My 2026 Jan AI tool stack. Six months since my last post and the whole list has turned over. Models ### Kimi 2.6 has become my overall workhorse model. By default I start most AI sessions with Kimi 2.6 now. GPT 5.5 remains my coding model of choice. My detailed planning, creating of exec-plans1, code review, simplification, and one-shot feature changes, reliably happen with GPT 5.5 (high). Opus 4.8 for deep thinking, writing and overall hard tasks. It’s been four days since the release, so my opinion is still forming but I’ve been fascinated how quickly Opus 4.8 is giving me the right solutions, especially for the slightly more complex problems. - I still only reach out to, when other models are struggling, cause 💸🔥 Gemini for anything image, video, or audio. Nothing else is close. It has collapsed work that used to eat hours2 of mine. Harness ### I constantly try multiple harnesses but I think I’ve firmly settled on OpenCode paired with OpenChamber as my harness of choice. Stay tuned…
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