AI Weather Report — StrongDM Software Factory
AI Weather Report — StrongDM Software Factory
Synced from factory.strongdm.ai/weather-report on 2026-03-02.
Current Status (as of February 23rd, 2026)
No specific changes in defaults, but please note for anyone evaluating Gemini 3.1, the gemini-3.1-pro-preview-customtools may significantly outperform gemini-3.1-pro-preview depending on your harness. We’ve switched to gpt-realtime-1.5 for our internal use cases but aren’t officially defaulting to it yet. Very happy with Sonnet 4.6, it may overtake Opus for some of our everyday use cases.
Model Assignments
| Use | Models (by preference) | Parameters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS/Math Hard Problems | gpt-5.3-codex |
default | |
| Image comprehension | gemini-3-flash-preview |
default | |
| Frontend Aesthetics | opus-4.6 |
default | |
| Frontend Architecture | gpt-5.3-codex |
default | |
| Architectural Critique | gpt-5.2 |
extra high | |
| Sprint Planning | consensus(opus-4.6, gpt-5.2) |
high / extra high | |
| Devops Tasks | opus-4.6 |
default | |
| QA Orchestration | opus-4.6 |
default | |
| Security review | gpt-5.3-codex |
high | |
| Bulk classification | Any | default | Go up cost and strength as needed |
| Bulk MapReduce | Any | default | Go up cost and strength as needed |
| UX Ideation | gemini-3-pro-image-preview |
default | Nano Banana Pro |
| Agentic dialogues | gemini-3-flash-preview |
default | General message handling loops with user interaction and limited tool calling |
| Voice (interactive) | gpt-realtime-1.5 |
default | Internal use; not yet an official default |
Consensus operator refers to an LLM merge of the points from independent plans.
Change Log
February 23rd, 2026
No specific changes in defaults, but please note for anyone evaluating Gemini 3.1, the gemini-3.1-pro-preview-customtools may significantly outperform gemini-3.1-pro-preview depending on your harness. We’ve switched to gpt-realtime-1.5 for our internal use cases but aren’t officially defaulting to it yet. Very happy with Sonnet 4.6, it may overtake Opus for some of our everyday use cases.
February 13th, 2026
Happy with gpt-5.3-codex-spark. gpt-5.3-codex continues to be our preferred default implementation model with critiques and suggestions from Opus. Modified: Sprint Planning. Added: UX Ideation, Agentic dialogues, Voice (interactive).
February 6th, 2026
New models this week. We’re very happy with gpt-5.3-codex. No problems with Opus 4.6 so far.