# Quality got worse or better over time (`models.quality_drift`)

Feedback Bench, coding agents, built 2026-10-19, window 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-18. Web page: https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/#/criterion/models.quality_drift

Area: [Choosing models](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.md)

**Definition.** The post compares the agent or one of its models with an earlier time and says it got worse or better: 'nerfed', 'dumber since last week', 'better than at launch'. An explicit comparison with the past is required.

**Boundary.** Not this: see general.unspecific for a verdict with no comparison over time. Not this: see [Can do the user's kind of task](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.capability.md) for what it can do now. Not this: see [Price, allowance or plan terms changed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.allowance_change.md) for changed quotas or prices.

Rated user-weeks, all agents: 6451. Complaint share: 76%.

## The brief

Written by large language models from this page's numbers and the posts it quotes, then checked: every number in the text is in the build. Interpretation, not measurement.

Claude Code leads on whether quality holds up over time. Devin and Google Antigravity also rank high. Their users describe new releases as a step up from earlier ones. Even so, complaints outnumber praise for Claude Code. This is the 4th most rated thing about AI coding agents, and 75.8% of the user-weeks that rate it are complaints. OpenAI Codex and Cursor rank low. OpenAI Codex users say models were nerfed after launch. They rate this 3.52 times as often as other users and write 53% of the category's complaints here.

### What separates the best from the rest

Users of the leading agents describe change as progress. Claude Code users say Opus 5.5 fixed what went wrong in Opus 5. Devin users say the product is far better than it used to be. Google Antigravity users say it has improved over a few months. Users of the trailing agents describe decline. OpenAI Codex users say a model was strong at release and then got worse soon after. Cursor users say models that used to be good have changed, and that the product has gone downhill since an earlier release.

- **Ranks high**: [Claude Code](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/claude-code.md), [Devin](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/devin.md), [Google Antigravity](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/antigravity.md)
  - Claude Code, 2026-10-17, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i'm super happy with opus 5.5 myself. opus 5 was terrible for me: the documents it wrote was garbled and unreadable; it was inventing problems or digressing from the topic all the time, so i was using opus 4.6 mostly, but with 5.5; it just hits the spot. well done anthropic!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x8a8g0/what_are_they_feeding_the_ai_engineers/phdc2sq/)
  - Google Antigravity, 2026-10-18, @antigravity (X): “i tried @antigravity after a few months and it's improved quite a bit. i really like it and find it's solutions quite innovative. great work.” [source](https://twitter.com/2849647170/status/2111900659423617243)
- **Ranks low**: [Cursor](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/cursor.md), [OpenAI Codex](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/codex.md)
  - OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “openai codex performance has been so degraded this week, i'm about to switch out all my subscriptions” [source](https://twitter.com/14130120/status/2111621006867702074)
  - Cursor, 2026-10-14, r/cursor (Reddit): “before today i would say composer 2.5 was great and had not changed, but after some work today and yesterday using composer that has changed. it does not seem the same as it was in the past, and its sad really. it really was a good model.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x61pas/ive_been_using_composer_25_fast_in_the_last_few/pgrkbhs/)

## How it breaks

Rule: A separate pass sorts complaints into failure modes. For each criterion with at least 30 complaining user-weeks, a large language model reads 150 complaint posts drawn at random and names 4 to 8 failure modes; a second large language model then puts every complaint post on that criterion in one mode, or in Other when it fits none. Modes are fixed once named, and new posts are sorted into them each week. A mode counts distinct user-weeks with a complaint in it, per agent; across agents, one user-week per agent. Modes do not change the labels or the Feedback Score. Examples: up to 3 posts per mode from different users, chosen and checked as receipts are.

The largest mode is a model that keeps its name but gets worse after launch. It accounts for 30% of complaining user-weeks, and OpenAI Codex users write 54% of it. Next is a new version that does worse than the one before, at 23%. OpenAI Codex users write most of every named mode but one, including 69% of complaints that tie lower quality to tighter limits. Cursor's largest share is in complaints that the whole product declined.

4964 complaining user-weeks.

