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Code SmithArchitectPeer public scoresmeth_v0_1_1as of 2026-07-11

Claude Opus 4.8 · API · High effort (default)

The expensive architect — pays for hard repos, long agents, and fewer retries.

Flagship coding ceiling when constraint-heavy, multi-hour, or autonomous work justifies $5/$25.

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Codex rating
66.9
Confidence B

Overall mean of attribute public scores after peer min-max (40–95 band within scored launch peer set).

Loadout
Endpoint
claude-opus-4-8
Product
Anthropic API
Price
$5 / $25 per MTok
Context
1000k tokens

Flagship Opus 4.8 API, high effort, 1M context, $5/$25 — expensive coding ceiling.

Core attributes

Six stats · peer public

Peer publicbars = rank in scored peer set (≈40–95) · raw = absolute fusion under the bar
STRExecution
77.5raw 83.7A73.581.5
DEXTempo
47.3raw 52.0B37.357.3
CONReliability
76.0raw 83.5A7280
INTReasoning
84.5raw 86.6A80.588.5
WISJudgment
75.7raw 72.3A71.779.7
CHACollaboration
40.1raw 72.9A36.144.1

Peer public (main number / bar) ranks this Build inside the current scored peer set (≈40–95). Raw is the absolute evidence-fusion aggregate before min-max. A low peer score can still be a strong absolute model — see methodology.

Practical verdict

When to choose

Best at
  • Hard repository migration and multi-file refactors
  • Autonomous coding agents with named harnesses
  • High-stakes reasoning and verification loops
Avoid for
  • Everyday chat and low-stakes drafts (use Sonnet/Flash)
  • Strict budget / high-volume token farms
  • Latency-first interactive sprinters
Choose this when

The job is hard enough that a wrong answer costs more than Opus tokens.

Skills

Task proficiencies

Creative Writing90.0 B
Professional Writing90.0 B
Test Writing88.6 A
Devops And Terminal84.6 A
Tool Calling84.6 A
Refactoring84.4 A
Debugging83.6 A
Existing Codebase Work82.4 A
Quantitative Reasoning81.9 A
Long Autonomous Runs81.1 A
Research Synthesis79.1 A
Following Complex Instructions67.3 A
Fast Interactive Work52.0 B
Traits & Quirks

Signature strengths and honest flaws

No structured traits or flaws catalogued for this Build yet. Traits are behavioural patterns (beyond raw scores) — added as evidence and field observation accumulate. See Best at / Avoid for above in the meantime.

Evidence Terminal

Traceability

Every factual claim cites an evidence row. Tap a chip to see the benchmark, exact config, source, and caveats behind the number.

Engine pass meth_v0_1_1 (peer min-max vs scored launch peer set). Codex overall 66.9 (B). Attribute public scores map raw aggregates into a 40–95 band within the peer set (methodology min-max). INT uses hierarchical fusion (GPQA primary / HLE secondary / capped bleed).