Overloaded in Codex, no indication if it is already in ChatGPT and I can't use it in the API even though it says it should be available. Typical horrible OpenAI launch. Glad that Anthropic just reset the rate limits so I will go back to Fable again.
GPT-5.6
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Re: GPT-5.6
#372Ok long time Claude Code user here; lately I've started to realize there's other great models out there I should be trying, but I'm hesitant to leave Claude Code behind for something new. What's the consensus today on codex vs claude code, does it really matter anymore?
Personally I use Open Code with a copilot sub. Then all models are available in my session with just a /model and /variants command combo. Makes it super low friction to try different models & combos (my favourite right now is DeepSeek V4 Flash for initial PRD then Fable 5 high for implementation).
Re: GPT-5.6
#373Earlier quoted context omitted.
I can't tell the difference between Fable and GPT 5.5. I tried Fable while it was in trial $20 mode, used up my whole quota, and it was great, but as soon as I went back to GPT 5.5, everything was the same. But what I love about Openai is that they still let you hook OTHER harnesses up to a subscription. My Pi setup has been built up for a few months now into exactly what I want and moving over to CC or even Codex is…
Same here - gave 5.5 a web design to implement and it sucked. Gave the same to Fable and it still sucked.
did you use Claude design, their tool meant for Web design? because if not then you're the problem .
Re: GPT-5.6
#374The developer's guide ( https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/latest-model ) has some interesting semantic tips for using the model: > Intent understanding: GPT-5.6 can better infer the user’s underlying goal and intended level of work without you specifying every step. Continue to state important constraints, approval boundaries, and success criteria explicitly. > Original image detail: GPT-5.6 preserves the…
I'm impressed. It feels like a faster Fable (probably due to the more efficient token usage). It performs roughly the same job, just with 4x less steps (gamedev).
Remains to be seen how the "shorter prompts" advice translates to homogeneity/collapse though.
Re: GPT-5.6
#375I never have have the issues most people talk about ... I feel like most were never Devs before ai and don't know what they actually need done when prompting. that on top of not utilizing good tools such as a codebase indexer, lsp and a project scaffold.
Re: GPT-5.6
#376Benchmarks look really promising. Suspiciously good, even. I guess we’ll see soon enough.
My question to previewers: how are the guardrails for random joe that wasn’t personally blessed by the ai pope to access the non-nerfed model? Fable is a nightmare in this regard, but I’m not sure whether 5.6 also gets a critical side-eye from the gubmint when you ask it to fix bugs in your code (you filthy hacker, you).
Re: GPT-5.6
#377Just used terra ultra for exactly one prompt in codex and it ate through my full 5h window in about 10mns (20$ plan). The results look pretty good though. Luckily I have had my chatGPT subscription for a while and have a bunch of resets available (nice compared to anthropic). Assuming I take the 5x plan it would give me about an hour of active sessions with terra ultra (maybe ultra is not good value regarding tokens?…
I use the $20 plan, but I don't code all day every day.
With Codex, it is my experience that I can churn through a 5h window in no time with newer models -- especially when they're new. So I tend to use fancier models for planning, and the less-fancy models for writing code based on that plan. I switch to the fanciest model if any part of this gets stuck.
If I've got a something big-ish to work on, I pay attention to the reset timers so I can get more of it done in one chunk.
Models seem to slowly get better/relatively less-expensive as they age. (It isn't clear to me if that's because the cost actually goes down, or if the allotment goes up, or if things get more efficient in unseen ways, or what. OpenAI is vague AF about what we get for the $20 that we pay.)
Re: GPT-5.6
#378The way they talk about cyber security fixes makes clear that they are in bed with the government in order to get ahead of Anthropic.
All of them closely collaborate with the government. LLMs are a national security priority and are vetted. Claude AI was used by Palantir's Maven to target the Minab school that led to a triple tap strike killing over 150 schoolchildren.
The Minab disaster has every sign of being a pure humint fail the defense department decided to cover up with politically expedient AI blaming.
Re: GPT-5.6
#379Here are 18 pelicans - six each for Luna, Terra and Sol at the six different reasoning effort levels (plus the price to generate each one): https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2026/gpt-5.6-pelican...
Or if you want to see some in 3D, OpenAI featured a pelican riding a tricycle, bicycle, pony and another pelican in their livestream this morning: https://www.youtube.com/live/Wq45rvPGNHs?t=1070s
Re: GPT-5.6
#380Almost immediately ran into some the kind of gatekeeping I've heard Claude Code users complaining about with Fable. Not sure why, I just had it working on writing benchmarks for some CUDA kernels. Nothing security related:
"This request requires additional safety checks, which can take extra time. Hang tight or retry with a faster model for a quicker response, though it may be less capable of handling complex requests."
At least it gave me the option of waiting instead of just unceremoniously downgrading me. Appears to be making progress but... weird?