| Failure mode | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same model silently degraded after launch | 1485 | 1635 | OpenAI Codex 808, Claude Code 478, Google Antigravity 61, OpenCode 61, Cursor 60, GitHub Copilot 7, Cline 3, Devin 3, Augment Code 1, Factory 1, Pi 1, Warp 1 | The post says a model under the same name and version got dumber, lazier or more error-prone some time after release, using words like 'nerfed', 'lobotomized' or 'great the first week'. Out: a newer version being compared with an older one, and complaints that are only about usage or price. |
| New version regresses from its predecessor | 1164 | 1290 | OpenAI Codex 634, Claude Code 307, Cursor 90, Google Antigravity 84, OpenCode 36, GitHub Copilot 9, Pi 2, Amp 1, Devin 1 | The post says a newer model version or release does worse than the one before it (for example a 6 vs 5.6, or 5 vs 4.8), often adding that the user went back to the older one. Out: one version decaying over time, and comparisons with a competitor's model that never mention an earlier version. |
| Worse quality alongside tighter usage limits | 631 | 673 | OpenAI Codex 434, Claude Code 128, Cursor 31, Google Antigravity 23, OpenCode 8, GitHub Copilot 4, Kiro 2, Devin 1 | The post says quality has dropped while quota, limits or price got worse at the same time, so the user gets less value than in the past. Out: complaints only about limits or price that make no claim about output quality over time. |
| Unpredictable day-to-day quality swings | 450 | 488 | OpenAI Codex 234, Claude Code 151, Google Antigravity 27, Cursor 26, OpenCode 10, GitHub Copilot 1, Devin 1 | The post says quality changes from day to day, by time of day, or from user to user ('great yesterday, lobotomized today', 'not for everyone'), with no steady trend. Out: a lasting decline that is described as one-way. |
| Whole agent product declined over time | 373 | 389 | OpenAI Codex 164, Cursor 91, Claude Code 54, Google Antigravity 36, OpenCode 11, GitHub Copilot 8, Factory 4, Pi 2, Cline 1, Devin 1, Warp 1 | The post says the agent app or platform as a whole got worse than it used to be (every model worse, useful features removed, crashes, ignored instruction files). Out: complaints about one specific model's version history. |
| Shallower reasoning and slower runs than before | 330 | 348 | OpenAI Codex 180, Claude Code 63, Google Antigravity 57, Cursor 16, OpenCode 13, Devin 1 | The post says the model now thinks for less time, skips reasoning, gives skimmed answers, loops, or takes much longer on tasks it used to finish quickly. Out: general 'dumber' claims that don't mention reasoning depth, speed or looping. |
| Current model degraded before a new release | 308 | 327 | OpenAI Codex 200, Claude Code 79, Google Antigravity 18, Cursor 8, GitHub Copilot 1, OpenCode 1, Pi 1 | The post links a quality drop in the current model to an upcoming or just-released successor, for example 'they always get dumb right before a release' or 'they lobotomize the previous model'. Out: drops that aren't tied to any release timing. |
| Suspected silent model swap or quantization | 290 | 330 | OpenAI Codex 174, Claude Code 55, OpenCode 37, Google Antigravity 13, Cursor 7, GitHub Copilot 2, Cline 1, Devin 1 | The post suspects that requests are secretly sent to a weaker, quantized or renamed model instead of the one advertised, compared with how that model used to behave. Out: open, announced deprecations or model removals. |
| Other | 515 | 524 | OpenAI Codex 205, Claude Code 145, OpenCode 50, Cursor 49, Google Antigravity 47, Pi 5, GitHub Copilot 4, Devin 4, Cline 3, Amp 1, Factory 1, Kiro 1 | Complaints that fit none of the modes above. |

#### Same model silently degraded after launch

- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-18, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “3.1 pro might have been awesome, in february. it sure as hell was not when it got discontinued.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x8unih/watching_google_ais_reputation_bounce_back_and/phi90jm/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “openai codex performance has been so degraded this week, i'm about to switch out all my subscriptions” [source](https://twitter.com/14130120/status/2111621006867702074)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “couple weeks ago it was braindead, way under sol 5.6 xhigh, and doing dumb stuff sol 5.6 xhigh never did. is it any better now? i've been using opus 5.5 high and loving it” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8o0ig/how_is_sol_61_xhigh_doing_for_coding/)

#### New version regresses from its predecessor

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “its getting bad since astra launch. i will stop sub when qwen4 is launched. im done with cloud subs” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8xsxb/do_people_at_openai_actually_use_codex_its_been/phhbvu2/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “i'm using haiku 5.5 to implement plans, something luna 6 can't do correctly. note that luna 5.6 can do this correctly, so luna 6 has been downgraded.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x48e1s/luna_6_better_than_haiku_55/phaipp7/)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-15, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “yes, this is the perfect example of what i’m facing right now in 3.8. on the other hand, 3.7 gives you a straightforward answer without any hallucinations.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x6rvbu/please_bring_back_gemini_37_at_least/pgy2yjn/)

#### Worse quality alongside tighter usage limits

- Claude Code, 2026-10-04, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i run into the same problem. they took this incredibly powerful tool and neutered it for the normies, it is increasingly losing value for the low-level work i do.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wxc1h9/claudes_safety_classifier_thing_especially_with/pdsbqae/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-02, r/codex (Reddit): “i definitely my got moneys worth from jun—aug, but quality of service dropped a ton with codex for the month of september. everything i built is pretty mature now so adding/editing things with a local ai model should be enough for me now; no longer gonna throw money at openai” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wvi3ce/another_reset_coming/pdh8us7/)

#### Unpredictable day-to-day quality swings

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-17, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@openai codex been totally lost in his insane dreamy world today. no logical tasks gets done. something's off? using gpt-5.6 luna for daily tasks but the memory section and decision makings before generating an answer is totally acting weird today.” [source](https://twitter.com/2064873711866458112/status/2111426619151732796)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-16, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “its the same model, (opus 5.5), but its a different personality again. today it feels like im taking with an intern.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x71hbe/after_this_latest_update_claude_code_is_slower/ph2whng/)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-16, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “yeah had a great last week and now we're back to lobotomized claude” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x71hbe/after_this_latest_update_claude_code_is_slower/ph2w6a7/)

