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GPT 5 vs. Opus 4.1 for Vibe-Coded Apps


I've been seeing posts comparing GPT-5 and Sonnet, but thought comparing GPT-5 and Opus 4.1 would be more interesting! So how do GPT-5 and Opus 4.1 perform with building apps? To find out I asked them both to build a full stack app for making chiptunes in Instant. Here’s the prompt I used: Create a chiptunes app.- Log in with magic codes- Users should be able to compose songs- Users should be able to share songs- Users can only edit their own songs- Make the theme really cool- Let’s keep everything under 1000 lines of code.

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