The weekly newsletter for founders and builders using AI to ship faster—practical tactics, tools, and real-world lessons from Alex Finn.
I ripped Claude out of my Hermes agent
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For the first time ever, I ripped Claude Opus out of my Hermes agent and put ChatGPT 5.6 Sol in. And it's not even remotely close…
Now, the one caveat I'd give is that Claude still stands on business with its decision-making. Whereas ChatGPT sways with the wind if you challenge it. But for me, these 3 things still dominate whatever advantage Claude has at the moment. Which is why ChatGPT 5.6 Sol is officially my recommendation to run in Hermes. Want to check out my exact setup? I put together a full breakdown of it in a YouTube video 3 weeks ago. Here's what I cover in the video:
I've been running ChatGPT 5.6 Sol for over a month and I'm not going back... at least for now. Watch the full walkthrough here. Let me know which model you're running. Keep shipping, Alex |
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The weekly newsletter for founders and builders using AI to ship faster—practical tactics, tools, and real-world lessons from Alex Finn.
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