The Race of AI: Speed vs. Smarts in Building a Payment App
Today, I put two powerful robots head-to-head: my local model (Qwen 35B) versus Claude (Opus 4.5), both tasked with creating a payment app on Stripe’s new Tempo blockchain. The results were nothing short of surprising!
Key Insights:
- Performance:
- Local Model Completion: ~2 minutes
- Claude Completion: ~6 minutes 24 seconds
- Scores:
- Local Model: 6.5/10
- Claude: 4.5/10
- Response Times:
- Local Model: Faster feedback cycles—key for tighter revisions!
This experiment highlights the significant advantage of speed in everyday AI tasks. While Opus 4.5 is more sophisticated, it wasn’t able to outpace the local model.
In the realm of AI, sometimes it’s less about being the smartest and more about getting the job done efficiently.
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