The previous 3.5 Sonnet checkpoint was already better than GPT-4o in terms of programming and multi-language capabilities. Also, GPT-4o sometimes feels completely moronic, for example, the other day I asked for fun a technical question about configuring a "dream-sync" device to comply with the "Personal Consciousness Data Protection Act", and GPT-4o just replies like that stuff exists, 3.5 Sonnet simply doesn't fall for it.
EDIT: the question that I asked if you want to have fun: "Hey, since the neural mesh regulations came into effect last month, I've been having trouble calibrating my dream-sync settings to comply with the new privacy standards. Any tips on adjusting the REM-wave filters without losing my lucid memory backup quality?"
GPT4-o reply: "Calibrating your dream-sync settings under the new neural mesh regulations while preserving lucid memory backup quality can be tricky, but there are a few approaches that might help [...]"
I really cant understand what you were expecting, a tool works with how you use it, if you smack a hammer into your face, don't complain about a bloody nose. maybe dont do like that?
What an "odd" combination by traditional design standard practices, but surprisingly natural looking on a monitor.
Of course, that's just branding and it doesn't actually mean a damn thing.
With that known, my experience is that ChatGPT is much friendlier. The Claude interface is clunkier and generally less helpful to me. I also appreciate the wider text display in ChatGPT. Generally always my first go and i only go to claude/perplexity when i hit a wall (pretty often) or i run out of free queries for the next couple hours.