Exploring the Best AI Code Models for Automating Digital Services

[Holden09]

Hello everyone,

I'm starting this thread to discuss AI models for code generation in digital services, especially automation tasks using PowerShell, HTML, Python, PHP, and similar.

Here are the models I'm currently testing:

• ChatGPT 4.1‑mini – great at explaining code, walking through functions, and helping me learn.
• Deepseek Coder – produces clean, efficient code with minimal fuss and fewer errors.

I'm now evaluating:

• Claude Sonnet – sounds promising as a middle ground: decent code quality and helpful explanations.

My use case:
I build small automation tools, scripts, and web components for clients via my digital services website, digitaldriv. I need models that:

1. Write reliable code with few runtime errors.
2. Explain logic clearly, so I can learn and iterate faster.
3. Are cost-effective for regular API use.

Questions for the community:

1. Have you used models like Claude Sonnet, Code‑Llama, or others for similar tasks?
2. Which ones strike the best balance between clean code output and helpful teaching?
3. Any tips on prompts or workflows that help get better results?

Looking forward to your experiences and recommendations!