StudioSame build task tested across 4 setups: single-agent vs multi-agent comparison
Original title: [Follow-up] Single agent or multi-agent? I ran the same build through 4 setups from my last thread
After a popular Reddit thread on single-agent vs multi-agent setups, the author gave the same Python expense tracker task to four setups from the comments: Claude Code (Opus 5.5) single agent, Codex CLI (GPT 5.5) single agent, a Paseo agent team (Opus 5.5 lead), and Atomic Agent Fusion mode (cloud Opus 5.5 planning, local Qwen 3.8 27B building). Each got the same one-line prompt and spec, graded by 38 hidden tests shown only after each run. Results: the three agent setups all passed 38/38 (cost ~$1.13–$1.32, around 6 minutes each), while Atomic Agent scored 36/38, 38/38 after a one-line fix, at $0.40 and 3m11s, fastest and cheapest. The Paseo lead judged the job small and built everything itself without spawning workers. The author's take: orchestration's value isn't making small jobs fas…
The author benchmarked four agent setups on the same task with the same hidden tests, providing comparable cost, time, and pass-rate data while pinpointing where orchestration actually pays off.
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