{"slug": "javisrike-ai-coding-feels-like-it-has-reached-diminishing-returns-for-me-luna-is", "title": "@javisrike: ai coding feels like it has reached diminishing returns for me. luna is my default orchestrator, routing work by complexity.", "summary": "Software developer @javisrike said AI coding has reached diminishing returns, reporting that their default orchestrator, luna, routes work by complexity and that actual usage lands around 16% luna, 48% sol, 30% astra, and 6% terra. The developer added they care less about each new frontier release because the system already finds a capable model for the job. In a reply, @lemonthymeshortbread said they found the same with Opus and that no model consistently produces simple, easy-to-understand code.", "body_md": "ai coding feels like it has reached diminishing returns for me.  luna is my default orchestrator, routing work by complexity. in practice, usage lands around 16% luna, 48% sol, 30% astra, and 6% terra.  at this point, i care less about each new frontier release. the system already finds a capable model for the job.  the frontier is moving beyond my day-to-day work, so i’m happy to settle into predictable models for a while.\n   \n\n[@lemonthymeshortbread](https://textlog.cc/u/lemonthymeshortbread?from=%2Fpost%2F3706%23post-3717)\n\n[profile](https://textlog.cc/u/lemonthymeshortbread?from=%2Fpost%2F3706%23post-3717)\n\n[follow](https://textlog.cc/pending-follow/user/lemonthymeshortbread?from=%2Fpost%2F3706%23post-3717)I carved wooden spoons and my favourite herb is lemon thyme.\n\n[replied to](https://textlog.cc/post/3717)\n\n[@javisrike](https://textlog.cc/u/javisrike?from=%2Fpost%2F3706%23post-3717)🧑🚀\n\n[profile](https://textlog.cc/u/javisrike?from=%2Fpost%2F3706%23post-3717)\n\n[follow](https://textlog.cc/pending-follow/user/javisrike?from=%2Fpost%2F3706%23post-3717)Software • maker projects • music • DIY Mostly figuring things out as I go.:\n\nI’ve found the same, albeit with Opus — it’s hard to find uses for Fable. I don’t need a model that works for longer or works on harder problems, I need one that consistently produces simple, easy to understand, code; which at this point none of them do.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/javisrike-ai-coding-feels-like-it-has-reached-diminishing-returns-for-me-luna-is", "canonical_source": "https://textlog.cc/post/3706", "published_at": "2026-09-14 17:03:35+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-14 23:05:40.608846+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-agents", "ai-products"], "entities": ["javisrike", "luna", "sol", "astra", "terra", "Opus", "Fable", "lemonthymeshortbread"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/javisrike-ai-coding-feels-like-it-has-reached-diminishing-returns-for-me-luna-is", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/javisrike-ai-coding-feels-like-it-has-reached-diminishing-returns-for-me-luna-is.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/javisrike-ai-coding-feels-like-it-has-reached-diminishing-returns-for-me-luna-is.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/javisrike-ai-coding-feels-like-it-has-reached-diminishing-returns-for-me-luna-is.jsonld"}}