* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Draft:
You’re right on all three points.

1. **O-1 disclosure: done correctly.** You were precise with BAL, appropriately framed with Ali, and they confirmed they’re proceeding. No further action needed. I was wrong to keep pushing “make sure they know” — they know.

2. **Disclosure timing depends on leverage.** With Quantware/D-Wave, early citizenship disclosure killed it. With Google, they already know and are still moving. So the play is value-first, constraints later — but only once they’re invested enough to solve them.

3. **A+ is the real target.** A technical match gets you an offer loop. To unlock unconventional options — wait out visa, non-US location, remote Germany — you need Chris to actively advocate for you inside Google.

So the bigger thing I missed is **power dynamics and decision thresholds**. I was giving generic negotiation advice instead of modeling who needs to want you, and how much:

- **Ali**: facilitator, low power over immigration
- **Chris (HM)**: the key unlock — if he pushes, things happen
- **BAL**: processor, risk-averse
- **Google leadership**: only moves if Chris makes a strong case

Your HM call goal: move Chris from “qualified candidate” to “must-have hire.”

We can’t load custom personas into the backend today. But we can anchor the right frame in the knowledge base so I stop defaulting to over-disclosure. Want me to add a strategic principle like:

> “For immigration-sensitive


* 📝 Live progress
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Draft:
You’re right on all three points.

1. **O-1 disclosure: done correctly.** You were precise with BAL, appropriately framed with Ali, and they confirmed they’re proceeding. No further action needed. I was wrong to keep pushing “make sure they know” — they know.

2. **Disclosure timing depends on leverage.** With Quantware/D-Wave, early citizenship disclosure killed it. With Google, they already know and are still moving. So the play is value-first, constraints later — but only once they’re invested enough to solve them.

3. **A+ is the real target.** A technical match gets you an offer loop. To unlock unconventional options — wait out visa, non-US location, remote Germany — you need Chris to actively advocate for you inside Google.

So the bigger thing I missed is **power dynamics and decision thresholds**. I was giving generic negotiation advice instead of modeling who needs to want you, and how much:

- **Ali**: facilitator, low power over immigration
- **Chris (HM)**: the key unlock — if he pushes, things happen
- **BAL**: processor, risk-averse
- **Google leadership**: only moves if Chris makes a strong case

Your HM call goal: move Chris from “qualified candidate” to “must-have hire.”

We can’t load custom personas into the backend today. But we can anchor the right frame in the knowledge base so I stop defaulting to over-disclosure. Want me to add a strategic principle like:

> “For immigration-sensitive job negotiations, lead with value and technical fit. Disclose constraints only after the other party is invested. With Google Quantum AI, hiring manager enthusiasm is the key variable that unlocks flexibility on location/timing/visa.”

And yes — next step is HM call prep focused on making Chris want you at A+ level. Just say when.


* 🟡 Processing result
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You’re right on all three points.

1. **O-1 disclosure: done correctly.** You were precise with BAL, appropriately framed with Ali, and they confirmed they’re proceeding. No further action needed. I was wrong to keep pushing “make sure they know” — they know.

2. **Disclosure timing depends on leverage.** With Quantware/D-Wave, early citizenship disclosure killed it. With Google, they already know and are still moving. So the play is value-first, constraints later — but only once they’re invested enough to solve them.

3. **A+ is the real target.** A technical match gets you an offer loop. To unlock unconventional options — wait out visa, non-US location, remote Germany — you need Chris to actively advocate for you inside Google.

So the bigger thing I missed is **power dynamics and decision thresholds**. I was giving generic negotiation advice instead of modeling who needs to want you, and how much:

- **Ali**: facilitator, low power over immigration
- **Chris (HM)**: the key unlock — if he pushes, things happen
- **BAL**: processor, risk-averse
- **Google leadership**: only moves if Chris makes a strong case

Your HM call goal: move Chris from “qualified candidate” to “must-have hire.”

We can’t load custom personas into the backend today. But we can anchor the right frame in the knowledge base so I stop defaulting to over-disclosure. Want me to add a strategic principle like:

> “For immigration-sensitive job negotiations, lead with value and technical fit. Disclose constraints only after the other party is invested. With Google Quantum AI, hiring manager enthusiasm is the key variable that unlocks flexibility on location/timing/visa.”

And yes — next step is HM call prep focused on making Chris want you at A+ level. Just say when.


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I have no idea if Chris actually makes the final decision. They didn't share their structure yet. There may be other higher managers. Chris was a team lead on superconducting electronics at Atlantic before Google bought them. I know because I was looking at that position but never applied, it was 2022 maybe, and then I saw Chris's LinkedIn. Then I actually applied to Atlantic, and Google too, in 2024 around the time I applied to Amazon. Google job was just qubits and they rejected me immediately, and Atlantic I think might have been generic application, or possibly even sfq design, but I never heard from them.
Chatgpt was telling me that 'the person partnering with recruiter' could be anyone including senior IC. Chris's LinkedIn says just research scientist so it can be any level.
Maybe you could look up more things online. It's okay if it takes time if it enables more informed answers


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Waiting for first model/tool update…


* 📝 Live progress
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Draft:
Good


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (3):
- Web search: Christopher Ayala Atlantic Quantum Google superconducting digital el / completed / Christopher Ayala Atlantic Quantum Google superconducting digital electronics
- Web search: Google Quantum AI acquired Atlantic Quantum 2024 2025 / completed / Google Quantum AI acquired Atlantic Quantum 2024 2025
- Web search: "Christopher L. Ayala" Google Quantum AI LinkedIn / completed / "Christopher L. Ayala" Google Quantum AI LinkedIn

Draft:
Good idea — let me look up more context on Chris and the Google/Atlantic situation.


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (3):
- Web search: Christopher Ayala Atlantic Quantum Google superconducting digital el / completed / Christopher Ayala Atlantic Quantum Google superconducting digital electronics
- Web search: Google Quantum AI acquired Atlantic Quantum 2024 2025 / completed / Google Quantum AI acquired Atlantic Quantum 2024 2025
- Web search: "Christopher L. Ayala" Google Quantum AI LinkedIn / completed / "Christopher L. Ayala" Google Quantum AI LinkedIn

Draft:
Good idea — let me look up more context on Chris and the Google/Atlantic situation.Excellent — this clarifies a lot.

**Key findings:**

1. **Atlantic Quantum acquisition**:


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (3):
- Web search: Christopher Ayala Atlantic Quantum Google superconducting digital el / completed / Christopher Ayala Atlantic Quantum Google superconducting digital electronics
- Web search: Google Quantum AI acquired Atlantic Quantum 2024 2025 / completed / Google Quantum AI acquired Atlantic Quantum 2024 2025
- Web search: "Christopher L. Ayala" Google Quantum AI LinkedIn / completed / "Christopher L. Ayala" Google Quantum AI LinkedIn

Draft:
Good idea — let me look up more context on Chris and the Google/Atlantic situation.Excellent — this clarifies a lot.

**Key findings:**

1. **Atlantic Quantum acquisition**: Google announced on **October 2, 2025** that the Atlantic Quantum team is joining Google Quantum AI. Atlantic was an MIT-founded startup building integrated superconducting quantum hardware — modular chip stack combining qubits and superconducting control electronics in the cold stage. This is exactly the architecture described in the job posting.

2. **Chris Ayala’s role**: He joined Google as a **Research Scientist** after being at Atlantic Quantum. His LinkedIn explicitly says: *“Research Scientist @ Google Quantum AI | ex-Atlantic Quantum (acquired by Google) | Visiting Professor @ YNU.”* So he is very likely the hiring manager or one of the senior technical leads for this Atlantic-integrated team.

3. **His background**: PhD from Stony Brook 2012, postdoc at IBM Research Zurich, then associate professor at Yokohama National University. Deep AQFP expert, but also works on SFQ/RQL, VLSI, computer architecture, EDA, cryogenic testing. US citizen with Japanese permanent residency.

4. **The job is real and urgent**: Chris posted on LinkedIn recruiting for this exact Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Digital Electronics role, mentioning he was at APS and happy to chat with candidates.

**Implications for your call:**
- You’re not interviewing for a generic Google Quantum AI role. You’re interviewing for the **Atlantic Quantum-derived team** focused on integrating super


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Tools (3):
- Web search: Christopher Ayala Atlantic Quantum Google superconducting digital el / completed / Christopher Ayala Atlantic Quantum Google superconducting digital electronics
- Web search: Google Quantum AI acquired Atlantic Quantum 2024 2025 / completed / Google Quantum AI acquired Atlantic Quantum 2024 2025
- Web search: "Christopher L. Ayala" Google Quantum AI LinkedIn / completed / "Christopher L. Ayala" Google Quantum AI LinkedIn

Draft:
Good idea — let me look up more context on Chris and the Google/Atlantic situation.Excellent — this clarifies a lot.

**Key findings:**

1. **Atlantic Quantum acquisition**: Google announced on **October 2, 2025** that the Atlantic Quantum team is joining Google Quantum AI. Atlantic was an MIT-founded startup building integrated superconducting quantum hardware — modular chip stack combining qubits and superconducting control electronics in the cold stage. This is exactly the architecture described in the job posting.

