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May 11, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Ultraman crowns GPT‑5.5 a “Socially Awkward Genius” as 16‑person team ditches Claude, saving $32K/month

The article analyzes GPT‑5.5’s launch, highlighting its superior token efficiency and performance that prompted a 16‑person engineering team to replace Claude with Codex + Cursor, saving over $32,000 monthly, while Codex’s downloads surged to 86 million in May, outpacing Claude by twelve‑fold and sparking widespread developer feedback on model personality and usability.