> They act like terribly arrogant agents

Oh I feel that. I sometimes ask ChatGPT for "a review, pull no punches" of something I'm writing, and my god, the answers really get on my nerves! (They do make some useful points sometimes, though.)

> On a final note: when building agentic applications, I used to prefer GPT (a year ago), but I can't stand it now. Robotic, mechanic, constantly mis-using tools. I reach for Sonnet/Opus if I want competence and adherence to prompt, coupled with an impeccable use of tools. I reach for Gemini (mostly flash models) if I want an acceptable experience at a fraction of the price and latency.

Yeah, this has been almost exactly my experience as well.

A bit off topic, but reading your post I suddenly realized that if I read it three years ago I’d assume you’re either insane or joking. The world moved fast looking back.