2. **Chris Ayala’s role**: He joined Google as a **Research Scientist** after being at Atlantic Quantum. His LinkedIn explicitly says: *“Research Scientist @ Google Quantum AI | ex-Atlantic Quantum (acquired by Google) | Visiting Professor @ YNU.”* So he is very likely the hiring manager or one of the senior technical leads for this Atlantic-integrated team.

3. **His background**: PhD from Stony Brook 2012, postdoc at IBM Research Zurich, then associate professor at Yokohama National University. Deep AQFP expert, but also works on SFQ/RQL, VLSI, computer architecture, EDA, cryogenic testing. US citizen with Japanese permanent residency.

4. **The job is real and urgent**: Chris posted on LinkedIn recruiting for this exact Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Digital Electronics role, mentioning he was at APS and happy to chat with candidates.

**Implications for your call:**
- You’re not interviewing for a generic Google Quantum AI role. You’re interviewing for the **Atlantic Quantum-derived team** focused on integrating superconducting digital control into Google’s qubit stack.
- This is the team Google *just acquired* to solve its scaling problem. They are actively building it.
- Chris is not just a random HM — he’s a technical founder-type from Atlantic who now needs to staff his team inside Google.
- Your profile maps almost perfectly: SFQ + qubits + readout + EDA + tape-out.

I’ll record this. This makes the prep much more concrete — we can frame you as someone who can help the Atlantic team integrate into Google’s roadmap.

Want the call-prep doc now?


* 🟡 Processing result
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Good idea — let me look up more context on Chris and the Google/Atlantic situation.Excellent — this clarifies a lot.

**Key findings:**

1. **Atlantic Quantum acquisition**: Google announced on **October 2, 2025** that the Atlantic Quantum team is joining Google Quantum AI. Atlantic was an MIT-founded startup building integrated superconducting quantum hardware — modular chip stack combining qubits and superconducting control electronics in the cold stage. This is exactly the architecture described in the job posting.

2. **Chris Ayala’s role**: He joined Google as a **Research Scientist** after being at Atlantic Quantum. His LinkedIn explicitly says: *“Research Scientist @ Google Quantum AI | ex-Atlantic Quantum (acquired by Google) | Visiting Professor @ YNU.”* So he is very likely the hiring manager or one of the senior technical leads for this Atlantic-integrated team.

3. **His background**: PhD from Stony Brook 2012, postdoc at IBM Research Zurich, then associate professor at Yokohama National University. Deep AQFP expert, but also works on SFQ/RQL, VLSI, computer architecture, EDA, cryogenic testing. US citizen with Japanese permanent residency.

4. **The job is real and urgent**: Chris posted on LinkedIn recruiting for this exact Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Digital Electronics role, mentioning he was at APS and happy to chat with candidates.

**Implications for your call:**
- You’re not interviewing for a generic Google Quantum AI role. You’re interviewing for the **Atlantic Quantum-derived team** focused on integrating superconducting digital control into Google’s qubit stack.
- This is the team Google *just acquired* to solve its scaling problem. They are actively building it.
- Chris is not just a random HM — he’s a technical founder-type from Atlantic who now needs to staff his team inside Google.
- Your profile maps almost perfectly: SFQ + qubits + readout + EDA + tape-out.

I’ll record this. This makes the prep much more concrete — we can frame you as someone who can help the Atlantic team integrate into Google’s roadmap.

Want the call-prep doc now?


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Good, I think you should generally look up stuff more in the future. Not for general chatter but if you don't understand what I'm talking about or why things are this way it's better to look up and maybe even save for future use so the info is local


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Draft:
Ag


* 📝 Live progress
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Draft:
Agreed — I should default to looking things up when they’re concrete (companies, people, job contexts, prior events) rather than guessing. And saving the findings locally so we don’t have to re-lookup each time.

I’ll add the Atlantic/Google/Chris findings to the knowledge base now. And I’ll take this as a general operating principle: **when the user mentions a specific entity or situation I don’t recognize, search first, speculate second.**

Want me to record that principle too? And should I now build the Google HM call prep doc, or do you have more context to dump first?


* 🟡 Processing result
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Agreed — I should default to looking things up when they’re concrete (companies, people, job contexts, prior events) rather than guessing. And saving the findings locally so we don’t have to re-lookup each time.

I’ll add the Atlantic/Google/Chris findings to the knowledge base now. And I’ll take this as a general operating principle: **when the user mentions a specific entity or situation I don’t recognize, search first, speculate second.**

Want me to record that principle too? And should I now build the Google HM call prep doc, or do you have more context to dump first?


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Yes please record, I would dump more but we probably have enough for now, and if I ever get my chatgpt account unblocked it would be easier with summaries.
Maybe you can look deeper into the team and their work at Atlantic. There's probably not many papers but could be patents. Chris is active with collaborations so has a lot of unrelated papers.

I know Atlantic was Will Oliver's startup, is he out completely?
They were doing fluxonium, are they still? Google probably does but it wasn't their main thing.


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Waiting for first model/tool update…


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- read / pending / tool_mWRxZxEAXQarHmQyeWEkMqo


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- edit / in_progress / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl


🟠 Approval requested
Stage: same-room native ACP permission; active turn is waiting
Approval: dap-1782413362-perm-1782413362587-13
Summary: OpenCode requests edit for edit
Tool: edit
Input (OpenCode did not provide a clearer path/command):
```
{"filepath":"/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl","diff":"Index: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl\n===================================================================\n--- /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl\n+++ /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl\n@@ -102,4 +102,9 @@\n {\"ts\":\"2026-06-25T17:35Z\",\"topic\":\"Career landscape\",\"source\":\"user conversation 2026-06-25\",\"fact\":\"User's interpretation: QuamCore deal collapsed because Israeli leadership/lawyers were uncomfortable with a remote employee in Germany whom they could not easily supervise or terminate. User believes a standard 1-year German contract with 6-month probation would have addressed most company risk, but QuamCore's lawyers apparently found additional edge cases.\"}\n {\"ts\":\"2026-06-25T17:35Z\",\"topic\":\"Career landscape\",\"source\":\"user conversation 2026-06-25\",\"fact\":\"QuamCore is considered dead for now; user does not want to relocate to Israel.\"}\n {\"ts\":\"2026-06-25T17:45Z\",\"topic\":\"Career landscape\",\"source\":\"user conversation 2026-06-25\",\"fact\":\"QuamCore offered ~$100k stoc
```
React ✅ allow once, ❌ deny. Not sudo/root.
Options: allow_once, reject_once


* 🟡 Approval granted
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Tool: edit
Scope: {"filepath":"/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl","diff":"Index: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl\n============================
Approval: dap-1782413362-perm-1782413362587-13


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- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- Web search: Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxoni / completed / Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxonium Will Oliver
- Web search: "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members / completed / "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members
- Web search: William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved / completed / William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved


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- Web search: Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxoni / completed / Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxonium Will Oliver
- Web search: "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members / completed / "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members
- Web search: William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved / completed / William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl


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- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- Web search: Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxoni / completed / Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxonium Will Oliver
- Web search: "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members / completed / "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members
- Web search: William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved / completed / William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- edit / in_progress / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl


🟠 Approval requested
Stage: same-room native ACP permission; active turn is waiting
Approval: dap-1782413425-perm-1782413425658-14
Summary: OpenCode requests edit for edit
Tool: edit
Input (OpenCode did not provide a clearer path/command):
```
{"filepath":"/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl","diff":"Index: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl\n===================================================================\n--- /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl\n+++ /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl\n@@ -107,4 +107,10 @@\n {\"ts\":\"2026-06-25T18:40Z\",\"topic\":\"Google job pipeline\",\"source\":\"web search 2026-06-25\",\"fact\":\"Hiring manager Christopher L. Ayala: Research Scientist @ Google Quantum AI, ex-Atlantic Quantum (acquired by Google), Visiting Professor @ Yokohama National University. PhD Stony Brook 2012, postdoc IBM Research Zurich, associate professor YNU. Expert in AQFP, SFQ/RQL, VLSI, computer architecture, EDA, cryogenic testing. US citizen with Japanese permanent residency.\"}\n {\"ts\":\"2026-06-25T18:40Z\",\"topic\":\"Google job pipeline\",\"source\":\"web search 2026-06-25\",\"fact\":\"The Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Digital Electronics role is tied to the Atlantic Quantum integration into Google Quantum AI. Team focuses on integrating superconducting digital control electronics with qubits i
```
React ✅ allow once, ❌ deny. Not sudo/root.
Options: allow_once, reject_once


* 🟡 Approval granted
Stage: resuming
Tool: edit
Scope: {"filepath":"/home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl","diff":"Index: /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl\n============================
Approval: dap-1782413425-perm-1782413425658-14


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Tools (7):
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- Web search: Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxoni / completed / Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxonium Will Oliver
- Web search: "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members / completed / "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members
- Web search: William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved / completed / William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Tools (7):
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- Web search: Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxoni / completed / Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxonium Will Oliver
- Web search: "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members / completed / "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members
- Web search: William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved / completed / William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl

