Model releases, benchmarks, experiments and guides for developers who work with AI every day. Written from real use, with sources for every claim.https://awaited.dev/enTue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.contact@awaited.dev (A.M.)Astrohttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationhttps://awaited.dev/experiments/claude-vs-codex-large-features/https://awaited.dev/experiments/claude-vs-codex-large-features/Codex gives me more usage, cleaner frontend work, and a smoother app. Claude still finishes my large multi-agent features in hours instead of all day.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.experimentsclaudecodexfable-5gpt-5-6multi-agentcoding-agentshttps://awaited.dev/guides/opus-5-workflow/https://awaited.dev/guides/opus-5-workflow/After five weeks of daily use, I think Opus 5 is much better than its online reputation. Clear plans and smaller tasks reveal a strong coding model.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.guidesopus-5fable-5claude-codecoding-agentscontext-managementhttps://awaited.dev/releases/codex-plus-five-hour-cap/https://awaited.dev/releases/codex-plus-five-hour-cap/OpenAI's five-hour gate can interrupt concentrated Codex work while weekly usage remains. It limits when Plus can work, not necessarily total usage.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.releasesopenaicodexchatgpt-workusage-limitsplushttps://awaited.dev/guides/cursor-agent-window-vs-editor/https://awaited.dev/guides/cursor-agent-window-vs-editor/Cursor's Agents Window can open first, but Editor Window remains supported. I map the commands and startup setting that put code back in front of you.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.guidescursorcoding-agentsagent-windowcode-reviewworktreeshttps://awaited.dev/guides/openai-agents-shared-message-board/https://awaited.dev/guides/openai-agents-shared-message-board/OpenAI's internal agents used shared Artifactory storage to coordinate and reach the internet. The incident shows why a sandbox needs layered controls.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.guidesopenaiai-agentsagent-securitysandboxhugging-facehttps://awaited.dev/releases/claude-text-watermark/https://awaited.dev/releases/claude-text-watermark/Claude models will watermark their text through the words they pick, not hidden characters. I trace the reason to the EU AI Act, not the distillation war.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.releasesanthropicclaudewatermarkingeu-ai-actsynthiddistillationhttps://awaited.dev/releases/openai-astra-gpt-6-rumors/https://awaited.dev/releases/openai-astra-gpt-6-rumors/OpenAI confirmed Astra as its next major model, then slowed internal work over cyber risk. The GPT-6 launch date came from a withdrawn leak and a joke.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.releasesopenaiastragpt-6gpt-5-6codexagentic-codinghttps://awaited.dev/releases/codex-usage-resets/https://awaited.dev/releases/codex-usage-resets/OpenAI reset Codex usage five times in ten days while Sol drained limits faster than expected. I think the free refills helped hide the real usage problem.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.releasesopenaicodexgpt-5-6solusage-limitspricinghttps://awaited.dev/guides/choosing-a-merchant-of-record/https://awaited.dev/guides/choosing-a-merchant-of-record/Paddle is my default merchant of record, but pricing is only half the choice. I compared nine providers on fees, seller reviews, reserves, and eligibility.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.guidesmerchant-of-recordpaymentspaddlestripesaashttps://awaited.dev/releases/deepseek-v4-flash-vs-opus-4-8/https://awaited.dev/releases/deepseek-v4-flash-vs-opus-4-8/V4 Flash costs $0.14 in and $0.28 out per million tokens. I checked whether its 97 to 99 percent discount makes DeepSeek's benchmark losses worth it.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.releasesdeepseekdeepseek-v4-flashopus-4-8benchmarksopen-weightspricinghttps://awaited.dev/guides/first-1000-users-without-paid-ads/https://awaited.dev/guides/first-1000-users-without-paid-ads/I reviewed Reddit founder stories to find seven practical ways new products reached their first users without paid ads, plus where AI actually helps.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.guidesdistributionorganic-growthstartupsaisaashttps://awaited.dev/benchmarks/why-ai-benchmarks-miss-model-quality/https://awaited.dev/benchmarks/why-ai-benchmarks-miss-model-quality/DeepSWE puts Luna Max 2.2 points behind Sol High at roughly one-sixth the attempt cost. I explain why the models can still feel far apart in repository work.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.benchmarksbenchmarkscoding-agentsmodel-evaluationgpt-5-6https://awaited.dev/guides/context-management-for-coding-agents/https://awaited.dev/guides/context-management-for-coding-agents/I built a four-layer context management system that routes coding agents to current facts. It works, but stale documentation is still the hard part.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.guidescontext-managementcoding-agentsclaude-codeagents-mddocumentationvibe-codinghttps://awaited.dev/benchmarks/kimi-k3-glm-5-2-hype-check/https://awaited.dev/benchmarks/kimi-k3-glm-5-2-hype-check/Kimi K3 ties GPT-5.6 medium but takes 4.6 times as long. GLM-5.2 is cheap per token yet costly per task. I checked where both models still win.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.benchmarkskimi-k3glm-5-2benchmarkscoding-agentsopen-weightspricinghttps://awaited.dev/benchmarks/gpt-5-6-vs-claude-5-benchmarks/https://awaited.dev/benchmarks/gpt-5-6-vs-claude-5-benchmarks/I compared Sol, Terra, Opus 5 and Fable 5 across coding benchmarks. The winner changes with the task, effort setting, agent setup and budget.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.benchmarksgpt-5-6opus-5fable-5benchmarkscoding-agentsreasoning-efforthttps://awaited.dev/guides/convex-alternatives/https://awaited.dev/guides/convex-alternatives/Appwrite and InsForge came closest, but one TypeScript backend still makes Convex easier for my AI agents. EU hosting is the expensive catch.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.guidesconvexsupabaseappwriteinsforgebackendvibe-codinghttps://awaited.dev/experiments/gpt-5-6-sol-overengineering/https://awaited.dev/experiments/gpt-5-6-sol-overengineering/In my release audit, GPT-5.6 Sol found nearly six times as many possible issues as Fable 5. Most failed triage, so I changed how I use it on coding tasks.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.experimentsgpt-5-6solopenaicodexfable-5multi-agenthttps://awaited.dev/releases/opus-5-great-employee-bad-boss/https://awaited.dev/releases/opus-5-great-employee-bad-boss/Opus 5 matches Fable 5 on benchmarks at half the token price, yet it can be painful to supervise. Here is where Fable still earns its place.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTA.M.releasesopus-5fable-5anthropicbenchmarksclaude-code