{"slug": "ask-hn-which-model-do-you-use-with-pi-coding-agent", "title": "Ask HN: Which model do you use with Pi coding agent?", "summary": "A Hacker News user reports using OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol with the Pi coding agent but finds it slower than Claude Code, and asks the community which models others use, including hosted open-source options.", "body_md": "Hacker News\nnew\n|\npast\n|\ncomments\n|\nask\n|\nshow\n|\njobs\n|\nsubmit\nlogin\nAsk HN: Which model do you use with Pi coding agent?\n1 point\nby\ntheaniketmaurya\n19 minutes ago\n|\nhide\n|\npast\n|\nfavorite\n|\ndiscuss\nI use Pi coding agent with OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol but have been finding that GPT-5.6 is slower than Claude Code. Do you use any other model like one of the hosted OSS ones?\nhelp\nConsider applying for YC's Fall 2026 batch!\nApplications\nare open till July 27.\nGuidelines\n|\nFAQ\n|\nLists\n|\nAPI\n|\nSecurity\n|\nLegal\n|\nApply to YC\n|\nContact\nSearch:", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-which-model-do-you-use-with-pi-coding-agent", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48991997", "published_at": "2026-07-21 13:23:04+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-21 13:43:07.865914+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "large-language-models", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "GPT-5.6 Sol", "Claude Code", "Pi coding agent"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-which-model-do-you-use-with-pi-coding-agent", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-which-model-do-you-use-with-pi-coding-agent.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-which-model-do-you-use-with-pi-coding-agent.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-which-model-do-you-use-with-pi-coding-agent.jsonld"}}