await setup.fail()
+  expect(setup.dialog.stack).toHaveLength(0)
+  await setup.age(23 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
+  await setup.fail()
+  expect(setup.dialog.stack).toHaveLength(0)
+  await setup.age(24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
+  await setup.fail()
+  expect(setup.app.captureCharFrame()).toContain("Free limit reached")
+})
+
+for (const input of ["keyboard", "pointer"]) {
+  test(`Don't show again via ${input} survives a remount beyond the cooldown`, async () => {
+    await using temporary = await tmpdir()
+    {
+      await using setup = await renderUpsell(temporary.path)
+      await setup.fail()
+      if (input === "keyboard") {
+        setup.app.mockInput.pressArrow("right")
+        setup.app.mockInput.pressEnter()
+      }
+      if (input === "pointer") {
+        const lines = setup.app.captureCharFrame().split("\n")
+        const row = lines.findIndex((line) => line.includes("Don't show again"))
+        expect(row).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
+        await setup.app.mockMouse.click(lines[row].indexOf("Don't show again"), row)
+      }
+      await setup.app.waitFor(() => setup.dialog.stack.length === 0)
+      expect((await setup.persisted()).dontShowAgain).toBe(true)
+      await setup.age(7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
+    }
+
+    await using setup = await renderUpsell(temporary.path)
+    await setup.fail()
+    setup.setSession("ses_next")
+    await setup.fail()
+    expect(setup.dialog.stack).toHaveLength(0)
+    expect(setup.app.captureCharFrame()).not.toContain("Free limit reached")
+    expect((await setup.persisted()).dontShowAgain).toBe(true)
+  })
+}
+
+test.skipIf(process.platform !== "linux")(
+  "Subscribe opens the Go URL and starts a cooldown without opting out",
+  async () => {
+    await using temporary = await tmpdir()
+    const original = {
+      BROWSER: process.env.BROWSER,
+      XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP: process.env.XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP,
+      GO_UPSELL_BROWSER_LOG: process.env.GO_UPSELL_BROWSER_LOG,
+    }
+    process.env.BROWSER = `sh ${path.join(import.meta.dir, "../fixture/go-upsell-browser.sh")} %s`
+    process.env.XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP = "X-Generic"
+    process.env.GO_UPSELL_BROWSER_LOG = path.join(temporary.path, "opened-url")
+    try {
+      await using setup = await renderUpsell(temporary.path)
+      await setup.fail()
+      setup.app.mockInput.pressEnter()
+      await setup.app.waitFor(() => setup.dialog.stack.length === 0)
+      await setup.app.waitFor(() => Bun.file(path.join(temporary.path, "opened-url")).exists())
+      expect(await Bun.file(path.join(temporary.path, "opened-url")).text()).toBe("https://opencode.ai/go\n")
+      const saved = await setup.persisted()
+      expect(saved.lastSeenAt).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+      expect(saved.dontShowAgain).toBe(false)
+      await setup.fail()
+      expect(setup.dialog.stack).toHaveLength(0)
+    } finally {
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(original)) {
+        if (value === undefined) delete process.env[key]
+        if (value !== undefined) process.env[key] = value
+      }
+    }
+  },
+)
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/fixture/go-upsell-browser.sh b/packages/tui/test/fixture/go-upsell-browser.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f6aae9cad513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/test/fixture/go-upsell-browser.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+printf '%s\n' "$1" >> "$GO_UPSELL_BROWSER_LOG"