Draft:
Good — I found a lot more. Recorded in the knowledge base. Summary:

**Atlantic Quantum team & structure:**
- Founded 2022, MIT spinout from Will Oliver’s EQuS group
- Core tech: **fluxonium** qubits + integrated cryogenic control
- Operations in Cambridge MA and Gothenburg/Chalmers Sweden
- Leadership: Bharath Kannan (CEO), Simon Gustavsson (CTO), Youngkyu Sung (CSO), Leon Ding, Jonas Bylander, Tim Menke, Will Oliver
- **Chris Ayala was Head of Cryoelectronics** at Atlantic — now the same role inside Google

**Will Oliver:**
- Co-founded Atlantic in Feb 2023, stepped down from MIT Lincoln Lab
- After the Oct 2025 acquisition, announced his **first day as Research Scientist at Google Quantum AI**
- Still a professor at MIT, but now also at Google

**Fluxonium angle:**
- Atlantic’s whole bet was fluxonium, not transmon
-


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Tools (7):
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- Web search: Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxoni / completed / Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxonium Will Oliver
- Web search: "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members / completed / "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members
- Web search: William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved / completed / William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl

Draft:
Good — I found a lot more. Recorded in the knowledge base. Summary:

**Atlantic Quantum team & structure:**
- Founded 2022, MIT spinout from Will Oliver’s EQuS group
- Core tech: **fluxonium** qubits + integrated cryogenic control
- Operations in Cambridge MA and Gothenburg/Chalmers Sweden
- Leadership: Bharath Kannan (CEO), Simon Gustavsson (CTO), Youngkyu Sung (CSO), Leon Ding, Jonas Bylander, Tim Menke, Will Oliver
- **Chris Ayala was Head of Cryoelectronics** at Atlantic — now the same role inside Google

**Will Oliver:**
- Co-founded Atlantic in Feb 2023, stepped down from MIT Lincoln Lab
- After the Oct 2025 acquisition, announced his **first day as Research Scientist at Google Quantum AI**
- Still a professor at MIT, but now also at Google

**Fluxonium angle:**
- Atlantic’s whole bet was fluxonium, not transmon
- Lower frequency → simpler/cheaper cryogenic control → easier to integrate control electronics with qubits
- They published record gate fidelities: Ding et al. PRX 2023, Rower et al. PRX Quantum 2024
- Google historically focused on transmon (Willow). The acquisition brings fluxonium expertise in-house.

**Patents:**
- Atlantic/Google filed a **flux-based qubit readout** patent using a flux qubit as transducer
- Also SFQ-pulse-based qubit controllers in the broader space

**Implications for your call:**
- You’re interviewing for the **cryoelectronics/control subteam** of the Atlantic-derived group
- Chris’s world is cryogenic superconducting electronics — your SFQ readout + qubit integration experience is directly relevant
- The fluxonium focus is a nice angle: you have experience with fluxonium from TUM/WMI papers and the Josephson photomultiplier readout work


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Tools (13):
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- Web search: Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxoni / completed / Atlantic Quantum patents superconducting control electronics fluxonium Will Oliver
- Web search: "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members / completed / "Atlantic Quantum" fluxonium qubit Google acquisition team members
- Web search: William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved / completed / William Oliver Atlantic Quantum MIT Google Quantum AI still involved
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- ../../state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/knowledge-base.jsonl
- Search conversation log for resume/Google application context / completed / Search conversation log for resume/Google application context
- Search for Google job mentions in memory files / completed / Search for Google job mentions in memory files
- Search for overleaf mentions in memory files / completed / Search for overleaf mentions in memory files
- persistent_chat_memory_search / completed / Google job application interview Munich quantum
- ../../state/persistent-chat/model-conversation-log.jsonl / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/model-conversation-log.jsonl
- ../../state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-06-25T10-11-02Z.m / completed / /home/matrix-lite/state/persistent-chat/operational-synthesis/reports/2026-06-25T10-11-02Z.md

Draft:
Good — I found a lot more. Recorded in the knowledge base. Summary:

**Atlantic Quantum team & structure:**
- Founded 2022, MIT spinout from Will Oliver’s EQuS group
- Core tech: **fluxonium** qubits + integrated cryogenic control
- Operations in Cambridge MA and Gothenburg/Chalmers Sweden
- Leadership: Bharath Kannan (CEO), Simon Gustavsson (CTO), Youngkyu Sung (CSO), Leon Ding, Jonas Bylander, Tim Menke, Will Oliver
- **Chris Ayala was Head of Cryoelectronics** at Atlantic — now the same role inside Google

**Will Oliver:**
- Co-founded Atlantic in Feb 2023, stepped down from MIT Lincoln Lab
- After the Oct 2025 acquisition, announced his **first day as Research Scientist at Google Quantum AI**
- Still a professor at MIT, but now also at Google

**Fluxonium angle:**
- Atlantic’s whole bet was fluxonium, not transmon
- Lower frequency → simpler/cheaper cryogenic control → easier to integrate control electronics with qubits
- They published record gate fidelities: Ding et al. PRX 2023, Rower et al. PRX Quantum 2024
- Google historically focused on transmon (Willow). The acquisition brings fluxonium expertise in-house.

**Patents:**
- Atlantic/Google filed a **flux-based qubit readout** patent using a flux qubit as transducer
- Also SFQ-pulse-based qubit controllers in the broader space

**Implications for your call:**
- You’re interviewing for the **cryoelectronics/control subteam** of the Atlantic-derived group
- Chris’s world is cryogenic superconducting electronics — your SFQ readout + qubit integration experience is directly relevant
- The fluxonium focus is a nice angle: you have experience with fluxonium from TUM/WMI papers and the Josephson photomultiplier readout work

This is very concrete now. Want the call-prep doc?


* 🟡 Processing result
Stage: model returned
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 116.4s
Time: model 110.6s, overhead 3.8s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Turn: i 1.1k o 438 cache 233.0k/100%; p≈4.0ktok/16.0kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 214.5k; active 15.0k; cache 199.4k/93%; p≈3.6ktok; ctx 81.8%; usable 88.6%; epoch turns 38; lifetime turns 38; stage handoff


Good — I found a lot more. Recorded in the knowledge base. Summary:

**Atlantic Quantum team & structure:**
- Founded 2022, MIT spinout from Will Oliver’s EQuS group
- Core tech: **fluxonium** qubits + integrated cryogenic control
- Operations in Cambridge MA and Gothenburg/Chalmers Sweden
- Leadership: Bharath Kannan (CEO), Simon Gustavsson (CTO), Youngkyu Sung (CSO), Leon Ding, Jonas Bylander, Tim Menke, Will Oliver
- **Chris Ayala was Head of Cryoelectronics** at Atlantic — now the same role inside Google

**Will Oliver:**
- Co-founded Atlantic in Feb 2023, stepped down from MIT Lincoln Lab
- After the Oct 2025 acquisition, announced his **first day as Research Scientist at Google Quantum AI**
- Still a professor at MIT, but now also at Google

**Fluxonium angle:**
- Atlantic’s whole bet was fluxonium, not transmon
- Lower frequency → simpler/cheaper cryogenic control → easier to integrate control electronics with qubits
- They published record gate fidelities: Ding et al. PRX 2023, Rower et al. PRX Quantum 2024
- Google historically focused on transmon (Willow). The acquisition brings fluxonium expertise in-house.

**Patents:**
- Atlantic/Google filed a **flux-based qubit readout** patent using a flux qubit as transducer
- Also SFQ-pulse-based qubit controllers in the broader space

**Implications for your call:**
- You’re interviewing for the **cryoelectronics/control subteam** of the Atlantic-derived group
- Chris’s world is cryogenic superconducting electronics — your SFQ readout + qubit integration experience is directly relevant
- The fluxonium focus is a nice angle: you have experience with fluxonium from TUM/WMI papers and the Josephson photomultiplier readout work

This is very concrete now. Want the call-prep doc?


* 🟢 Done
Stage: final reply sent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 117.7s
Time: model 110.6s, overhead 7.1s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Turn: i 1.1k o 438 cache 233.0k/100%; p≈4.0ktok/16.0kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 234.5k; active 1.5k; cache 233.0k/100%; p≈4.0ktok; ctx 89.4%; usable 96.8%; guard stale 214.5k; epoch turns 38; lifetime turns 38; stage reset_recommended


Not yet, but you see, we also have to reload now. I almost forgot we don't have 1m context anymore, it's 256k now. And you are supposed to get warnings and tell me.

