Code Report Summary

OpenAI Releases New Models

• OpenAI released two new reasoning models, 03 and 04 mini, claimed to be at or above genius level.
• There's skepticism about claims of AI genius, reminiscent of past promises.
• Continued rapid development from OpenAI, following the release of GPT4.1, 40 image gen, and GPT4.5.

OpenAI Codeex Tool

• OpenAI also released an open-source CLI tool named Codeex for code writing, execution, and analysis.
• Codeex is a tool similar to Claude Code, integrating with terminal or IDE.

Current State of Developer Tools

• Developer tools market is highly competitive, with a focus on capturing software engineers' interests.
• OpenAI may be in talks to acquire Windsurf for $3 billion, a VS Code fork.
• Microsoft is a major player, aiming to improve developer tools with copilot and agent mode.
• Various AI-powered developer tools like Gemini 2.5 and Google’s Firebase Studio are creating chaos in the market.

Tool Comparison Experiment

• Testing Codeex: failed to generate a YouTube clone efficiently, performance issues noted on Windows.
• Claude Code and Firebase Studio faced similar challenges, notably with Svelte 5 and runes.
• Firebase Studio showed faster performance but defaulted to using Next.js instead of requested Svelte 5.

Conclusion

• All tested AI coding tools have specific shortcomings.
• Though AI tools may not be perfect, it's an exciting time for developers to embrace AI technology.

Sponsor Information: MX

• MX offers API-first video infrastructure helpful for developers integrating video into apps.
• MX provides hosting, encoding, real-time analytics, thumbnail generation, and live streaming.
• Serves startups and large companies like Substack, Patreon, and HubSpot.

Final Note

• Encourages developers to continue engaging with AI technologies, despite imperfections and hype.