My experience exactly. (including nearly 40 years of code exposure) I just wish there was an alternative to Claude sonnet 4. I see gemini pro 2.5 as a side girlfriend, but only Claude truly vibes with me.
If you only have one choice, that is exactly why you need more choices. After doubling their prices and adding quotas with 5 hour pauses, I don't trust anthropic to not pull the rug again.