Please reload according to our procedure, I hope this works


⚪ Received
Stage: queued for agent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 234.5k; active 1.5k; cache 233.0k/100%; p≈4.0ktok; ctx 89.4%; usable 96.8%; guard stale 214.5k; epoch turns 38; lifetime turns 38; stage reset_recommended


* ⚪ Queued
Stage: waiting for conversation turn
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 0.1s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 234.5k; active 1.5k; cache 233.0k/100%; p≈4.0ktok; ctx 89.4%; usable 96.8%; guard stale 214.5k; epoch turns 38; lifetime turns 38; stage reset_recommended


* 🟡 Working
Stage: building prompt
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 2.2s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 234.5k; active 1.5k; cache 233.0k/100%; p≈4.0ktok; ctx 89.4%; usable 96.8%; guard stale 214.5k; epoch turns 38; lifetime turns 38; stage reset_recommended


* 🟡 Working
Stage: model running
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 3.9s
Time: overhead 3.9s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Turn: p≈3.4ktok/13.6kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 234.5k; active 1.5k; cache 233.0k/100%; p≈4.0ktok; ctx 89.4%; usable 96.8%; guard stale 214.5k; epoch turns 38; lifetime turns 38; stage reset_recommended


📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Waiting for first model/tool update…


* 🟡 Working
Stage: model running
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 67.4s
Time: model 61.5s, overhead 3.9s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Turn: p≈3.4ktok/13.6kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 234.5k; active 1.5k; cache 233.0k/100%; p≈4.0ktok; ctx 89.4%; usable 96.8%; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage reset_recommended


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Draft:
Got


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Draft:
Got it — reloading now to keep within the 256k context limit. We’ve locked in a lot of context in the knowledge base, so the reload should preserve the key facts.

I’ll summarize what we established for easy pickup after reload:

**Google / Chris Ayala call:**
- Hiring manager: Christopher L. Ayala, ex-Atlantic Quantum Head of Cryoelectronics, now Research Scientist at Google Quantum AI
- Role: Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Digital Electronics — part of the Atlantic Quantum team Google acquired in Oct 2025
- Team focus: integrating superconducting digital control (SFQ/AQFP) with qubits in the cold stage, scaling toward error-corrected quantum computing
- Atlantic was fluxonium-focused; Google gets that expertise plus integrated control
- Your fit: SFQ design, EDA, qubit control/readout, cryogenic measurement, tape-out, publications

**Strategy:**
- Lead with technical fit and value
- Use prior O-1 approval as credibility signal, not visa problem
- Raise location/timing/visa only after Chris is invested
- Goal: A+ impression so Chris will advocate for flexibility

**Other active threads:**
- Amazon: $235k total offer, Belgium/Germany probe, likely dead
- QuamCore: dead


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Draft:
Got it — reloading now to keep within the 256k context limit. We’ve locked in a lot of context in the knowledge base, so the reload should preserve the key facts.

I’ll summarize what we established for easy pickup after reload:

**Google / Chris Ayala call:**
- Hiring manager: Christopher L. Ayala, ex-Atlantic Quantum Head of Cryoelectronics, now Research Scientist at Google Quantum AI
- Role: Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Digital Electronics — part of the Atlantic Quantum team Google acquired in Oct 2025
- Team focus: integrating superconducting digital control (SFQ/AQFP) with qubits in the cold stage, scaling toward error-corrected quantum computing
- Atlantic was fluxonium-focused; Google gets that expertise plus integrated control
- Your fit: SFQ design, EDA, qubit control/readout, cryogenic measurement, tape-out, publications

**Strategy:**
- Lead with technical fit and value
- Use prior O-1 approval as credibility signal, not visa problem
- Raise location/timing/visa only after Chris is invested
- Goal: A+ impression so Chris will advocate for flexibility

**Other active threads:**
- Amazon: $235k total offer, Belgium/Germany probe, likely dead
- QuamCore: dead
- MQI: contract until Mar 2027, no equity, fallback
- Stefan Filipp: unknown, wait

Let’s continue after reload.


* 🟡 Processing result
Stage: model returned
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 95.5s
Time: model 89.6s, overhead 3.9s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Turn: i 189.6k o 305 cache 20.0k/10%; p≈3.4ktok/13.6kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 234.5k; active 1.5k; cache 233.0k/100%; p≈4.0ktok; ctx 89.4%; usable 96.8%; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage reset_recommended


Got it — reloading now to keep within the 256k context limit. We’ve locked in a lot of context in the knowledge base, so the reload should preserve the key facts.

I’ll summarize what we established for easy pickup after reload:

**Google / Chris Ayala call:**
- Hiring manager: Christopher L. Ayala, ex-Atlantic Quantum Head of Cryoelectronics, now Research Scientist at Google Quantum AI
- Role: Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Digital Electronics — part of the Atlantic Quantum team Google acquired in Oct 2025
- Team focus: integrating superconducting digital control (SFQ/AQFP) with qubits in the cold stage, scaling toward error-corrected quantum computing
- Atlantic was fluxonium-focused; Google gets that expertise plus integrated control
- Your fit: SFQ design, EDA, qubit control/readout, cryogenic measurement, tape-out, publications

**Strategy:**
- Lead with technical fit and value
- Use prior O-1 approval as credibility signal, not visa problem
- Raise location/timing/visa only after Chris is invested
- Goal: A+ impression so Chris will advocate for flexibility

**Other active threads:**
- Amazon: $235k total offer, Belgium/Germany probe, likely dead
- QuamCore: dead
- MQI: contract until Mar 2027, no equity, fallback
- Stefan Filipp: unknown, wait

Let’s continue after reload.


* 🟢 Done
Stage: final reply sent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 96.9s
Time: model 89.6s, overhead 7.3s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Turn: i 189.6k o 305 cache 20.0k/10%; p≈3.4ktok/13.6kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 209.9k; active 189.9k; cache 20.0k/10%; p≈3.4ktok; ctx 80.1%; usable 86.7%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


Hello?


⚪ Received
Stage: queued for agent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 209.9k; active 189.9k; cache 20.0k/10%; p≈3.4ktok; ctx 80.1%; usable 86.7%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


* ⚪ Queued
Stage: waiting for conversation turn
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 0.3s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 209.9k; active 189.9k; cache 20.0k/10%; p≈3.4ktok; ctx 80.1%; usable 86.7%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


* 🟡 Working
Stage: building prompt
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 2.1s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 209.9k; active 189.9k; cache 20.0k/10%; p≈3.4ktok; ctx 80.1%; usable 86.7%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


* 🟡 Working
Stage: model running
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 3.6s
Time: overhead 3.6s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Turn: p≈2.9ktok/11.4kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 209.9k; active 189.9k; cache 20.0k/10%; p≈3.4ktok; ctx 80.1%; usable 86.7%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Draft:
Hello


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Draft:
Hello — I’m here. The reload didn’t happen automatically on my end; this is still the same session. Did it go through on your side, or should we continue in this one?


* 🟡 Processing result
Stage: model returned
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 13.4s
Time: model 8.1s, overhead 3.6s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Turn: i 3.0k o 44 cache 209.4k/99%; p≈2.9ktok/11.4kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 209.9k; active 189.9k; cache 20.0k/10%; p≈3.4ktok; ctx 80.1%; usable 86.7%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


Hello — I’m here. The reload didn’t happen automatically on my end; this is still the same session. Did it go through on your side, or should we continue in this one?


* 🟢 Done
Stage: final reply sent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 15.2s
Time: model 8.1s, overhead 7.1s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Turn: i 3.0k o 44 cache 209.4k/99%; p≈2.9ktok/11.4kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 212.4k; active 3.0k; cache 209.4k/99%; p≈2.9ktok; ctx 81.0%; usable 87.7%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


Hmm, no it didn't work. Are there any errors?


⚪ Received
Stage: queued for agent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 212.4k; active 3.0k; cache 209.4k/99%; p≈2.9ktok; ctx 81.0%; usable 87.7%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


* ⚪ Queued
Stage: waiting for conversation turn
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 0.2s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 212.4k; active 3.0k; cache 209.4k/99%; p≈2.9ktok; ctx 81.0%; usable 87.7%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


* 🟡 Working
Stage: building prompt
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 1.3s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 212.4k; active 3.0k; cache 209.4k/99%; p≈2.9ktok; ctx 81.0%; usable 87.7%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


* 🟡 Working
Stage: model running
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 3.0s
Time: overhead 3.0s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Turn: p≈2.7ktok/10.8kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 212.4k; active 3.0k; cache 209.4k/99%; p≈2.9ktok; ctx 81.0%; usable 87.7%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Waiting for first model/tool update…


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Draft:
I


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Tools (2):
- matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report / completed / { "ok": true, "read_only": true, "note": "Direct ACP uses resumable OpenCode sessions loaded per turn; ACPX stream/context-guard live_session ids are not expected. This report is read-only, cannot trigger reload, and ... / tool_HRqj5N3iEZX1lpRYGpaYXCr
- matrix_lite_status_runtime_debug_report / completed / tool_034ENKA7PChouDiVYWkpZyn

Draft:
I can’t trigger the reload myself from inside the ACP turn — that’s a Matrix-lite/operator-side action. I also don’t see an error log from here.

Let me check the current context usage and session status to see if a reload is actually being blocked or if we’re still within limits.


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (2):
- matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report / completed / { "ok": true, "read_only": true, "note": "Direct ACP uses resumable OpenCode sessions loaded per turn; ACPX stream/context-guard live_session ids are not expected. This report is read-only, cannot trigger reload, and ... / tool_HRqj5N3iEZX1lpRYGpaYXCr
- matrix_lite_status_runtime_debug_report / completed / tool_034ENKA7PChouDiVYWkpZyn

Draft:
I can’t trigger the reload myself from inside the ACP turn — that’s a Matrix-lite/operator-side action. I also don’t see an error log from here.

