For the last several years, I have said that OpenAI models are better at ideation, creation, and exploration. If I had to brainstorm something, I would have picked whatever OpenAI model was best in class. Yesterday, that changed. First, Opus 5.5 is the only model to hit (note: hit, not beat) my code-meets-poetry challenge. It is the only time I have shared the test with a lab. I was in shock. Second, last night when making slides, I prompted both Codex and Claude Code to give me design…