The Hands Down Best Coding Model Right Now
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Author: Matt Wolfe · Watch on YouTube
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Original language: English
Original video: The Hands Down Best Coding Model Right Now · Channel: Matt Wolfe · 01:01 · Watch on YouTube
Topics: Software engineering with AI, AI content generation, AI models
Summary
Section titled “Summary”Matt Wolfe says Opus 5.5 is currently a leading coding model at a reasonable price, while noting that leaderboards may change soon. He tested it by having it build and test a Mega Bonk-style game for almost 20 hours. The result closely resembles the original game, with recognizable characters, multiple tiers, similar sound, and a detailed pause menu. He says he is especially impressed by the model’s game-making capabilities.
Key points
Section titled “Key points”- Wolfe presents Opus 5.5 as a top coding model available at a decent price.
- He cautions that coding-model leaderboards could shift within a few days.
- He ran his Mega Bonk test on Opus 5.5.
- The model spent almost 20 hours building and testing the game.
- The resulting version looks close to the actual Mega Bonk game.
- It includes characters from the original game and multiple tiers.
- Wolfe says the sound is similar to the original.
- He praises the detail in the pause menu and the overall result.
Chapters
Section titled “Chapters”| Start | Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | Opus 5.5 takes on the Mega Bonk test | Wolfe calls Opus 5.5 a leading coding model and describes its nearly 20-hour build-and-test run. |
| 00:30 | A close recreation of the original game | He highlights the original characters, multiple tiers, similar sound, and detailed pause menu. |
| 01:01 | Impressed by its game-making ability | Wolfe concludes by emphasizing how impressed he is with what Opus 5.5 can do with games. |
Quotes
Section titled “Quotes”If you’re looking for the absolute best, state-of-the-art coding model at a decent price, this is it. — 00:00
it worked for almost 20 hours building, testing, building, testing, building, testing — 00:00
These are all actual characters from the original game. — 00:30
Even the pause menu looks excellent. — 00:30
does in terms of, like, games. — 01:01
Concepts and entities
Section titled “Concepts and entities”Opus 5.5, Mega Bonk, Matt Wolfe
Full transcript (original language)
Section titled “Full transcript (original language)”00:00 If you’re looking for the absolute best, state-of-the-art coding model at a decent price, this is it. The leaderboards could be shifting again in a few days, but as of today, Opus 5.5, I ran my Mega Bonk test on [music] it, and well, it worked for almost 20 hours building, testing, building, testing, building, testing, and the result is pretty mind-blowing. [music] This is the version it made, and it is pretty close to the actual Mega Bonk game. Like, look at all these characters you can get.
00:30 These are all actual characters from the original game. There’s multiple tiers, [music] again, very similar to the real version of this game. This is just absolutely mind-blowing to me how good this all looks. I’m going to go ahead and unmute it for a second so you can actually hear it as well. Because the sound is pretty similar to the original game as well. Even the pause menu looks excellent. Like, there is so much detail in what Opus 5.5 did. I am insanely impressed with what this
01:01 does in terms of, like, games.