Let me check the current context usage and session status to see if a reload is actually being blocked or if we’re still within limits.Found the issue. Context usage is at **89.4%** (212k / 262k) and the guard status is:

- **Stage**: `reset_recommended`
- **Action**: `reset-blocked-pending-handoff`
- **Reason**: `handoff or heartbeat missing/stale`

So the reload *is* needed and was requested, but it’s blocked because the handoff/heartbeat mechanism is stale.

Also, the runtime debug report shows **gateway health: connection refused**. That likely means the Matrix-lite gateway process is


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (2):
- matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report / completed / { "ok": true, "read_only": true, "note": "Direct ACP uses resumable OpenCode sessions loaded per turn; ACPX stream/context-guard live_session ids are not expected. This report is read-only, cannot trigger reload, and ... / tool_HRqj5N3iEZX1lpRYGpaYXCr
- matrix_lite_status_runtime_debug_report / completed / tool_034ENKA7PChouDiVYWkpZyn

Draft:
I can’t trigger the reload myself from inside the ACP turn — that’s a Matrix-lite/operator-side action. I also don’t see an error log from here.

Let me check the current context usage and session status to see if a reload is actually being blocked or if we’re still within limits.Found the issue. Context usage is at **89.4%** (212k / 262k) and the guard status is:

- **Stage**: `reset_recommended`
- **Action**: `reset-blocked-pending-handoff`
- **Reason**: `handoff or heartbeat missing/stale`

So the reload *is* needed and was requested, but it’s blocked because the handoff/heartbeat mechanism is stale.

Also, the runtime debug report shows **gateway health: connection refused**. That likely means the Matrix-lite gateway process is down or unreachable, which is why the reload/handoff didn’t complete.

This is an operator-side problem — I can’t fix it from inside the ACP turn. You’ll probably need to:
1. Restart or reconnect the Matrix-lite gateway, or
2. Trigger the session reload manually from the host

Once the gateway is healthy, the pending reset should go through. Want me to stay in this session for now, or do you want to fix the gateway first?


* 🟡 Processing result
Stage: model returned
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 31.0s
Time: model 26.1s, overhead 3.0s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Turn: i 3.6k o 375 cache 214.8k/98%; p≈2.7ktok/10.8kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 212.4k; active 3.0k; cache 209.4k/99%; p≈2.9ktok; ctx 81.0%; usable 87.7%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


I can’t trigger the reload myself from inside the ACP turn — that’s a Matrix-lite/operator-side action. I also don’t see an error log from here.

Let me check the current context usage and session status to see if a reload is actually being blocked or if we’re still within limits.Found the issue. Context usage is at **89.4%** (212k / 262k) and the guard status is:

- **Stage**: `reset_recommended`
- **Action**: `reset-blocked-pending-handoff`
- **Reason**: `handoff or heartbeat missing/stale`

So the reload *is* needed and was requested, but it’s blocked because the handoff/heartbeat mechanism is stale.

Also, the runtime debug report shows **gateway health: connection refused**. That likely means the Matrix-lite gateway process is down or unreachable, which is why the reload/handoff didn’t complete.

This is an operator-side problem — I can’t fix it from inside the ACP turn. You’ll probably need to:
1. Restart or reconnect the Matrix-lite gateway, or
2. Trigger the session reload manually from the host

Once the gateway is healthy, the pending reset should go through. Want me to stay in this session for now, or do you want to fix the gateway first?


* 🟢 Done
Stage: final reply sent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 32.9s
Time: model 26.1s, overhead 6.9s
Backend: ses_10159500affeFJtwXItFNSddwm; Label: persistent-chat-20260625T110902Z
Turn: i 3.6k o 375 cache 214.8k/98%; p≈2.7ktok/10.8kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 218.8k; active 4.0k; cache 214.8k/98%; p≈2.7ktok; ctx 83.5%; usable 90.4%; guard stale 234.5k; epoch turns 39; lifetime turns 39; stage handoff


Are we reloaded?


⚪ Received
Stage: queued for agent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Backend: pending reset; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP telemetry pending after reset


* ⚪ Queued
Stage: waiting for conversation turn
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 0.0s
Backend: pending reset; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP telemetry pending after reset


* 🟡 Working
Stage: building prompt
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 5.8s
Backend: pending reset; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP telemetry pending after reset


* 🟡 Working
Stage: model running
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 7.0s
Time: overhead 7.0s
Backend: pending reset; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: p≈3.1ktok/12.3kch
Ctx: direct ACP telemetry pending after reset


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (1):
- matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report / pending / tool_OYRXRMowQlWiswiLJEIQ3WR


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (1):
- matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report / completed / { "ok": true, "read_only": true, "note": "Direct ACP uses resumable OpenCode sessions loaded per turn; ACPX stream/context-guard live_session ids are not expected. This report is read-only, cannot trigger reload, and ... / tool_OYRXRMowQlWiswiLJEIQ3WR

Draft:
Yes — we’re reloaded. Current session is `persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z`, and


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (1):
- matrix_lite_status_context_usage_report / completed / { "ok": true, "read_only": true, "note": "Direct ACP uses resumable OpenCode sessions loaded per turn; ACPX stream/context-guard live_session ids are not expected. This report is read-only, cannot trigger reload, and ... / tool_OYRXRMowQlWiswiLJEIQ3WR

Draft:
Yes — we’re reloaded. Current session is `persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z`, and context usage is back to essentially zero. Good to go.


* 🟡 Processing result
Stage: model returned
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 32.6s
Time: model 24.6s, overhead 7.0s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: i 897 o 88 cache 18.7k/95%; p≈3.1ktok/12.3kch
Ctx: direct ACP telemetry pending


Yes — we’re reloaded. Current session is `persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z`, and context usage is back to essentially zero. Good to go.


* 🟢 Done
Stage: final reply sent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 34.4s
Time: model 24.6s, overhead 9.8s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: i 897 o 88 cache 18.7k/95%; p≈3.1ktok/12.3kch
Ctx: direct ACP last turn 19.7k; active 985; cache 18.7k/95%; p≈3.1ktok


Great, looks like it works, but we still don't know it you can do it yourself. Maybe next time.

For now, could you please check if OpenAI chatgpt tos forbid multiple accounts?


⚪ Received
Stage: queued for agent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP last turn 19.7k; active 985; cache 18.7k/95%; p≈3.1ktok


* ⚪ Queued
Stage: waiting for conversation turn
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 0.1s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP last turn 19.7k; active 985; cache 18.7k/95%; p≈3.1ktok


* 🟡 Working
Stage: building prompt
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 1.4s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP last turn 19.7k; active 985; cache 18.7k/95%; p≈3.1ktok


* 🟡 Working
Stage: model running
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 3.2s
Time: overhead 3.2s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: p≈2.9ktok/11.6kch
Ctx: direct ACP last turn 19.7k; active 985; cache 18.7k/95%; p≈3.1ktok


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Waiting for first model/tool update…


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (1):
- webfetch / pending / tool_uNmlVxr4aTqtPALIeiQNy0f


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (2):
- webfetch / failed / tool_uNmlVxr4aTqtPALIeiQNy0f
- Web search: OpenAI ChatGPT terms of service multiple accounts policy / completed / OpenAI ChatGPT terms of service multiple accounts policy


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (2):
- webfetch / failed / tool_uNmlVxr4aTqtPALIeiQNy0f
- Web search: OpenAI ChatGPT terms of service multiple accounts policy / completed / OpenAI ChatGPT terms of service multiple accounts policy

Draft:
OpenAI’s Terms of Use **do not explicitly forbid one person from having multiple accounts**. The key restriction in the Registration section is:

> “You may not share your account credentials or make your account available to anyone else.”

That language targets **account sharing** (one account used by multiple people), not **multiple accounts owned by one person**.

However, there are practical caveats:

- **Don’t use multiple accounts to game free-tier limits, bypass restrictions, or evade a suspension.** That would likely fall under the Usage Policies or the termination clause for “fraudulent or abusive activity.”
- **Each account must have accurate registration info.** Using fake names, throwaway emails, or misleading details would violate the “accurate and complete information” requirement.
- **Billing/rate-limit circumvention


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (2):
- webfetch / failed / tool_uNmlVxr4aTqtPALIeiQNy0f
- Web search: OpenAI ChatGPT terms of service multiple accounts policy / completed / OpenAI ChatGPT terms of service multiple accounts policy

Draft:
OpenAI’s Terms of Use **do not explicitly forbid one person from having multiple accounts**. The key restriction in the Registration section is:

> “You may not share your account credentials or make your account available to anyone else.”

That language targets **account sharing** (one account used by multiple people), not **multiple accounts owned by one person**.

However, there are practical caveats:

- **Don’t use multiple accounts to game free-tier limits, bypass restrictions, or evade a suspension.** That would likely fall under the Usage Policies or the termination clause for “fraudulent or abusive activity.”
- **Each account must have accurate registration info.** Using fake names, throwaway emails, or misleading details would violate the “accurate and complete information” requirement.
- **Billing/rate-limit circumvention** (e.g., rotating free trials) is the kind of thing platforms enforce against even if not spelled out in plain text.

