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Claude Opus 4.8, browser in Codex, tokenmaxxing, and the upcoming AI IPO bear case nobody wants to hear

Explore episode May 29, 2026

People are using token maxing as a vanity metric to be like, look how much I create, when in reality is what you're creating useful is more important to me.

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Claude Opus 4.8, browser in Codex, toke…

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Token Maxing: Strategy vs. Vanity Metric

At 12:52 · chapter starts 9:30

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Dishonesty rate: 19.7% → 3.7%

Claude Opus 4.8, browser in Codex, tokenmaxxing, and the up… · May 29, 2026

Claude Opus 4.8 reduced its dishonesty rate from 19.7% in Opus 4.7 to 3.7%, the biggest measurable improvement in the release.

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Which Model for Which Task? The Subscription Stack Debate

Claude Opus 4.8, browser in Codex, tokenmaxxing, and the up… · May 29, 2026 Technology

The real optimization isn't frontier vs. budget models — it's knowing which task needs PhD-level reasoning vs. fast-enough. Luca uses Gemini and Grok for quick research, Opus for deep analysis; Ben stays all-in on Claude at $200/month; Rik is splitting between Claude Code and Codex, considering dropping to $20 Claude.

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