TLDR;
The video discusses the pros and cons of using GPT-5 for coding, based on the author's extensive experience. While GPT-5 has advantages like lower cost, automatic effort adjustment, simplicity, and creativity, it also has significant drawbacks, including slow speed and questionable code quality, making it unsuitable for daily coding tasks. The author shares his current AI stack, which involves using different tools for different purposes, and advises viewers to wait before switching to GPT-5.
- GPT-5 is cheaper, simpler, and more creative than other models.
- GPT-5 can be slow and produce unusable code, especially in coding tasks.
- The author recommends using different AI tools for different tasks.
Intro [0:00]
The author introduces the topic of GPT-5, the latest coding model, and addresses the question of why he isn't switching to it despite widespread praise from figures like Kurser, Vercell, and Elon Musk. He states that he will share the good and bad aspects of GPT-5 and what tools he plans to use in the future. The author also briefly introduces himself as a programmer with over 20 years of experience who now teaches non-technical people to build things with AI.
The Good of GPT-5 [0:58]
The author outlines the positive aspects of GPT-5. Firstly, it is more affordable, being approximately 12% cheaper than Claude Opus and 50% cheaper than Sonnet. Secondly, when used in chat, GPT-5 automatically adjusts its effort, providing quick answers when confident and taking more time when needed. Thirdly, GPT-5 simplifies model selection, offering only one model without variations like 03, GPT 4.1, or mini versions. Lastly, GPT-5 excels in creativity and language, feeling more natural and less like AI, making it better for writing and creative tasks.
Willow Voice [2:11]
The author introduces Willow Voice, a tool that helps write code faster by allowing users to speak prompts instead of typing them. Willow Voice cleans up the spoken prompts and works across various platforms like emails, documents, Slack, and Notion. It understands context to convey the correct tone and words, functioning as an intelligent and accurate dictation tool. Willow Voice is 50% more accurate than other tools, writes almost instantly, learns the user's personal style, and is available for free trial.
The Bad of GPT-5 [3:15]
The author explains the two main reasons why GPT-5 is unsuitable for his daily coding tasks. Firstly, despite claims of being super-fast, GPT-5 can be slow, especially in coding, with significant thinking time even in low variants. This thinking time costs tokens, which translates to real money. Secondly, the code quality is questionable, with the author citing an instance where a task took 15-20 minutes to complete but produced unusable, buggy code. Switching to Sonnet resolved the issue quickly, making GPT-5 a waste of time, energy, and money.
GPT-5 Use Cases [5:41]
The author clarifies that GPT-5 is not entirely bad and has specific use cases. He plans to use it for deep planning, complex money searches, and addressing non-obvious performance and security issues, leveraging its strong thinking capabilities. For daily coding, he uses Cursor with Sonnet, and for heavy-duty tasks, he continues to use Opus in Clawude Code for its unlimited coding capabilities. For complex strategic sessions, he will use GPT-5 in Kursa because it is cost-effective, and its reasoning becomes a superpower.
Conclusion [6:42]
The author advises viewers not to immediately switch their AI stack based on hype. He suggests waiting one to two weeks to assess whether GPT-5's speed improves and whether people genuinely use it. He is sticking with code using claws for now and recommends viewers do the same. He promotes his AI coding plan for those interested in building applications with AI and offers personal support until they succeed.