Why We Chose Claude Over GPT

Every AI-powered company faces a foundational decision: which model to build on. For us, the choice was Claude, and the reasons are both technical and philosophical.

On the technical side, Claude excels at the things that matter most for production software development. Its context window is massive, allowing our agents to hold entire codebases in memory. Its instruction following is precise, which means fewer iterations and less wasted compute. Its code generation quality -- particularly for TypeScript, React, and modern web stacks -- is consistently superior. And its reasoning capabilities allow it to make architectural decisions that other models struggle with.

But the philosophical alignment mattered just as much. Anthropic's approach to AI safety resonates with how we think about quality. They are not racing to ship the most powerful model at any cost. They are building carefully, thoughtfully, with attention to the ways their technology will be used. This matters when you are building products for real clients with real users who will be affected by the AI's decisions.

The practical implications are significant. Claude's ability to maintain coherent context across long development sessions means our agents produce more consistent code. Its tendency toward cautious, well-reasoned outputs means fewer bugs in production. Its strong performance on structured tasks means our testing and deployment agents are more reliable.

We are not saying Claude is perfect. No model is. And we are not saying GPT or Gemini or other models are bad -- they are impressive in different ways. But for our specific use case -- orchestrating dozens of specialized agents to build production software -- Claude's combination of code quality, instruction following, and reasoning depth makes it the best foundation available.

The model you choose shapes everything downstream. It influences your prompt engineering patterns, your error handling strategies, your quality assurance processes, and ultimately the quality of what you deliver to clients. We chose Claude because it aligns with our commitment to craftsmanship over speed.