So the short answer: **having more than one personal ChatGPT account is not itself prohibited by the ToS**, as long as you’re not using them to evade limits, share access, or provide false information. If your original account is blocked, creating a new one to get around that block is riskier.


* 🟡 Processing result
Stage: model returned
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 37.3s
Time: model 32.3s, overhead 3.2s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: i 2.9k o 530 cache 21.8k/88%; p≈2.9ktok/11.6kch
Ctx: direct ACP last turn 19.7k; active 985; cache 18.7k/95%; p≈3.1ktok


OpenAI’s Terms of Use **do not explicitly forbid one person from having multiple accounts**. The key restriction in the Registration section is:

> “You may not share your account credentials or make your account available to anyone else.”

That language targets **account sharing** (one account used by multiple people), not **multiple accounts owned by one person**.

However, there are practical caveats:

- **Don’t use multiple accounts to game free-tier limits, bypass restrictions, or evade a suspension.** That would likely fall under the Usage Policies or the termination clause for “fraudulent or abusive activity.”
- **Each account must have accurate registration info.** Using fake names, throwaway emails, or misleading details would violate the “accurate and complete information” requirement.
- **Billing/rate-limit circumvention** (e.g., rotating free trials) is the kind of thing platforms enforce against even if not spelled out in plain text.

So the short answer: **having more than one personal ChatGPT account is not itself prohibited by the ToS**, as long as you’re not using them to evade limits, share access, or provide false information. If your original account is blocked, creating a new one to get around that block is riskier.


* 🟢 Done
Stage: final reply sent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 39.4s
Time: model 32.3s, overhead 7.1s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: i 2.9k o 530 cache 21.8k/88%; p≈2.9ktok/11.6kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 25.2k; active 3.4k; cache 21.8k/88%; p≈2.9ktok


Yeah well I would need to pay with my cc info, or PayPal tied to my info, it's all locked down these days. I was thinking more about just creating another account, paying for pro again, and hoping they won't ban me and keep my money


⚪ Received
Stage: queued for agent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 25.2k; active 3.4k; cache 21.8k/88%; p≈2.9ktok; ctx 9.6%; usable 10.4%; epoch turns 2; lifetime turns 2


* ⚪ Queued
Stage: waiting for conversation turn
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 0.2s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 25.2k; active 3.4k; cache 21.8k/88%; p≈2.9ktok; ctx 9.6%; usable 10.4%; epoch turns 2; lifetime turns 2


* 🟡 Working
Stage: building prompt
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 2.3s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 25.2k; active 3.4k; cache 21.8k/88%; p≈2.9ktok; ctx 9.6%; usable 10.4%; epoch turns 2; lifetime turns 2


* 🟡 Working
Stage: model running
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 3.8s
Time: overhead 3.8s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: p≈2.1ktok/8.5kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 25.2k; active 3.4k; cache 21.8k/88%; p≈2.9ktok; ctx 9.6%; usable 10.4%; epoch turns 2; lifetime turns 2


* 📝 Live progress
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Draft:
I


* 📝 Live progress
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Draft:
I get the temptation, but the risk isn’t really about the ToS text — it’s about OpenAI’s fraud/abuse enforcement.

If your original account was blocked, creating a new one with the same name, email domain, phone number, or payment method is **very likely to be linked and banned again**, and yes, you could lose the Pro subscription money. They’re aggressive about this, and “new account to get around a block” is the exact pattern their systems flag.

A few realistic options, depending on why you’re blocked:

- **If it was a mistaken suspension**, appealing is still the only clean path. Even slow support beats losing money.
- **If you genuinely


* 📝 Live progress
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Draft:
I get the temptation, but the risk isn’t really about the ToS text — it’s about OpenAI’s fraud/abuse enforcement.

If your original account was blocked, creating a new one with the same name, email domain, phone number, or payment method is **very likely to be linked and banned again**, and yes, you could lose the Pro subscription money. They’re aggressive about this, and “new account to get around a block” is the exact pattern their systems flag.

A few realistic options, depending on why you’re blocked:

- **If it was a mistaken suspension**, appealing is still the only clean path. Even slow support beats losing money.
- **If you genuinely want a separate work/personal account**, use a distinct email, distinct phone number, and ideally a different payment method or billing address. Same real name is fine — but same payment method as a blocked account is the weak link.
- **If the block was for a specific reason** (payment dispute, content policy, suspected abuse), a new account just re-triggers it.

Also worth noting: OpenAI is increasingly enforcing **one subscription per person/payment method** for Plus/Pro, even without an explicit “no multiple accounts” clause.

So practically: creating another account with your same credit card or PayPal tied to your identity is **high-risk for losing the money**. If you do it


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Draft:
I get the temptation, but the risk isn’t really about the ToS text — it’s about OpenAI’s fraud/abuse enforcement.

If your original account was blocked, creating a new one with the same name, email domain, phone number, or payment method is **very likely to be linked and banned again**, and yes, you could lose the Pro subscription money. They’re aggressive about this, and “new account to get around a block” is the exact pattern their systems flag.

A few realistic options, depending on why you’re blocked:

- **If it was a mistaken suspension**, appealing is still the only clean path. Even slow support beats losing money.
- **If you genuinely want a separate work/personal account**, use a distinct email, distinct phone number, and ideally a different payment method or billing address. Same real name is fine — but same payment method as a blocked account is the weak link.
- **If the block was for a specific reason** (payment dispute, content policy, suspected abuse), a new account just re-triggers it.

Also worth noting: OpenAI is increasingly enforcing **one subscription per person/payment method** for Plus/Pro, even without an explicit “no multiple accounts” clause.

So practically: creating another account with your same credit card or PayPal tied to your identity is **high-risk for losing the money**. If you do it, separate everything you can — but the safer move is still to fix the original block or use a different service (Claude, Gemini, Perplexity) until that’s resolved.


* 🟡 Processing result
Stage: model returned
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 18.6s
Time: model 13.2s, overhead 3.8s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: i 4.9k o 321 cache 21.8k/81%; p≈2.1ktok/8.5kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 25.2k; active 3.4k; cache 21.8k/88%; p≈2.9ktok; ctx 9.6%; usable 10.4%; epoch turns 2; lifetime turns 2


I get the temptation, but the risk isn’t really about the ToS text — it’s about OpenAI’s fraud/abuse enforcement.

If your original account was blocked, creating a new one with the same name, email domain, phone number, or payment method is **very likely to be linked and banned again**, and yes, you could lose the Pro subscription money. They’re aggressive about this, and “new account to get around a block” is the exact pattern their systems flag.

A few realistic options, depending on why you’re blocked:

- **If it was a mistaken suspension**, appealing is still the only clean path. Even slow support beats losing money.
- **If you genuinely want a separate work/personal account**, use a distinct email, distinct phone number, and ideally a different payment method or billing address. Same real name is fine — but same payment method as a blocked account is the weak link.
- **If the block was for a specific reason** (payment dispute, content policy, suspected abuse), a new account just re-triggers it.

Also worth noting: OpenAI is increasingly enforcing **one subscription per person/payment method** for Plus/Pro, even without an explicit “no multiple accounts” clause.

So practically: creating another account with your same credit card or PayPal tied to your identity is **high-risk for losing the money**. If you do it, separate everything you can — but the safer move is still to fix the original block or use a different service (Claude, Gemini, Perplexity) until that’s resolved.


* 🟢 Done
Stage: final reply sent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 20.5s
Time: model 13.2s, overhead 7.3s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: i 4.9k o 321 cache 21.8k/81%; p≈2.1ktok/8.5kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 27.0k; active 5.3k; cache 21.8k/81%; p≈2.1ktok; ctx 9.6%; usable 10.4%; epoch turns 2; lifetime turns 2


Hmm the real reason I miss codex/gpt sub is because it gives a very generous use of their frontier model, and basically unlimited for older or mini ones. Claude I heard is not generous at all. Please check if there are any good subscriptions to replace chatgpt pro the 200$ plan


⚪ Received
Stage: queued for agent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 27.0k; active 5.3k; cache 21.8k/81%; p≈2.1ktok; ctx 9.6%; usable 10.4%; epoch turns 2; lifetime turns 2


* ⚪ Queued
Stage: waiting for conversation turn
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 0.2s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 27.0k; active 5.3k; cache 21.8k/81%; p≈2.1ktok; ctx 9.6%; usable 10.4%; epoch turns 2; lifetime turns 2


* 🟡 Working
Stage: building prompt
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 2.4s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 27.0k; active 5.3k; cache 21.8k/81%; p≈2.1ktok; ctx 9.6%; usable 10.4%; epoch turns 2; lifetime turns 2


* 🟡 Working
Stage: model running
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 4.0s
Time: overhead 4.0s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: p≈2.6ktok/10.5kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 27.0k; active 5.3k; cache 21.8k/81%; p≈2.1ktok; ctx 9.6%; usable 10.4%; epoch turns 2; lifetime turns 2


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Waiting for first model/tool update…


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (1):
- websearch / pending / tool_Asw6yhiwk3F2E5z1ts97Fmy


