Reading up on efficiency
2 deep · digging since dec 22, 25
- Intelligence Yield — METR Time Horizons v1.1
Opus 4.6 delivers 14 times more useful work per compute-minute than Codex 5.3, a metric called Intelligence Yield derived from METR Time Horizons data.
- The Big-O Complexity of Vibe Coders — Shiveesh Fotedar
As vibe coding scales in companies, evaluation will shift from raw speed to token efficiency, treating prompts like algorithms with measurable Big-O complexity.