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What's the best AI model for coding?

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New AI models pop up every week. Some developer tools like , , and let you choose between different models, while more opinionated products like and default to 1 model.

Curious what the community recommends for coding tasks? Any preferences?

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I've tried different models over the course of one year, and I fell in love with anthropic, I feel it's the best model when it comes to complex coding and understanding.

is leading the way

I thought Claude was top contender, but I've had bugs all day there and it freezes on me. Maybe I'm just used to ChatGPT now.

Definetly opus 4.5, but also shotout to MiniMax M2, thing is Opus is just soo good, and claude code harness is just amazing to work with

 never experimented with tbh. it's available for free on -- might give it a spin. thanks!

I lean toward Sonnet 4.5 for correctness—it rarely messes up. Same time, Gemini sometimes surprises me with really smart suggestions.

I have tried every single one in the last month trying to vibecode my app....gemini 3 flash worked the best.

It's not that simple, but can mostly be summarized into two categories: Daily and Complex.

Gpt 5.2 is in my opinion the best model for Complex work and is freaking unstoppable combined with cursor ai debug mode. Why not Opus 4.5? well, it seems to struggle slightly with image reading and ui, which is important for complex tasks.

Claude 4.5 or even gemini 3 flash is the best daily model for daily stuff.

opus 4.5 for coding gemini 2 for animations and then chatgpt 5 for general use output logos -images so forth

Opus 4.5 and at times codex to review CC

From my experience Opus is really good at generating code for a specific framework or service, but for everyday tasks like refactoring, writing helpers, or SQL queries, GPT-5.2 ends up being faster and cheaper

Overall you pick the model for the task, not the other way around

Nate B. Jones has an interesting piece on his channel where he compares models to different machining tools: Codex being like a CNC machine and Claude like a craftsman with a lathe:

His point is that we are starting to see fundamental differences in development philosophies and corresponding tooling. Personally, I think he's on point with this.

As a developer/architect with years of experience in building systems, I'm more in the CNC machine / specification camp. But there is a case to be made for just jumping in and starting without much of a plan (but there's also a case to be made for spending more time figuring out what you're actually trying to do before you code).

Anyhoo, my two cents...

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