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Claude Ultra (no 5-hour limit) alternatives, tested on day 7

The other AI coding tools Day 7 has checked, ranked by stamp: Delivered first, then Partly, Not yet and Too early. Within a stamp, more user reports rank higher.

Claude Ultra (no 5-hour limit) itself is stamped Too early: read its receipt.

1. 01

   No. 003 · OpenAI · launched 25 Sept 2026 · stamped 30 Oct 2026

   Codex CLI 0.157.0

   Claims ✓0 ~1 ✗0 ?3 · 8 reports · vs Claude Ultra (no 5-hour limit)

   The release shipped with its background server, new models and fixes. Some Windows and Arch Linux users hit startup problems with the new server.

   Delivered
2. 02

   No. 006 · Anomaly (OpenCode) · launched 14 Oct 2026 · stamped 30 Oct 2026

   OpenCode 2.0

   Claims ✓2 ~1 ✗1 ?1 · 17 reports · vs Claude Ultra (no 5-hour limit)

   The background service and Code Mode shipped as promised, but "backwards compatible" is wrong: V1 plugins and the old server API break.

   Partly
3. 03

   No. 015 · GitHub · launched 28 Oct 2026 · stamped 30 Oct 2026

   Copilot Fusion

   Claims ✓2 ~0 ✗1 ?0 · 4 reports · vs Claude Ultra (no 5-hour limit)

   Generally available and the benchmark checks out, but "all plans in all four clients" does not: top tiers are paid-only and two clients have gaps.

   Too early
4. 04

   No. 016 · Factory · launched 29 Oct 2026 · stamped 31 Oct 2026

   Droid 1.0

   Claims ✓0 ~0 ✗0 ?3 · 1 reports

   Launched two days ago; the speed and accuracy numbers are Factory's own and no independent reproduction or user reports yet.

   Too early

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