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (1):
- Web search: best ChatGPT Pro alternatives 2026 AI subscriptions frontier models  / completed / best ChatGPT Pro alternatives 2026 AI subscriptions frontier models unlimited usage coding


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (1):
- Web search: best ChatGPT Pro alternatives 2026 AI subscriptions frontier models  / completed / best ChatGPT Pro alternatives 2026 AI subscriptions frontier models unlimited usage coding

Draft:
If you want **generous frontier-model usage and basically unlimited smaller models**, the honest landscape in mid-2026 is:

**Direct ChatGPT Pro replacements at ~$200:**

| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| **ChatGPT Pro** | $200/mo | Still the benchmark: effectively unlimited GPT-5.5, high Codex quota, o5 Pro, priority capacity. |
| **Claude Max 20x** | $200/mo | Anthropic’s answer for heavy users. ~20x the Pro


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (1):
- Web search: best ChatGPT Pro alternatives 2026 AI subscriptions frontier models  / completed / best ChatGPT Pro alternatives 2026 AI subscriptions frontier models unlimited usage coding

Draft:
If you want **generous frontier-model usage and basically unlimited smaller models**, the honest landscape in mid-2026 is:

**Direct ChatGPT Pro replacements at ~$200:**

| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| **ChatGPT Pro** | $200/mo | Still the benchmark: effectively unlimited GPT-5.5, high Codex quota, o5 Pro, priority capacity. |
| **Claude Max 20x** | $200/mo | Anthropic’s answer for heavy users. ~20x the Pro allowance. Good if you prefer Claude Code / Opus. |
| **Google AI Ultra** | $200/mo | 1M-token context, Gemini 3 Pro/Ultra. Best long-context and Google ecosystem integration. |
| **Perplexity Max** | ~$167–200/mo | Multi-model routing (GPT + Claude + Gemini), but frontier access is more research/search-oriented. |

**Cheaper or different angles:**

- **ChatGPT Pro $100 tier** — if your main pain point is Codex rather than unlimited GPT-5.5, this gives 5×/10× Codex usage. May already be enough.
- **Claude Max 5x ($100/mo)** — includes Claude Code. Most developer-favorable $100 plan if you code a lot.
- **GitHub Copilot Pro ($10) or Pro+ ($39)** — best value if you just want


* 📝 Live progress
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Tools (1):
- Web search: best ChatGPT Pro alternatives 2026 AI subscriptions frontier models  / completed / best ChatGPT Pro alternatives 2026 AI subscriptions frontier models unlimited usage coding

Draft:
If you want **generous frontier-model usage and basically unlimited smaller models**, the honest landscape in mid-2026 is:

**Direct ChatGPT Pro replacements at ~$200:**

| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| **ChatGPT Pro** | $200/mo | Still the benchmark: effectively unlimited GPT-5.5, high Codex quota, o5 Pro, priority capacity. |
| **Claude Max 20x** | $200/mo | Anthropic’s answer for heavy users. ~20x the Pro allowance. Good if you prefer Claude Code / Opus. |
| **Google AI Ultra** | $200/mo | 1M-token context, Gemini 3 Pro/Ultra. Best long-context and Google ecosystem integration. |
| **Perplexity Max** | ~$167–200/mo | Multi-model routing (GPT + Claude + Gemini), but frontier access is more research/search-oriented. |

**Cheaper or different angles:**

- **ChatGPT Pro $100 tier** — if your main pain point is Codex rather than unlimited GPT-5.5, this gives 5×/10× Codex usage. May already be enough.
- **Claude Max 5x ($100/mo)** — includes Claude Code. Most developer-favorable $100 plan if you code a lot.
- **GitHub Copilot Pro ($10) or Pro+ ($39)** — best value if you just want IDE coding. Pro+ gives premium frontier models.
- **Cursor Pro / Ultra** — IDE-native, good if you want the editor experience rather than chat.
- **Multi-model aggregators** — ChatLLM by Abacus (~$10/mo), Perspective AI (~$15–50/mo), TulexAI. These route across GPT/Claude/Gemini/DeepSeek under one subscription. Quality and reliability vary; they’re great for breadth but often not as generous or fast as native subscriptions.

**The catch with “unlimited”:**

No one truly offers unlimited frontier-model usage anymore. Even ChatGPT Pro has fair-use guardrails. The $200 tier just pushes the ceiling high enough that most users never hit it. Claude Max 20x is probably the closest competitor in spirit, but Anthropic is reportedly stricter about usage than OpenAI.

**My take:**

If your workflow really


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Draft:
If you want **generous frontier-model usage and basically unlimited smaller models**, the honest landscape in mid-2026 is:

**Direct ChatGPT Pro replacements at ~$200:**

| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| **ChatGPT Pro** | $200/mo | Still the benchmark: effectively unlimited GPT-5.5, high Codex quota, o5 Pro, priority capacity. |
| **Claude Max 20x** | $200/mo | Anthropic’s answer for heavy users. ~20x the Pro allowance. Good if you prefer Claude Code / Opus. |
| **Google AI Ultra** | $200/mo | 1M-token context, Gemini 3 Pro/Ultra. Best long-context and Google ecosystem integration. |
| **Perplexity Max** | ~$167–200/mo | Multi-model routing (GPT + Claude + Gemini), but frontier access is more research/search-oriented. |

**Cheaper or different angles:**

- **ChatGPT Pro $100 tier** — if your main pain point is Codex rather than unlimited GPT-5.5, this gives 5×/10× Codex usage. May already be enough.
- **Claude Max 5x ($100/mo)** — includes Claude Code. Most developer-favorable $100 plan if you code a lot.
- **GitHub Copilot Pro ($10) or Pro+ ($39)** — best value if you just want IDE coding. Pro+ gives premium frontier models.
- **Cursor Pro / Ultra** — IDE-native, good if you want the editor experience rather than chat.
- **Multi-model aggregators** — ChatLLM by Abacus (~$10/mo), Perspective AI (~$15–50/mo), TulexAI. These route across GPT/Claude/Gemini/DeepSeek under one subscription. Quality and reliability vary; they’re great for breadth but often not as generous or fast as native subscriptions.

**The catch with “unlimited”:**

No one truly offers unlimited frontier-model usage anymore. Even ChatGPT Pro has fair-use guardrails. The $200 tier just pushes the ceiling high enough that most users never hit it. Claude Max 20x is probably the closest competitor in spirit, but Anthropic is reportedly stricter about usage than OpenAI.

**My take:**

If your workflow really depends on **frontier-model volume + Codex**, ChatGPT Pro is still the most generous package. The alternatives are good if you want to:
- switch ecosystems (Claude Max for coding, Gemini Ultra for long context),
- spend less and accept lower ceilings (Copilot, Cursor, aggregators),
- or decouple chat from coding.

What matters more to you — raw frontier-model throughput, coding-agent quality, or keeping the monthly cost down? That would narrow it.


* 🟡 Processing result
Stage: model returned
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 43.6s
Time: model 37.4s, overhead 4.0s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: i 7.9k o 1.2k cache 29.2k/79%; p≈2.6ktok/10.5kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 27.0k; active 5.3k; cache 21.8k/81%; p≈2.1ktok; ctx 9.6%; usable 10.4%; epoch turns 2; lifetime turns 2


If you want **generous frontier-model usage and basically unlimited smaller models**, the honest landscape in mid-2026 is:

**Direct ChatGPT Pro replacements at ~$200:**

| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| **ChatGPT Pro** | $200/mo | Still the benchmark: effectively unlimited GPT-5.5, high Codex quota, o5 Pro, priority capacity. |
| **Claude Max 20x** | $200/mo | Anthropic’s answer for heavy users. ~20x the Pro allowance. Good if you prefer Claude Code / Opus. |
| **Google AI Ultra** | $200/mo | 1M-token context, Gemini 3 Pro/Ultra. Best long-context and Google ecosystem integration. |
| **Perplexity Max** | ~$167–200/mo | Multi-model routing (GPT + Claude + Gemini), but frontier access is more research/search-oriented. |

**Cheaper or different angles:**

- **ChatGPT Pro $100 tier** — if your main pain point is Codex rather than unlimited GPT-5.5, this gives 5×/10× Codex usage. May already be enough.
- **Claude Max 5x ($100/mo)** — includes Claude Code. Most developer-favorable $100 plan if you code a lot.
- **GitHub Copilot Pro ($10) or Pro+ ($39)** — best value if you just want IDE coding. Pro+ gives premium frontier models.
- **Cursor Pro / Ultra** — IDE-native, good if you want the editor experience rather than chat.
- **Multi-model aggregators** — ChatLLM by Abacus (~$10/mo), Perspective AI (~$15–50/mo), TulexAI. These route across GPT/Claude/Gemini/DeepSeek under one subscription. Quality and reliability vary; they’re great for breadth but often not as generous or fast as native subscriptions.

**The catch with “unlimited”:**

No one truly offers unlimited frontier-model usage anymore. Even ChatGPT Pro has fair-use guardrails. The $200 tier just pushes the ceiling high enough that most users never hit it. Claude Max 20x is probably the closest competitor in spirit, but Anthropic is reportedly stricter about usage than OpenAI.

