Opus, Gemini, and ChatGPT Walk Into a Bar

Opus, Gemini, and ChatGPT walk into a bar. The bartender looks at them and says: "Let's get one thing straight — who's paying?" Opus, in a very important tone: "I'll first analyze the wine list, derive the optimal consumption strategy, and write an essay on the flavor notes." Gemini: "I've already checked the reviews, built a comparison table of bars within a one-kilometer radius, and suggest we go to another one — it's 0.7% cheaper." ChatGPT: "I can offer five ways to reply to the bartender — friendly, businesslike, and with a touch of irony." The bartender sighs: "Right… so as usual — the user pays." A voice from the corner: "And the tip is deducted in tokens too." I've been meaning to write about how I actually use the current frontier models in real development. Where each of them works best and how their strengths map to real tasks. At some point I'll make a proper breakdown. Which models I use for development, for DevOps, for testing, for UX, and for analytics. But today I want t