Can AI build a small working app end to end from a written spec?
YesConsumer coding agents now build, test, and ship small apps from written instructions, with review rather than programming as the normal user role.
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Claude Code ↗Codex ↗Grok Build ↗Gemini 3.7 Flash ↗GLM-5.3 ↗Replit ↗Slack Code ↗Google Antigravity ↗ChatGPT Work ↗
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Introducing the codex app · openai.com
How the answer changed A flip happens when any question we’re watching about what AI may soon be able to do changes status: from “Not yet” to “Sort of”, or from “Sort of” to “Yes”.
Aug 10Sort of → Yes
Consumer coding agents now build, test, and ship small apps from written instructions, with review rather than programming as the normal user role.
Consumer coding agents now build, test, and ship small apps from written instructions, with review rather than programming as the normal user role.
EarlierOn the Board since launch, answered “Sort of.”