GPT-5 has greatly improved the wyb-coding process on Macs
By ForGeeks
Former Parker Ortolani spent months testing the “vibe coding” approach of building native and web applications using large language models and carefully crafted promts. He had previously worked with GPT-4o and Claude, achieving prototypes with basic functionality. However, he says, only GPT-5 was able to provide the full experience he was looking forward to.
He says that GPT-5 was the only one that could deliver the full experience he was looking forward to.
GPT-5’s main advantage for “vibe coding”
“The good news is that GPT-5 is awesome. Not only does it create beautiful user interfaces on its own without prompting, but it’s proven to be much more reliable. […] I’m truly amazed at the efficiency with which I can now develop iOS and macOS apps,” Parker wrote in a blog post.
While GPT-4o and Claude could build a working framework for an app, but required a lot of refinements to improve the design and often introduced errors in the code, GPT-5 immediately creates visually solid interfaces and, in Parker’s experience, hasn’t made a single build error in Xcode so far.
Another improvement is the speed and quality of solving complex problems. Where GPT-4o required several iterations to fix problems, GPT-5 fixes them almost instantly, such as setting up a local AI model to analyze an open web page in a macOS project.
Personal experience with GPT-5
The author of the article also notes that bundling GPT-5 with ChatGPT and Xcode was a turning point for him. For the first time, he was able to create not just a simple set of stickers, but a full-fledged application – LaunchBay, a personal replacement for Launchpad in macOS Tahoe, where Spotlight had become the primary launch system.
The project is not yet scheduled for release, but the author emphasizes that he was able to run a working build and make all the edits solely through instructions in plain English, with no programming experience.
What’s next
According to 9to5Mac, iOS 26 will update ChatGPT’s integration with Siri and Apple Intelligence from GPT-4o to GPT-5, which could further enhance the ability to “vibe coding” and develop apps directly from voice and text commands.
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