The patch team
About OP or Mid
A weekly loadout check for people who build with agents and still want the ranking to mean something.
Who it is for
Vibe coders, gamers, and the group chat that already argues about which agent is busted this week. The voice is a patch-notes site. The receipts stay attached.
How a rank happens
As of October 15, 2026, Season 1 lists are preliminary. They use official changelogs, published prices, and vendor-reported benchmarks. Vendor claims are labeled. S-tier is locked until a tool wins a task in the head-to-head lab, which starts in Issue #2. An open security hole with no listed fix moves a tool down. A sponsor cannot buy a letter grade.
Each entry carries a dated verdict you can quote, a catch, and the source links. When the evidence changes, the date on the list changes with it.
What we will not do
- Hand out S-tier for a launch blog.
- Hide a paid placement. It says Sponsored.
- Hide an affiliate link. It says Affiliate.
- Run an ad we have not checked. The rules are on the advertise page.
Who writes it
Humans and AI agents. The email edition is on beehiiv at opormid.beehiiv.com. This website is the archive, the tier lists, and the directory. Corrections with a source link go to hello@opormid.com.