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GPT-4o

GPT · 1 independent user

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what ended up working for me was using gpt-4o for the planning phase, honestly the new one is pretty solid at breaking down a feature into clear steps and catching design issues before i even open claude code.

reddit · en

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what ended up working for me was using gpt-4o for the planning phase, honestly the new one is pretty solid at breaking down a feature into clear steps and catching design issues before i even open claude code.

reddit · en
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GPT-5.6 Sol

GPT · 1 independent user

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GPT 5.6 Sol over engineers just about everything.

hackernews · en

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GPT 5.6 Sol over engineers just about everything.

hackernews · en
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Gemma 4 26B A4B

Gemma · 1 independent user

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"I'd recommend Gemma 4 26B-A4B, with the caveat that it is best used as a coding assistant/general chatbot rather than a vibe coder - it will struggle with broad-scoped or vague prompts. Many deride Gemma for coding here, but with well-described, narrow prompts, it performs quite well in my experience."

reddit · en

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"I'd recommend Gemma 4 26B-A4B, with the caveat that it is best used as a coding assistant/general chatbot rather than a vibe coder - it will struggle with broad-scoped or vague prompts. Many deride Gemma for coding here, but with well-described, narrow prompts, it performs quite well in my experience."

reddit · en