Turns out, AI can actually build competent Minesweeper clones — Four AI coding agents put to the test reveal OpenAI's Codex as the best, while Google's Gemini CLI as the worst
Published: (December 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM EST)
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Source: Tom's Hardware
Source: Tom’s Hardware
Overview
Ars Technica took four popular coding agents available today and asked them to make a Minesweeper clone, to see which one comes out on top. OpenAI’s Codex produced the closest to a ready‑to‑shop version, while Mistral and Anthropic both performed respectably well. It was Google’s Gemini that just co…