The original title is "The Coding-Agent Arms Race: Who Survives the H1-2026 Shakeout"

Short summary

The coding agent market crystallized into a four-way war in H1 2026: Anthropic is winning on product depth (Claude Code), OpenAI on distribution (Codex GA'd across mobile + desktop), Cognition on enterprise lock-in (Devin). The real moat isn't features—it's model cadence (new frontier every 6 weeks) and install base. Pick your agent like you'd pick a platform vendor.

• •Coding agents became a four-way platform war in H1 2026 between Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Cognition
• •Real competitive moats are model cadence (6-week release cycles), distribution scale (install base), and customer lock-in—not features
• •Anthropic dominates on product depth, OpenAI on distribution reach, Cognition on enterprise traction; agent choice is a strategic bet on platform survival

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