#### Whole agent product declined over time

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@hakureiorb si im just shocked how much the codex cli has degraded” [source](https://twitter.com/3189258547/status/2111935228478361781)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “it's crazy how the codex app ( chatgpt) which made us all hooked go using desktop apps is now such trash claude was so bad and have come a long way openai's has joined google somehow regressing or maybe anthropic is doing too good after all the hate [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1319516729999962112/status/2111095695595941990)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-15, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “you are wasting your money. antigravity was good until february or so, after that it was a total shitshow and claude code is way better.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x6yj04/subscribed_to_ultra_and_antigravity_is_basically/pgzvsp3/)

#### Shallower reasoning and slower runs than before

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-14, r/codex (Reddit): “they're clearly out of compute. "pro" is now giving two paragraph answers to engineering questions that amount to "yeah, i guess that could probably work". gonna downgrade back to the $20 plan and switch to claude while i wait for oai to get their shit together.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x5qnnb/this_is_ridiculous/pgrrty6/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-12, r/codex (Reddit): “the same thing happened to me. tasks that the model handles effortlessly, it spent the whole sunday slow and dumb. and attempts to fix it generated even more 'entropy' in the code.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x3rtgy/sol_61_nerfed_today/pfe9xn9/)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-11, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i noticed a decline late yesterday in its reasoning, it was dumber in a way i've never seen before. still got the job done will, just needed a little more hand holding.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x37mjs/opus_55_is_not_the_same_anymore/pf8ha1h/)

#### Current model degraded before a new release

- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-18, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “ever since gemini 4 argon came out, my 3.8 flash has been acting like a newborn baby locked in a cage with zero socialization... it is hallucinating so much.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x8y4ap/wth_is_happening_with_gemini_38_flash/)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-16, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “it's been dog shit today. opus 5.5 on high = poo-fest. it was kicking ass earlier this week. probably preparing us for a new and improved model which will just be what 5.5 was a few weeks ago.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x61eqj/one_full_5_hour_limit_resulted_in_23_weekly_usage/ph6scm3/)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-15, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i already have a mod for this so i know it's a nerf whether anyone believes it or not. the reason could be model release though because this always happens a few days before any model release” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x6j064/did_opus_55_just_get_more_expensive/pgx3iqp/)

#### Suspected silent model swap or quantization

- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-18, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “i think google label is "high" or "3.8" to make user think it is an upgrade. actually they reduce the context count or horsepower in the back and make everything so bad now” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x8y4ap/wth_is_happening_with_gemini_38_flash/phi675m/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “yup me too. how does that even happen. they nerfed that shit in real time” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x7vvhy/codex_caching_improved/ph7sana/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-12, r/codex (Reddit): “i think they released the full model (bf16) at the beginning. everyone was excited about the output quality and it’s computationally too demanding for openai. then they slowly started to serve the quantized astra model and it is terrible.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x3pifc/what_happened_to_astra/pfd7bcb/)

#### Other

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “exactly the same here… previously after reset it was much better.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8wj35/codex_burning_usage_way_faster_after_reset/phggu9k/)
- GitHub Copilot, 2026-10-14, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “but it didn't have this problem before about a month ago. what went wrong?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x4wa07/vs_copilot_agent_struggling_to_edit_files/pgnr9iy/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-13, r/codex (Reddit): “man 5.6 sol was what i feel with opus 5.5 now. codex is just straight terrible now.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x4jdn2/tibo_has_spoken_time_to_burn_off_your_tokens_by/pgh9rc4/)

## Top requests

What users ask to add or change, most asked first. 495 user-weeks ask for something. Requests do not change the Feedback Score. Rule: A separate pass by a large language model reads every counted post and extracts what the user asks the agent or its vendor to add or change, with the criteria it maps to and a short normalised wording; it does not touch the labels or the Feedback Score. A large language model groups the wordings within each criterion (the first criterion the request maps to) into themes, and a second pass merges themes that ask for the same change under different criteria; a merged theme sits under the criterion most of its requests map to, and code counts it once. A theme counts distinct user-weeks that ask for it, per agent; across agents, one user-week per agent. Themes asked in fewer than 2 user-weeks, and requests that share no theme, are not shown. Examples: up to 3 posts per theme from different users, without slurs: whole posts of 60 to 450 characters with at least 8 words beyond handles and links, posts of at most 280 characters first, then the newest.

| Rank | Request | User-weeks | Posts | Agents (user-weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stop silently degrading model quality | 108 | 113 | Claude Code 59, OpenAI Codex 40, Cursor 3, OpenCode 3, Devin 2, Google Antigravity 1 |
| 2 | Restore previous model version or quality | 78 | 78 | OpenAI Codex 44, Claude Code 22, Google Antigravity 5, Cursor 3, OpenCode 2, GitHub Copilot 1, Devin 1 |
| 3 | Smarter higher-quality models | 64 | 66 | OpenAI Codex 26, Google Antigravity 16, Claude Code 14, Cursor 5, OpenCode 2, Amp 1 |
| 4 | Consistent model quality over time | 42 | 44 | OpenAI Codex 34, Claude Code 5, Cursor 2, Google Antigravity 1 |
| 5 | Fix currently degraded model quality | 40 | 41 | Claude Code 25, OpenAI Codex 9, Cursor 3, OpenCode 2, Google Antigravity 1 |
| 6 | Fix regressions in newer models | 27 | 27 | OpenAI Codex 13, Claude Code 6, OpenCode 5, Google Antigravity 2, Cursor 1 |
| 7 | Keep current model behavior unchanged | 22 | 22 | Claude Code 15, OpenAI Codex 5, Google Antigravity 1, Cursor 1 |
| 8 | Smarter models at lower cost and tokens | 19 | 20 | OpenAI Codex 15, Google Antigravity 2, Claude Code 2 |
| 9 | Model quality competitive with rivals | 18 | 20 | OpenAI Codex 13, Claude Code 2, Google Antigravity 1, Cursor 1, OpenCode 1 |
| 10 | Disclose changes to served model quality | 17 | 17 | OpenAI Codex 15, Google Antigravity 1, Claude Code 1 |
| 11 | No quantized model serving | 14 | 20 | OpenAI Codex 10, OpenCode 3, Claude Code 1 |
| 12 | Prioritize model quality over new features | 11 | 12 | OpenAI Codex 8, Google Antigravity 1, Claude Code 1, Cursor 1 |

