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1. nico · 1790724606 · focus · HN ↗

   Anecdata: I've been running a long-lived claude code session with Opus 4.6 for the last few days. Yesterday, almost right after the Sonnet 5.5 announcement, codex starting asking for permission to run things a lot more often

   The quality of the output/work seems the same, but the speed at which it gets stuff done is a lot slower, because it's asking for permission so much more

   I don't have any numbers/stats, just my impression. However, I imagine that if Anthropic could make the models ask for permission more often, it could be an interesting way to throttle access, without degrading quality of the output

   1. Computer0 · 1790725351 · focus · HN ↗

      I think most people are on 'auto' mode nowadays.
   2. pkaye · 1790726140 · focus · HN ↗

      I just use auto mode but there is also some config settings for more fine grain control. The model could even help you customize them.
   3. [deleted] · 1790726233 · focus · HN ↗

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   4. jacquesm · 1790735455 · focus · HN ↗

      ChatGPT tends to modulate the speed at which you can type. If it is a bug they probably should have fixed this months ago, so I'm guessing it is intentional.

      1. layla5alive · 1790741955 · focus · HN ↗

         Yes across all devices (mobile, PC, etc.). If it's a performance issue then it's one of those "happy accidents" that is a bug in their favor. Either they don't care about quality or they really like money more than quality, but no reason it can't be both.
      2. dannyw · 1790754163 · focus · HN ↗

         Super long chats are slow and sluggish too at least on chatgpt/claude.ai; even on a semi beefy machine.

         I’m sure it’s lowkey intentional, probably encourages users to spin up new chats; hence less context.

   5. mlh496 · 1790735756 · focus · HN ↗

      I noticed this, too. I suspect their classifiers which prohibit certain tasks or require user permission for others is the reason for this.
   6. fendy3002 · 1790737841 · focus · HN ↗

      subagent perhaps? afaik subagent by default uses sonnet and perhaps the 5.5 uses different permission definition
   7. ricardobeat · 1790747279 · focus · HN ↗

      This is the case since Opus 5, the latest models (from all providers) favor using shell tools instead of the View/Edit tools available in the harness, and “accept edits” doesn’t let those calls through. Auto mode is the best option.
   8. dagss · 1790750880 · focus · HN ↗

      Running agents in MicroVMs and skipping permissions is the most impactful change I have done in my habits for a while.

      Have a look into Docker sbx for instance.

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