I agree with you to some extent when you say the models may switch occasionally…
You’re in fact making my point right. And, in order for this switch to happen in favor of OpenAI, they have to improve theirs, especially when it comes to UI design. I find Opus 5.5 to be better in this discipline.
Currently, the models as-is, I spend way more time (iterating) doing the same coding tasks with Sol/Astra than with Opus.
Lastly, I read the same story from 100s of other developers on X so I can say it’s just not my experience. OpenAI for sure may be good at other tasks but for coding tasks, I see most of my connections using Opus 5.5.