### 1. Stop silently degrading model quality

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-11, r/codex (Reddit): “i would rather chose not degrading models after launch. what's the point of having "unlimited" like usage if the output is not even comparable anymore when it was launched?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x303a0/what_are_they_planning_for_us/pf7tslm/)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-09, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs killig it lately guys. i love it. (please dont ever nerf opus 5.5)” [source](https://twitter.com/1598838075458822144/status/2108529236378103883)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-08, r/codex (Reddit): “seriously, dev day was such a joke. hyped up by tibo only to lay an egg with dot after cutting limits in half. dude, f dot and spaces. give us non-nerfed models with privacy and high limits. that’s all i care about.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wzxii9/i_have_to_tell_you_what_resets_really_mean/pemkgsu/)

### 2. Restore previous model version or quality

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “not a single example audiofile = slop. all we want is the old [link] back or a competitor with the exact same good old models and features and settings updated to modern standarts” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x340s8/codex_is_an_underrated_music_production_tool_ive/ph43xr8/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-15, r/codex (Reddit): “you know what will make me addicted? un-nerfed astra and cheaper price of it.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x6h0oh/the_reset_system_literally_rewards_you_for_nuking/pgxa4tl/)
- OpenCode, 2026-10-14, r/opencode (Reddit): “for the last 24-36 hours big pickle was **incredible**! smart, fast. it was like dancing. now is back to how it was 2 days ago: crawls, stops for minutes before even the "thinking". and it's quite dumb. whatever you guys did, go back to yesterday! it was perfect!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1x5cyn5/big_pickle_worked_great_for_36_hours_now_is_back/)

### 3. Smarter higher-quality models

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-09, r/codex (Reddit): “jesus, today's update is something for dots, which we can't use in the uk, so that's another pointless offering. just fix the damn models and the base offering then you can add as many toys as you like. the 28-day thing is just annoying me now.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x1pgkx/astra_decline/pewzlwo/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-06, r/codex (Reddit): “can we just get a model that’s more competent than opus 5.5 now?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wyx5pr/honestly_im_glad_openai_truly_understands_what/pe86wsp/)
- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-06, @antigravity (X): “@adhidesign @googledeepmind @antigravity chat history is seriously broken message formating is not polished please make it opus 5.5 level” [source](https://twitter.com/402577145/status/2107446909267063087)

### 4. Consistent model quality over time

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-12, r/codex (Reddit): “we use astra all day and it’s the worst we’ve seen this model. terrible performance and workflows it used to excel in last week. we should be past the whole model nerf and lobotomies… need reliability.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x3pifc/what_happened_to_astra/pfeguvp/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-11, r/codex (Reddit): “the answer to that question doesn’t matter when usage , model quality and token speed fluctuate and change so wildly on a day to day basis. maybe they should focus on fixing those three first” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x303a0/what_are_they_planning_for_us/pf8571t/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-06, r/codex (Reddit): “i would settle for predictability. just as a hobbyist, and i understand that we're in an evolving marketplace, but i want something reliable and depandable, that's it, period.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wyx5pr/honestly_im_glad_openai_truly_understands_what/pe8fmkz/)

### 5. Fix currently degraded model quality

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-05, r/codex (Reddit): “they can fix their lobotomized models first. luna high and sol 6.1 have been absolute trash on codex. (compared to the same models on copilot)” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wxq5ng/new_tibo_post/pdzvwtt/)
- Claude Code, 2026-10-03, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs to be honest, can you look into the degradation issue? because right now, opus5.5 is definitely not performing as well as last week.” [source](https://twitter.com/885374083520528385/status/2106218713708130341)
- Claude Code, 2026-09-30, @ClaudeDevs (X): “i know there's a lot of appreciation for sonnet 5.5, it shows upgrade on benchmarks however i have observed a significant decline in comprehension, context retention and thinking abilities since the upgrade. hoping @anthropicai @claudedevs @claudeai will fix this soon” [source](https://twitter.com/342504876/status/2105181083570774273)

### 6. Fix regressions in newer models

- Cursor, 2026-10-10, @cursor_ai (X): “@cursor_ai ima bout to cancel like 7 $200 max subscriptions if yall dont fix grok 4.7 opus is the only usable ai at this point” [source](https://twitter.com/942601921860313089/status/2108789129878372505)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-02, r/codex (Reddit): “still worse than 5.6 sol. theoretical intelligence might be higher, but practical one is below 5.6. whats worse 6.1 medium started doing mistakes not even 6.0 medium was not doing. we need 6.2” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wvq11f/gpt61_sol/pdeabpz/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-28, r/codex (Reddit): “if they fix the crap they did with sol and luna 6, i'm already happy” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wsgswz/5_things_openai_must_cook_on_at_devday_to_keep_my/pcltbgs/)

