Field notes on how I use AI right now—incomplete by design. Same layout I like reading elsewhere: models (what I default to), harnesses (where I run them), subscriptions (what I pay for), then gear.
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openai · default · computer use
My daily default for simple computer-use tasks and general “get this done” work. Reliable, fast enough, good at following instructions.
openai · fast · cheap
The sleeper. Stupid fast and cheap for small tasks, subagent-style searching, and anything I want to turn around quickly.
anthropic · heavier · ui
What I reach for when I want more care and taste—longer reasoning, writing, and anything where I want it to feel pleasant to work with.
anthropic · middle tier
Solid middle-tier workhorse. Fast enough to live with, smart enough for most day-to-day agent tasks.
terminal · daily driver
My terminal. I live here—saved command blocks, reruns, and the in-terminal agent mean I rarely need to leave the shell just to ask a quick question.
anthropic · thinking
Where I open Claude for longer thinking, writing, and anything that benefits from continuity outside an IDE. The app that feels most like “my workspace.”
t3 · wrapper
Nice wrapper around Codex and Claude Code with less of the UI noise—fast, focused, and lets me use the CLIs under the hood without babysitting them.
editor · agents
My default IDE-shaped harness when I want the project context and cloud agents. Still the editor I reach for when the work is clearly “in a repo.”
editor · plain
When I want a boring editor without agents in my face. Still my fallback for reading code and quick edits outside an AI loop.
anthropic · cli · terminal agent
Anthropic’s terminal agent for deep repo work. I mostly drive it through T3 Code these days, but I still reach for it directly when I want the raw Claude experience on a codebase. Sonnet 4.6 and Opus 4.7 under the hood.
openai · cli · terminal agent
OpenAI’s terminal agent for GPT 5.4 and 5.4 Mini. Great for quick, tool-using tasks from the shell; I usually run it through T3 Code too.
anthropic · personal
Personal Pro plan. This is the one I hit limits on fastest—if anything, I want more. I’m evaluating a $100 enhanced Claude Teams seat at work to stop bouncing off the caps.
openai · codex
Mostly here for Codex access in the CLI and T3 Code. ChatGPT itself is a light-use utility for me.
cursor · evaluating
Paying for Cursor while I evaluate how much I want to live in the editor vs T3 Code + Warp. Jury’s still out.
warp · terminal
Unlocks the Warp agent and builder features in my daily terminal. Worth it because Warp is where I actually spend my time.
16GB · 1TB · daily
Primary machine for development, writing, and most AI work. 16GB / 1TB—old but still gets the job done for almost everything I do.
gaming · occasional local inference
Desktop for games and the occasional poking at local models. Keeps play off the work laptop.
separate machine
Work-issued Windows 11 box for work-only tasks. Hard boundary between personal and work gear.