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Qwen3.8 Max now ranked as the best overall model by agentic index

252 points · 127 comments · apitman

ben8bit · 1786045854 · focus · HN ↗
Haven't tried this yet, but going to soon! I have to wonder what happened at Anthropic. We've cancelled our subscription in favor of OpenCode & Codex. Sol is just so good & OC goes so far for every $ spent. Claude's become a pain to work with - average output with an annoying personality. Who knew this would be an issue even a year ago? In any case, loving the stuff from the Chinese models!
1. tomComb · 1786046174 · focus · HN ↗
  > an annoying personality
  I was with you until there. Qwen and the OpenAI models are great, aggressive agents, but they’re not as good as the anthropic models for human interaction. They just don’t have the subtlety, understanding, or attention to detail.
  1. ben8bit · 1786046419 · focus · HN ↗
    Really? I've heard so many other people complain about this recently. And maybe it's possible that it's the prompt style even. But interesting that it's not across the board.

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