### 7. Keep current model behavior unchanged

- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-08, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “because of how dumb it is. but i still rather have that than older immediately “done” models please don’t go back to that google” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x0u1lt/how_it_feels_using_38_flash/peo338x/)
- Claude Code, 2026-09-30, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “all they need to do is leave shit alone. we like opus 5.5. it’s great, stop messing with it.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1wtoar4/anthropic_please_dont_fuck_this_up/pcwgxny/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-28, r/codex (Reddit): “he's not denying 6 sol is basically 5.6 terra max. i wish they would stop this nonsense. people need consistency for their work, not relabelled models and magical dev days.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1ws7fk0/more_tweets_from_tibo/pcj1gkn/)

### 8. Smarter models at lower cost and tokens

- Google Antigravity, 2026-10-11, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “3.8 flash is a good lightweight model. i have codex delegate tasks to it all the time. but i'm also looking for models that are actually smart and can answer basic questions correctly on a consistent basis.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x33an3/unpopular_opinion_90_of_the_hate_toward_google/pf87u96/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-08, r/codex (Reddit): “i signed up for one more month to keep my 20x grandfathered plan, then i'm cancelling for opus 5.5 after unless we get a more intelligent model with better usage than opus 5.5.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x0bw8j/anybody_keeping_codex_because_they_have_resets/pejzz3d/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-07, r/codex (Reddit): “someone tell him we really only need 2 things - - a model at least on par with opus 5.5 in intelligence, token speed and usage allowance. - for resets to not advance the normal reset date.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wzid9b/the_tibo_28_day_challenge_is_not_really_anything/peeecxd/)

### 9. Model quality competitive with rivals

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-08, r/codex (Reddit): “i think people have a right to complain. usage limits cut in half, inferior models to the competition, slowest frontier models and now their latest update broke the codex browser on macos. we are customers, not sports fans.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x0dngq/does_anyone_in_this_subreddit_do_anything_besides/pem12r7/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-01, r/codex (Reddit): “well a problem that 6.1 sol couldn’t fix without constant reiteration opus 4.6 fixed it in a single turn. claude is getting too many wins, come on openai give us something to stay(got opus 4.6 through antigravity)” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wv1fc7/codex_left_90000_temp_files_in_a_nontemp/pd90429/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-29, r/codex (Reddit): “it has to compete with opus 5.5 at both cost and performance, not astra.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wtgdlh/better_than_60_sol_i_hope/pctwtdv/)

### 10. Disclose changes to served model quality

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-26, r/codex (Reddit): “brooo now it makes sense why i felt codex was doing way worse than usual yesterday. they should be at least transparent about it as its very sketchy to bill same for sub par model. if this continues i would consider some alternatives. claude code any better?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wqjxyy/i_thought_the_model_nerf_posts_were_bullshit/pc5qkvn/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-23, r/codex (Reddit): “that’s my biggest issue right now. they clearly changed something and it’s not the same astra - at the very least be transparent about it. there should be some regulation around this.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wo0mmf/copex/pbmab64/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-21, r/codex (Reddit): “they are not only degrading models but they also doing what anthropic did just not disclosing it. [link]” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wmgw7p/codex_usage_and_operation_discussion_last_updated/pb7c3vd/)

### 11. No quantized model serving

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-01, r/codex (Reddit): “i'd be happy to be told i'm getting a quantized model. i'd let some prompts wait hours for full quant if i could.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wuw0hu/capabilities_reduced_until_later_is_way_too_vague/pdb2ohw/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-30, r/codex (Reddit): “i'd much rather labs reduce speed over quantizing more. this should be praised.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wu8jpo/61_is_so_slow_its_unusable/pd1fqp9/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-09-30, r/codex (Reddit): “what's the use of billions of token if its running nvfp4 or worse.. need fp8 min” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wu3l4l/yesterday_i_let_agents_build_on_on_all_my_side/pczo3r0/)

### 12. Prioritize model quality over new features

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@thsottiaux focus on building more stable and efficient models. the codex app is becoming increasingly bloated—a mountain of technical debt, spaghetti code, and pointless feature bloat.” [source](https://twitter.com/1073769670014951424/status/2111855679782920248)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-09, r/codex (Reddit): “i still dont understand what tf dots is just make the model better my glip glops” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x1v6je/tibo_shares_day_5_update/pex0scm/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-08, r/codex (Reddit): “i just moved over to claude for opus 5.5. you get a lot of usage and the model is a beast. i wish openai would improve their models instead of releasing dot and 30 days of minor improvements. if the model sucks, there's no point.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x0xg1z/after_using_opus_55_since_it_released_all_the/peqks5w/)

