I don't know if "performance" is relevant in this context, where these "tools" are marketed to non-technical developers (read: "vibe coders") who are by definition unable to verify the quality of the code produced by their LLMs;
I think branding is the entire game.
My illiterate, LLM-addict cousin is convinced that Claude is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.
Criticisms of the code he (read: Claude) generates are not relevant to him -- Claude is the most intelligent being to ever exist, therefore, to critique its output is a naive waste of breath.
I think branding is the entire game.
My illiterate, LLM-addict cousin is convinced that Claude is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.
Criticisms of the code he (read: Claude) generates are not relevant to him -- Claude is the most intelligent being to ever exist, therefore, to critique its output is a naive waste of breath.