Dev's model picks: Opus 5.5 as go-to, GLM for cheap fast prod, Astra for bug hunts
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-10-05
A developer shares practical picks across frontier coding models:
- Opus 5.5 is the go-to online model for most people, especially those who don't want multi-agent workflows or always-on prod jobs
- Astra is good at finding bugs and feature design but writes sloppy, incomprehensible code — use it for results, not maintenance
- Claude still makes nice UIs
- For fast, cheap prod jobs, an open-weights model like GLM or GLM-flash beats "older" frontier models on both reliability and cost
- Jev pairs well with both Astra and Opus 5.5 for designing decision flows with filtering, merging and evaluations
Related event: Dev Experiment: Opus 5.5 as Main Model, GLM for Cheap Production Tasks(2 posts)→
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