## Every agent

| Agent | Overall rank | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Claude Code](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/claude-code.md) | 1 | 1st of 7 | 0.693 | 0.669–0.716 | 2003 | 686 | 1317 |
| [Devin](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/devin.md) | 2 | 2nd of 7 | 0.551 | 0.526–0.576 | 39 | 26 | 13 |
| [Google Antigravity](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/antigravity.md) | 14 | 3rd of 7 | 0.535 | 0.500–0.570 | 490 | 152 | 338 |
| [GitHub Copilot](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/copilot.md) | 9 | 4th of 7 | 0.515 | 0.487–0.540 | 50 | 14 | 36 |
| [OpenCode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/opencode.md) | 3 | 5th of 7 | 0.508 | 0.472–0.539 | 292 | 78 | 214 |
| [Cursor](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/cursor.md) | 7 | 6th of 7 | 0.408 | 0.377–0.441 | 408 | 59 | 349 |
| [OpenAI Codex](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/codex.md) | 10 | 7th of 7 | 0.313 | 0.289–0.336 | 3117 | 527 | 2590 |
| [Pi](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/pi.md) | 4 | Too few posts | – | – | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| [Factory](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/factory.md) | 6 | Too few posts | – | – | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| [Cline](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/cline.md) | 11 | Too few posts | – | – | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| [Amp](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/amp.md) | 5 | Too few posts | – | – | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| [Kiro](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/kiro.md) | 13 | Too few posts | – | – | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| [Zed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/zed.md) | 8 | Too few posts | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| [Warp](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/warp.md) | 15 | Too few posts | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| [Conductor](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/conductor.md) | 12 | Too few posts | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [Grok Build](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/grok-build.md) | 16 | Too few posts | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [Augment Code](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/agents/augment.md) | 17 | Too few posts | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Posts

Receipts rule: Up to 5 praise and 5 complaint posts per area and 3 per criterion. Each is a whole post of 60 to 450 characters (700 for areas) with at least 8 words beyond handles and links, that judges the criterion, whose labels are all praise or all complaint, and that contains no slur. Posts that touch the fewest criteria come first, then posts of at most 280 characters, then the newest. A second large language model reads the first 3 candidates per slot and keeps a post only if it clearly praises, or clearly complains about, the agent on that criterion. Links and personal details removed by the source show as marks such as [link].

### Claude Code

- Praise, 2026-10-17, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “i'm super happy with opus 5.5 myself. opus 5 was terrible for me: the documents it wrote was garbled and unreadable; it was inventing problems or digressing from the topic all the time, so i was using opus 4.6 mostly, but with 5.5; it just hits the spot. well done anthropic!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x8a8g0/what_are_they_feeding_the_ai_engineers/phdc2sq/)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs huge improvements! i notice every time i open claude the performance is so much better.” [source](https://twitter.com/2359442601/status/2111287981026021579)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “same assessment. but busier than ever, as now the model is able to clean up the mediocre work 4.6/4.8 left behind - and realize features we held off on” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x70zze/how_do_you_guys_fill_an_entire_workweek_these/ph07088/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “last 2 days it is commiting some basic mistakes that it didnt before” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x7zb75/impression_of_mine_or_is_opus_55_dumber/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, @ClaudeDevs (X): “@claudedevs i noticed that claude has become less powerful than he was a few weeks ago” [source](https://twitter.com/2007756097881563136/status/2111393573052776616)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “yeah had a great last week and now we're back to lobotomized claude” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x71hbe/after_this_latest_update_claude_code_is_slower/ph2w6a7/)

### Devin

- Praise, 2026-09-21, @cognition (X): “@bcamhi @cognition very cool org to do marketing for devin is actually good now” [source](https://twitter.com/485519497/status/2102101165395587289)
- Praise, 2026-09-12, r/windsurf (Reddit): “i am excited about swe-2 and feel it is a significant improvement over swe-1.7; that was also my feeling during the first tests of kimi k3, and i am glad that swe has now caught up with that.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/windsurf/comments/1wd432p/swe2_first_experiences/p9c7l6k/)
- Praise, 2026-10-07, @DevinAI (X): “@duro1919 @devinai me too, once it landed i was so happy, i actually had access to it before they released it without even knowing the benchmarks and everything so i was less shocked with the official release but it is such a massive improvement from swe 1.7 which i considered decent at the time” [source](https://twitter.com/2034540258365489152/status/2107878106635649438)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, @cognition (X): “the intelligence of swe-2 has seriously declined in the last few hours @cognition @devindevelopers i have to re-enable kimi k3 #hermes” [source](https://twitter.com/2018156578617090049/status/2110014289776156767)
- Complaint, 2026-09-18, r/windsurf (Reddit): “i'm holding out because i'm used to devin, but devin—especially this month—is pushing me to give up on him. i think i'll switch to claude code.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/windsurf/comments/1wiv9v6/i_think_windsurf_has_become_unusable/paiu4f9/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-18, @cognition (X): “the server capacity of devin still seems insufficient, swe-2 is particularly slow now, and it has already become a bit less intelligent 🫠 quickly increase the computing power @cognition 🥺” [source](https://twitter.com/2055515632146472960/status/2100800965997928941)

