Ray Villalobos ✝️

Some of the latest models are pretty good. I've been using Mimo 2.5 Pro and it was great enough to run Otis (my bot) for three weeks without errors. I recently moved to ChatGPT's 5.5 because their $20/month is subsidized and started to have to use Claude Code instead of cursor for the same reason. Cursor's new model (Composer 2.5) is shockingly good. I was pretty surprised. Not quite better than O4.7, but at least as good as 4.5 and rapidly getting smarter. Look for this to be the coding model to beat now that they have the deal with XAI for compute. Qwen is supposed to be a good designer. Probably my next AI Model Trends target after Gemini Flash 3.5 releases. Maybe we need a course on Token-maxing. Or the opposite thereof. The problem is local hosting isn't the same as cloud hosting. The infrastructure is completely different and people don't have the H100s to provide a similar experience. If they try to host, they'll find they need to spend all types of money and in the long run, they'll just go back to cloud hosting. The Chinese models are so cheap, that it's just better to use them instead of Claude. But better isn't best and the Claude experience is much more than jus the model. Connectors, skills, plugins, memory, MCP support. Those are all things that have to be added to make a Claude. The model is a small part of the harness that makes a great experience possible.

I literally can't believe what programming is like today. I'd have never thunk it'd be this way.

Composer 2.5 is an excellent model, unfortunately I don't think the new flash was really meant for coding though. It might be useful for other things. I gave it a design task and it just quit...at least it did it quickly.

I really liked Claude Design, but it does have issues since it burns so many tokens. That should improve (same with memory prices) over time, but it will take a bit. Meanwhile I made a nice collection with all kids of design resources including some of my own vibe coded projects like Vibe Glossary, Claude Design competitors like Stitch and Open Design and tons of inspiration sites. vibeit.work/groups/planeto…

I had been running GLM-5 for a while and it was decent, but still made some errors I wasn't pleased with. Mainly misunderstandings managing my Content Pipeline Kanban Board. Been on Mimo 2.5 Pro for almost half a month now and I gotta say, the problems went away. I was expecting more savings, but as you can see, there was virtually no difference. As a teacher, I have to try different models all the time, but it's working so good, I really don't want to. I'll give Grok and Kimi 2.6 (I was on 2.5 before which I remember being pretty good). I would really love to run Gemma 4 locally for free...crossing fingers that my machine can handle it). Will report l8r

You know...I really liked @Comet and had been recommending it for years, but I'm out. I don't know why anyone would think of removing slash commands in their assistant and making any skills that I create virtually unusable. When some idiot thinks that removing the most useful feature they've ever had for no reason whatsoever, it means the company is not thinking straight. I have to wait for a while since I made the mistake of paying for a year subscription, but I'm uninstalling it and finding a different solution. There was a time when this was the best option, but now the Claude Extension is better, I had even started using that Claude Extension in Comet since it had gotten so bad. I'm out and uninstalling this disgrace.

I gotta say @comet, removing slash commands from the sidebar assistant is just dumb. Easily my most used feature, now totally gone...and for what? Now I have to find a browser that doesn't do ridiculous things like that.

@leohuynh139 Thats the thing, for more aliveness I have to go with Image2

@planetoftheweb Mind-blowing side-by-side showdown These tests make me question which model actually feels more alive. Which one's wilder vibe wins for you?

I've been running tests all night between the new GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana Pro and I'm sort of undecided. The one with the wilder tittle font are Image 2. Google's look a little more corporate and less 'fun', but the fidelity is great. I do like the larger resolution of I2. The interface is from my own website/open source project called BrandoIt. Besides adding the new models, I added a comparison slider, etc. It's probably the most used thing I've ever built. Go check it out or give it a star on GitHub or clone it or whatever. Sorry, you're going to need to provide your own keys until Google buys me out or I hit the Lotto or something. Website: brandoit.onrender.com Repo: github.com/planetoftheweb…

@RichKleinAI For what I do, which is create these illustrations yes. I can’t decide which I like better, but I think I might actually stick with NB2.

@planetoftheweb Nice project! Both outputs look good. Do you think NB 2 holds up well compared to GPT Image 2?

@perplexity_ai Why you remove commands from the browser assistant. I had a few critical skill commands and now they’re worthless

@testingcatalog Can't wait for Google Deep Max Ultra Pro Times Infinity

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@descript I exist! ;)

You do not exist without video

Work in progress. One thing I didn't realize is how much language designers/developers have been using that sounds alien to new users. Sheets, Drawers, Switch, Toast, Dropzone, Masonry. You can also copy the prompt/code so that you can send notes to your vibe coding platform.

My beginner students in my Stanford Vibe Coding class were having some trouble learning some of the terminology for things they needed to build, so I created this Vibe Glossary, which has now expanded with learning paths, scaffolding code, progress, quiz mode, etc. I gotta take a break until my tokens renew or go use Cursor for a while. Claude Code for Desktop is a Blast. vibe-glossary.web.app github.com/planetoftheweb… Stars always welcome, MIT licensed open-source. I've got 44 items and once I get more tokens, I'll add some more. It's actually a lot of fun.

Most people celebrate Happy Hour, I'm going for Dark Mode Hours. The screen goes dark, tokens go bright. Take advantage of those lower/free tokens on Fridays and the weekends. Off hours are the best for coding. I'm burning some Opus 4.7/Composer 2. Let's do this.

Okay, I'm not Anthropic, but I keep shipping. I use this tool to help me generate images for my slides/projects. Open Source...stars welcome. Enjoy. brandoit.onrender.com github.com/planetoftheweb… Updates/Changes -------------------- Batch generation: one Generate can run multiple images at once (quantity + brace-style prompt combos). Smarter runs: rough size/time estimate Cleaner history: batch results land on one tile as Mark I / II / III instead of spamming the gallery. Faster browsing: a thumbnail rail on the main preview to flip between marks without losing context. Simpler exports: one Download flow for PNG / WebP / SVG / HTML, including download all and ZIP selected items from Recent Generations.