Dev argues Codex still beats Opus 5.5 at coding: Opus brute-forces bad designs instead of researching
haider1 · x · 2026-10-25
A developer pushes back on Opus 5.5 hype, arguing Codex still wins in several areas. Opus 5.5 tends to pick an approach, get stuck, fail to research better alternatives, then brute-force the same poor design decision into bugs and optimization issues — while Codex on 6.1 high/ultra researches much more effectively before coding.
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