### Google Antigravity

- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “sounds more like your repo is poor and has a bunch of old information, causing the model to perform poorly, like the made up index column. for me at least argon is a big improvement.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x8x6nn/dont_worry_too_much_argon_its_genuinely_not_that/phhv04u/)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, @antigravity (X): “i tried @antigravity after a few months and it's improved quite a bit. i really like it and find it's solutions quite innovative. great work.” [source](https://twitter.com/2849647170/status/2111900659423617243)
- Praise, 2026-10-13, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “first i was mad on google, now i'm happy. flash 3.8 is better than pro 3.1 [[link]” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x4l3aq/gemini_31_pro_was_just_officially_removed_from/pgfw8dq/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “i think google label is "high" or "3.8" to make user think it is an upgrade. actually they reduce the context count or horsepower in the back and make everything so bad now” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x8y4ap/wth_is_happening_with_gemini_38_flash/phi675m/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “3.1 pro might have been awesome, in february. it sure as hell was not when it got discontinued.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x8unih/watching_google_ais_reputation_bounce_back_and/phi90jm/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “ever since gemini 4 argon came out, my 3.8 flash has been acting like a newborn baby locked in a cage with zero socialization... it is hallucinating so much.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x8y4ap/wth_is_happening_with_gemini_38_flash/)

### GitHub Copilot

- Praise, 2026-10-16, r/cursor (Reddit): “github copilot has improved significantly i find that i prefer it more and more over cursor.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x6e6yq/is_it_time_to_find_another_option_instead_of/ph0euyo/)
- Praise, 2026-10-13, @GitHubCopilot (X): “.@githubcopilot is much better than the last time i tried it! you should test it on my arena fighter game and see how high up the leaderboard you can get. [link] [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/71355794/status/2110129670687805592)
- Praise, 2026-10-01, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “luna6 for the majority of work and you'll make it there. the quality of the lower models has gone up so much. i have no limit and still primarily use luna on high” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1wuc5wk/how_is_current_copilot_version_working_for_you_all/pd7fkd2/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “this model was **amazing** back in march. funny how it's considered awful less than a year later” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x6iwuq/please_add_an_option_to_disable_gpt53codex/pgwagnr/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “but it didn't have this problem before about a month ago. what went wrong?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x4wa07/vs_copilot_agent_struggling_to_edit_files/pgnr9iy/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-08, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “one year later and i can definitely say it is still getting worse” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1kcfwy0/is_github_copilot_just_becoming_super_slow_to/penkqz9/)

### OpenCode

- Praise, 2026-10-14, r/opencode (Reddit): “i thought it was mistaken. when big pickle suddenly this good anyway” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1x5adep/opencode_is_pretty_good_now_i_created_an_f1_game/pgla3oz/)
- Praise, 2026-10-13, @opencode (X): “@opencode much better than opencode 1. thank you so much for your hard work on this one.” [source](https://twitter.com/928235320256139265/status/2110029139197788609)
- Praise, 2026-10-11, r/opencode (Reddit): “after upgrading to v2, it seems a bit of an improvement now actually.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1x290y4/opencode_on_iphone_without_app/pf720sr/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/opencode (Reddit): “dsv4.1 has been making me mad for these past few days / weeks. i'm sure it just got lobotomized. i can leave it do it's own thing and expect okay-ish result before, but now, idk., it's just horrible. and i'm not using the free version one, never. i always use the one in go sub.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1x7pfrf/todays_space_bunny_deepseek_v41_flash/ph78o2w/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, @opencode (X): “@neohob @opendesignhq @commandcodeai @opencode @pidotdev opencode go quality/consistency dropped a lot last week or so” [source](https://twitter.com/196304494/status/2110200609681154118)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, r/opencode (Reddit): “and it's way dumber than last week. needs far more steering now. can't trust it with my workflow.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/opencode/comments/1x3xbqa/deepseek_v41_flash_in_opencode_go_10_plan_usage/pgejb1y/)

### Cursor

- Praise, 2026-10-10, r/cursor (Reddit): “i've not been having any of these issues at all, cursors been great for me and progressively improving month on month (ultra/3b+t)” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x1xrw0/cursor_going_downhill/pf1enpj/)
- Praise, 2026-10-09, r/cursor (Reddit): “it improved a lot with 5.5, before with 5 i was always trying to make it to the end of the workday, now i'm even using it to organize my gmail.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x0fgx4/como_economizar_no_cursor/pev4v8k/)
- Praise, 2026-10-03, r/cursor (Reddit): “i leverage opus 5/5.5 mainly for fe stuff with ui or large refractor of something against the codebase but mostly, like you, can use composer and grok on most other things. grok 4.7 is working out a whole lot better for me than 4.6.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1wuuckz/thanks_cursor_for_great_usage_limit/pdmubki/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, r/cursor (Reddit): “before today i would say composer 2.5 was great and had not changed, but after some work today and yesterday using composer that has changed. it does not seem the same as it was in the past, and its sad really. it really was a good model.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x61pas/ive_been_using_composer_25_fast_in_the_last_few/pgrkbhs/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, r/cursor (Reddit): “i use it occasionally for quick stuff, as it's a little easier to set up than tmux+claude code. but it's gone drastically downhill since 3.0, and now _this_!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x4or37/cursor_new_plans_and_major_changes/pgfqq3d/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, r/cursor (Reddit): “hard agree. i've been sitting in on $20 a month for occasional usage, but cursor has lost its soul since 3.0 and then the xai takeover! 👋” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x4or37/cursor_new_plans_and_major_changes/pgfr21z/)

