| Knows how AI-generated code fails | I ship with Claude Code and Codex daily and have debugged my own. | Usually a traditional dev who rewrites from scratch and bills for it. | The same model that wrote the bug is now asked to find it. |
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| Pricing | Fixed price, scoped before you pay. | Hourly, or 'fixed' until scope creep. | Free, plus your weekends. |
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| Turnaround | Written findings in 48 hours. | Days to find, vet, and brief someone. | Instant, but unbounded. |
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| What you get back | Ranked report plus PRs you can read and merge. | A code dump, often restructured beyond recognition. | A chat log. |
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| Product judgement | I've built and killed my own products. I'll tell you when a fix isn't worth it. | Builds what you ask for. | Agrees with whatever you ask. |
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| Ownership and handover | Your repo, your Git history. I work in branches. | Varies. Ask before paying. | Fully yours. |
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| After delivery | 14-day follow-up on everything I touched. | Order closed. New ticket, new quote. | You're on your own — sometimes that's fine. |
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| Best when | It's broken, it matters, and it needs to ship this month. | Cheap volume work with crystal-clear specs. | You're learning, or the stakes are low. |
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