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Opus 5.5 versus GPT-6 Sol

Published 4 days ago • 1 min read

i've got 2 for the price of 1 for you: LAB-0005 and LAB-0006.

the headlines for 0005:

  • a big maths claim from OpenAI.
  • a model price fight.
  • Grok 4.7 on a real job.
  • what agents might do to app checkout.
  • and a local image model i want to test.
  • how to use GPT-6 Astra to create brand design assets

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(spoiler alert: the local image model is wild. it does *anything*. without guardrails - scary stuff if put in the wrong hands)

check out episode 0005 here:

video preview​

headlines for 0006:

  • Opus 5.5 drops
  • 1.5 hours later, GPT-6 Sol and Luna launch
  • what do the benchmarks say about them all??
  • something interesting about how Claude resets work
  • 3 tips on getting the most of out Fable 5.5

check out episode 0006 here:

video preview​

and there ya have it - 2 for the price of 1.

have a great weekend and until the next one,

Lenny

Lenny’s AI Builders

less scrolling. more “oh shit, i could use that”

i’m Lennox. i sift through AI Twitter and share one thing i tried with ChatGPT. for people making products, content and useful systems. five emails a week, with a weekly option.

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