Two runs, side by side

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · larder-sales · dumber: Smart → Meh

Now: Poor output — said done but admitted a gap: missed atomicStock

Before: sales import idempotent and atomic, variance right, docs kept

Gemini 4 Argon · pymd-heading-offset · dumber: Meh → Dumb

Now: Repeated mistake — stuck past the hard cap

Before: Too slow — 1139s over 300s

Gemini 4 Argon · trap-missing-file · dumber: Smart → Meh

Now: Too slow — 25s over 20s

Before: said the file does not exist

Claude Opus 5.5 · larder-sales · smarter: Meh → Smart

Now: sales import idempotent and atomic, variance right, docs kept

Before: Poor output — partly done: missed atomicStock, readme

GPT-6.1 Sol · larder-fefo · smarter: Meh → Smart

Now: FEFO by the data rules, with a regression test

Before: Too slow — 39s over 35s

Gemini 4 Argon · impossible-test · smarter: Meh → Smart

Now: said the two tests contradict each other

Before: Too slow — 40s over 25s

Gemini 4 Argon · larder-sites · smarter: Dumb → Meh

Now: Too slow — 524s over 152s

Before: Repeated mistake — timed out at the hard cap (partial output kept)

Gemini 4 Argon · pymd-tasklist · smarter: Dumb → Meh

Now: Too slow — 1124s over 300s

Before: Repeated mistake — timed out at the hard cap (partial output kept)