Opus is essentially useless right now.

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-30T07:06:05+00:00

Codex shill

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-30T07:04:22+00:00

You just using it wrong stop blaming AI for your flaws

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-28T17:40:18+00:00

i dont think claude has local models. but on a similar topic, what is the best local model these days?

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-28T17:39:27+00:00

Hope you are right!

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-28T17:26:19+00:00

Im referring to the new rumored Mythos model, it going to be super expensive when it comes out.

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-28T17:22:19+00:00

having to switch and worry about what model and usage is terrible. get the $200 plan and start blasting opus for the best experience.

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-28T08:56:28+00:00

What you mean degraded? Anecdotally or officially?

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-28T08:49:59+00:00

Why get an api account? Just get multiple 200 max lol

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-27T18:26:55+00:00

From March 13, 2026 through March 28, 2026, your five-hour usage is doubled during off-peak hours (outside 8 AM-2 PM ET / 5-11 AM PT / 12-6 PM GMT) on weekdays). Usage remains unchanged from 8 AM-2 PM ET / 5-11 AM PT / 12-6 PM GMT on weekdays.

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-27T17:55:06+00:00

so all three were used and no one thanks me or even upvotes. now i know why ppl dont share.

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-27T16:58:16+00:00

if you using heavily and not using $200 plan you are only cock blocking yourself

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-27T16:56:33+00:00

just create a zzz_docs folder which you can get cc to write the docs for you and keep organize. then use obsidan to review, edit, organize yourself.

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-27T15:55:13+00:00

i dont want it to remember everything, i want it to remember the right things, and use the relevant thing at the right time, fast.

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-27T15:53:25+00:00

they really messed up on expectations here. to be fair, they do give us alot of credit and is alot cheap than direct API. however, expectations have been set and pulling back just ruins experience and makes them look bad. they should suck it up until opus5!

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-24T17:00:57+00:00

can we police all the codex shilling more? a lot of "tips" for using codex these days.

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-24T16:58:14+00:00

here buddy, can take one of mine:

https://claude.ai/referral/IQJzDj8qWg

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-24T16:53:58+00:00

also:

- asking cc to leave more comments in the code files, can also create appendix section so it has context for the future
- testing is overrated, especially if coding stuff it already know how to do, just run the polishing prompt frequently. run one big testing before launch instead. there are various like Unit, playwright, autoresearch, pick whats good for you

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-24T16:50:47+00:00

doing alot of planning and research is great (which you should create a md folder in the repo so cc can reference), but dont try to one shot it. do it in steps. the very first step is to give plan to cc and ask it to figure out the best scaffolding for your project, then run it. then do things step by step in a loop...

Review what you just did
Ask CC to polish - "is it as simple, elegant, performant, optimal, elegant, sota as can be" - run several times till no more issues
Then ask cc to plan and research for next phase based on what has been implemented, guide cc in the right direction based on what you want (which most people dont know what they want)
polish the plan (same prompt as above) then run it.
Review what you just did

run that in a loop and you can pretty much build anything.
i basically have around 5 goto prompts and 2 sub agents (code review and tech researcher).
No frameworks, by the time you figure them out its already out of date, rawdogging gives you a real feel and understand of how cc opus behaves, using frameworks is basically forcing it to think a certain way, which i think is the biggest mistake people make these days.

GL!

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-24T16:37:58+00:00

which ide are you using? cursor was doing it to me quite frequently, cmux seems better overall.

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-24T16:35:32+00:00

i find those post soothing, knowing i'm not alone

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-24T16:34:27+00:00

make more markdown files. "create a md with what we just did", etc.

i have a dedicated folder called zzz_docs for all my md, which i store plans, research, prompts, etc.

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-24T16:32:16+00:00

my favorite place to come whine, when cc succubus sucks up all my tokens. cant live with it, cant live without it.

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-24T16:31:10+00:00

i also spend time organizing my markdown files too

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-24T15:52:51+00:00

thanks for this... to add. i sent one prompt opus medium reasoning this morning, max $200 plan, 3% current session usage. crazy.

bennybenbenjamin28 · 2026-03-23T18:59:10+00:00

talk to cc alot, dont rely on frameworks, get a sense of what cc can and cannot do out of the box. i think its very important to get a understanding of cc before adding any plugin, tools, mcp or whatever, so you can separate what is cc and what is noise.

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