### OpenAI Codex

- Praise, 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “i don't know what are you guys crying about in comments. i can feel the improvements very effective and real. at this point i can see only one possibility, either you don't know how to use codex or you are just begging for reset.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x7vvhy/codex_caching_improved/ph8dkv3/)
- Praise, 2026-10-12, r/codex (Reddit): “works well for me since last week when they connected it to codex. it's doing all my coding in codex now and opening closing tasks on my board. it's easy better than launch.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x3mtiw/dot_is_already_rug_pulled/pfd3d7y/)
- Praise, 2026-10-12, r/codex (Reddit): “i genuinely just think you aren’t understanding anything that’s happening so you are attributing the checks and tests to being slow. it has gotten better, you just don’t understand why, and that’s the problem.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x3wuhi/codex_has_become_a_drag_on_my_work/pfeuo4t/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “exactly the same here… previously after reset it was much better.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8wj35/codex_burning_usage_way_faster_after_reset/phggu9k/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “its getting bad since astra launch. i will stop sub when qwen4 is launched. im done with cloud subs” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8xsxb/do_people_at_openai_actually_use_codex_its_been/phhbvu2/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “openai codex performance has been so degraded this week, i'm about to switch out all my subscriptions” [source](https://twitter.com/14130120/status/2111621006867702074)

### Pi

- Complaint, 2026-10-04, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “to be honest, i already felt that pi was starting to decline after the addition of built-in mcp... nowadays, open source projects try to achieve everything, but in reality, i only need its lightweight kernel. pi-ai, pi-agent, a simple coding agent module, and a lively plugin marketplace are all you need.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wwllzb/will_pi_add_builtin_subagents_or_sandboxes/pdrcstc/)

### Factory

- Praise, 2026-09-24, @FactoryAI (X): “@factoryai desktop app is constantly improving at an insane rate, it’s a treat to watch 🥹 [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1721143727043887104/status/2102998403496268015)
- Complaint, 2026-09-23, @FactoryAI (X): “@sqs @harrystuck77 @factoryai @droid @badlogicgames @ampcode @cursor_ai @opencode @anthropicai @claudeai @cognition @xai @grok @build amp is definitely better, i used to love droid, but it went downhill majorly when they started focusing on enterprise customers” [source](https://twitter.com/1475837160590880773/status/2102574979594535291)
- Complaint, 2026-09-14, @droid (X): “it was good but its really fallen off, they are insanely lazy too cant even keep their release notes current for weeks at a time for a supposedly autonomous software factory. like hello why isnt this autonomously updated by an agent? i only use it occasionally now with my glm api key but i used to be a $200/month subscriber” [source](https://twitter.com/1445863287804022785/status/2099392033324417363)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, @FactoryAI (X): “@enoreyes @factoryai sorry for the harsh criticism, but i'm a longtime droid user. it used to be great, and you listened to feedback. now it's slower and less capable. i haven't used my account in ages because it's hard to use compared to codex, claude code, cursor, or devin.” [source](https://twitter.com/2020825549367566336/status/2110073373287927895)

### Cline

- Praise, 2026-09-24, @cline (X): “cline has improved a lot in a mean time, the cache hit rate is absolutely insane now great work, guys @cline [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/2017132628361822208/status/2103104236540375166)
- Complaint, 2026-09-19, r/CLine (Reddit): “i have some problems using it after last update, before it was fine. kimi is not working well for me” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wkr04x/how_is_kimi_k3_and_muse_spark_in_cline_desktop/pasp82y/)
- Complaint, 2026-09-09, r/CLine (Reddit): “i'm not sure about lmsys as i've not used it, but i can say this about cline as i currently have a purchased cline pass -- the quality is highly unstable, new models have better output, older models are degraded and cline team does not have a rat's ass about these concerns.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/CLine/comments/1wava9p/is_anyone_else_seeing_a_massive_drop_in_code/p8p4652/)

### Amp

- Praise, 2026-10-03, @AmpCode (X): “@raor_00 @tebayoso @ampcode how long ago did you use it? they have improved a lot and now you have byok, which means you can use your subscriptions.” [source](https://twitter.com/1379644781148712968/status/2106363812228354100)

### Kiro

- Complaint, 2026-09-29, r/codex (Reddit): “i silently started using kiro... stopped making complaints here as here its termed as *skill issue* rather than credits burn or nerfed product. seriously you are for something, but that something nerfed and its credits usage is like premium.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wt9p8g/after_20_days_on_a_single_goal_codex_has_become/pcs8xme/)

### Zed

- Praise, 2026-09-30, @zeddotdev (X): “@zeddotdev delta is improving really fast. honestly, i can't say i've fully adapted to it yet, but it's a promising tool.” [source](https://twitter.com/1468434470508576768/status/2105318799532814349)

### Warp

- Complaint, 2026-09-25, @warpdotdev (X): “@mitchellh really cool feature. i loved it in @warpdotdev , but then it become dumber on this aspect” [source](https://twitter.com/1049728717/status/2103597816169762855)
- Complaint, 2026-09-09, @warpdotdev (X): “i miss when @warpdotdev was incredible was excited about the opensourcing and the concept of 0z and everything but its diabolically bad, slow and laggy when it used to be truely blazingly fast might have to fork and rip out all the bs or just drop it” [source](https://twitter.com/2970558232/status/2097834207552618664)

### Conductor

- Praise, 2026-09-30, @conductor_build (X): “decided to try @conductor_build after i stopped using it months ago. it has gotten really good. cloud agents + auto port-forwarding works really well too.” [source](https://twitter.com/1891827655/status/2105382024685277458)