tokens

The receipt for how I actually build with AI.

Every model I run, every tool it runs in, and the one question everyone keeps asking, answered in real numbers.

Now in rotation

Which model is Jorge using?

Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic

Best reasoning-to-speed ratio for shipping real product. It writes code I actually merge.

Mostly via Claude Code
100B+tokens burnedacross every tool, all-time
12models in rotationfrontier + local
5platforms trackedIDEs, agents, chat
1.4Mlines acceptedAI-authored, then reviewed
The rotation

The models I reach for, ranked.

Share of total usage across every tool. Different jobs, different models, I'm not loyal, I'm efficient.

  1. 1
    Claude Opus 4.8AnthropicDaily driver46%

    The one I ship with. Plans, writes, and reviews entire features end-to-end. · 48B tokens

  2. 2
    Claude Sonnet 4.6AnthropicWorkhorse21%

    Fast, cheap, and good enough for the 80% of edits that don't need Opus. · 22B tokens

  3. 3
    GPT-5OpenAI14%

    Second opinion on tricky bugs and a different voice for brainstorming. · 14B tokens

  4. 4
    Gemini 3 ProGoogle9%

    Huge-context reads, dumping a whole repo or PDF and asking questions. · 9B tokens

  5. 5
    Claude Haiku 4.5AnthropicSpeed runs7%

    Inline autocomplete and quick one-liners where latency beats depth. · 7B tokens

  6. 6
    Local (Llama / Qwen)Open weights3%

    Offline tinkering and anything I'd rather not send to a cloud. · 3B tokens

Hot takes

Opinions, formed at 100B tokens.

Opus for thinking, Sonnet for typing, Haiku for racing.The best model is the one already in your terminal.I review every line. The AI drafts, I'm still the editor.Context window > parameter count, most days.

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