sol-advisor v0.6 tested: adds overhead, Sol alone performs better
daniel_mac8 · x · 2026-08-16
The developer released the improved 'sol-advisor' v0.6.0, garnering 2k+ GitHub stars in two weeks. However, real-world testing revealed that the original design did not make Codex more efficient, cheaper, or faster. In a comparison across 15 TerminalBench 2.1 tasks, using GPT-5.6 Sol alone outperformed the 'sol-advisor' setup in every case.
Related event: sol-advisor's Optimized Update Runs 3x Slower Than Native GPT-5.6 Sol(2 posts)→
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