**My take:**

If your workflow really depends on **frontier-model volume + Codex**, ChatGPT Pro is still the most generous package. The alternatives are good if you want to:
- switch ecosystems (Claude Max for coding, Gemini Ultra for long context),
- spend less and accept lower ceilings (Copilot, Cursor, aggregators),
- or decouple chat from coding.

What matters more to you — raw frontier-model throughput, coding-agent quality, or keeping the monthly cost down? That would narrow it.


* 🟢 Done
Stage: final reply sent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 45.3s
Time: model 37.4s, overhead 7.8s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: i 7.9k o 1.2k cache 29.2k/79%; p≈2.6ktok/10.5kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 38.2k; active 9.0k; cache 29.2k/79%; p≈2.6ktok; ctx 14.6%; usable 15.8%; guard stale 25.2k; epoch turns 2; lifetime turns 2


I am banned you see, so creating another account risks them just automatically banning me and keeping my money (probably could do charge back?)

I may like opus but unfortunately in my earlier experience it can consume the entire limit in one prompt. In general we need to search recent user reviews these things are often not as advertised.

Is Gemini better than say Kimi for coding and research? I heard Google models are not as good as Claude or gpt but are the top Chinese models close to Gemini?


⚪ Received
Stage: queued for agent
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 38.2k; active 9.0k; cache 29.2k/79%; p≈2.6ktok; ctx 14.6%; usable 15.8%; epoch turns 4; lifetime turns 4


* ⚪ Queued
Stage: waiting for conversation turn
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 0.4s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 38.2k; active 9.0k; cache 29.2k/79%; p≈2.6ktok; ctx 14.6%; usable 15.8%; epoch turns 4; lifetime turns 4


* 🟡 Working
Stage: building prompt
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 2.3s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Ctx: direct ACP session 38.2k; active 9.0k; cache 29.2k/79%; p≈2.6ktok; ctx 14.6%; usable 15.8%; epoch turns 4; lifetime turns 4


* 🟡 Working
Stage: model running
Model: kimi-for-coding/k2p7
Elapsed: 3.9s
Time: overhead 3.9s
Backend: ses_0fd6217abffeFLZwdItIeaoarc; Label: persistent-chat-20260626T061114Z
Turn: p≈2.8ktok/11.3kch
Ctx: direct ACP session 38.2k; active 9.0k; cache 29.2k/79%; p≈2.6ktok; ctx 14.6%; usable 15.8%; epoch turns 4; lifetime turns 4


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- Web search: OpenAI ban new account payment chargeback subscription refund policy / completed / OpenAI ban new account payment chargeback subscription refund policy 2026

Draft:
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- Web search: OpenAI ban new account payment chargeback subscription refund policy / completed / OpenAI ban new account payment chargeback subscription refund policy 2026

Draft:
**On chargeback / getting money back:**

Yes, if OpenAI bans your new account right after you pay, you can **initiate a chargeback** with your bank/card provider for “service not received.” Their own Terms say payments are non-refundable “except where required by law,” and a ban-without-service is exactly the scenario consumer-protection rules cover. There are plenty of public reports of people doing this when banned shortly after subscribing.

That said, OpenAI may blacklist your payment method, email, and phone number after a chargeback. So it’s a recovery option, not a safe repeat


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Tools (2):
- Web search: Gemini vs Kimi coding research 2026 user reviews benchmark compariso / completed / Gemini vs Kimi coding research 2026 user reviews benchmark comparisons
- Web search: OpenAI ban new account payment chargeback subscription refund policy / completed / OpenAI ban new account payment chargeback subscription refund policy 2026

Draft:
**On chargeback / getting money back:**

Yes, if OpenAI bans your new account right after you pay, you can **initiate a chargeback** with your bank/card provider for “service not received.” Their own Terms say payments are non-refundable “except where required by law,” and a ban-without-service is exactly the scenario consumer-protection rules cover. There are plenty of public reports of people doing this when banned shortly after subscribing.

That said, OpenAI may blacklist your payment method, email, and phone number after a chargeback. So it’s a recovery option, not a safe repeat strategy.

---

**Gemini vs Kimi for coding and research:**

Real-user reports and recent benchmarks align on a few points:

**Kimi K2.6 / K2.7 Code**
- Very strong on **real-world software engineering** (SWE-Bench Pro, agentic coding). Often beats Claude Opus and Gemini on practical codebase tasks.
- Cheap, especially via Kimi Code platform / coding plan.
- Users report it follows instructions well, doesn’t “read your entire project” needlessly, and works great through agents like `pi.dev` or OpenCode.
- Weaknesses: **slower** than competitors; smaller context


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Tools (2):
- Web search: Gemini vs Kimi coding research 2026 user reviews benchmark compariso / completed / Gemini vs Kimi coding research 2026 user reviews benchmark comparisons
- Web search: OpenAI ban new account payment chargeback subscription refund policy / completed / OpenAI ban new account payment chargeback subscription refund policy 2026

Draft:
**On chargeback / getting money back:**

Yes, if OpenAI bans your new account right after you pay, you can **initiate a chargeback** with your bank/card provider for “service not received.” Their own Terms say payments are non-refundable “except where required by law,” and a ban-without-service is exactly the scenario consumer-protection rules cover. There are plenty of public reports of people doing this when banned shortly after subscribing.

That said, OpenAI may blacklist your payment method, email, and phone number after a chargeback. So it’s a recovery option, not a safe repeat strategy.

---

**Gemini vs Kimi for coding and research:**

Real-user reports and recent benchmarks align on a few points:

**Kimi K2.6 / K2.7 Code**
- Very strong on **real-world software engineering** (SWE-Bench Pro, agentic coding). Often beats Claude Opus and Gemini on practical codebase tasks.
- Cheap, especially via Kimi Code platform / coding plan.
- Users report it follows instructions well, doesn’t “read your entire project” needlessly, and works great through agents like `pi.dev` or OpenCode.
- Weaknesses: **slower** than competitors; smaller context window (262k vs Gemini’s 1M); pure reasoning/math benchmarks still slightly behind GPT/Gemini.

**Gemini 3.1 Pro / 3.5 Flash**
- **Massive 1M-token context** is the killer feature.
- Leads on reasoning, math, and multimodal benchmarks.
- Better integration if you use Google Workspace/Cloud.
- Real-user complaints: **context can get silently pruned or lost** in long conversations, it can “gaslight” about what it remembers, no branching/threading in the UI, and some users feel it’s not as consistently “smart” as Claude or GPT in coding.


* 📝 Live progress
This is streamed draft/tool progress, not hidden reasoning.
Tools (2):
- Web search: Gemini vs Kimi coding research 2026 user reviews benchmark compariso / completed / Gemini vs Kimi coding research 2026 user reviews benchmark comparisons
- Web search: OpenAI ban new account payment chargeback subscription refund policy / completed / OpenAI ban new account payment chargeback subscription refund policy 2026

Draft:
**On chargeback / getting money back:**

Yes, if OpenAI bans your new account right after you pay, you can **initiate a chargeback** with your bank/card provider for “service not received.” Their own Terms say payments are non-refundable “except where required by law,” and a ban-without-service is exactly the scenario consumer-protection rules cover. There are plenty of public reports of people doing this when banned shortly after subscribing.

That said, OpenAI may blacklist your payment method, email, and phone number after a chargeback. So it’s a recovery option, not a safe repeat strategy.

---

**Gemini vs Kimi for coding and research:**

Real-user reports and recent benchmarks align on a few points:

**Kimi K2.6 / K2.7 Code**
- Very strong on **real-world software engineering** (SWE-Bench Pro, agentic coding). Often beats Claude Opus and Gemini on practical codebase tasks.
- Cheap, especially via Kimi Code platform / coding plan.
- Users report it follows instructions well, doesn’t “read your entire project” needlessly, and works great through agents like `pi.dev` or OpenCode.
- Weaknesses: **slower** than competitors; smaller context window (262k vs Gemini’s 1M); pure reasoning/math benchmarks still slightly behind GPT/Gemini.

**Gemini 3.1 Pro / 3.5 Flash**
- **Massive 1M-token context** is the killer feature.
- Leads on reasoning, math, and multimodal benchmarks.
- Better integration if you use Google Workspace/Cloud.
- Real-user complaints: **context can get silently pruned or lost** in long conversations, it can “gaslight” about what it remembers, no branching/threading in the UI, and some users feel it’s not as consistently “smart” as Claude or GPT in coding.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash is fast and cheap but latency can be weird.

**So which is better?**

- For **coding agents / real engineering work**: Kimi K2.6 is probably the better pick, and much cheaper.
- For **research / long documents / multimodal / reasoning**: Gemini 3.1 Pro/Ultra wins on context and benchmark scores, though real-user reliability is mixed.
- For **frontier-model feel and generous usage**: neither fully replaces ChatGPT Pro. Kimi is closer on coding, Gemini on breadth.

**Top Chinese models vs Gemini:**

Kimi is the standout. Benchmark-wise it’s trading blows with Gemini 3.1 Pro: Kimi wins on SWE-Bench Pro and agentic coding;