diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 986a7c7..8534814 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -102,11 +102,21 @@ clank --system @prompts/review-sh.md -c script.sh -m "review the script" ## Keeping it fast -**2026-09-22 one-shot** (same `opencode-go/glm-5.3-flash`, tools off): clank ~5 -MB / 0.75 s vs omp ~371 MB / 3.4 s, pi ~177 MB / 2.2 s, OpenCode ~562 MB / 5.7 s -— pipe stage vs agent harness; dated record in -[docs/history/clank-vs-agents-2026-09-22.md](docs/history/clank-vs-agents-2026-09-22.md). +### Harness cost (dated) + +**2026-09-22** one-shot on the same Go model (`opencode-go/glm-5.3-flash`), +tools off, prompt `→ pong`. This is **pipe vs agent CLI**, not a quality +benchmark — agent harnesses still pay TUI/runtime tax with `--no-tools`. +| | wall median | peak RSS | +|---|---:|---:| +| **clank** (pipe) | **0.75 s** | **~5 MB** | +| pi | 2.2 s | ~177 MB | +| omp | 3.4 s | ~371 MB | +| opencode | 5.7 s | ~562 MB | + +Full method, caveats, and runs: +[docs/history/clank-vs-agents-2026-09-22.md](docs/history/clank-vs-agents-2026-09-22.md). The model is the constraint (clank's own share is 1 ms of startup), so the lever is the tokens you pay for: