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Spending Too Much Money on a Coding Agent

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152 points GavinAnderegg | 3 comments | 01 Jul 25 12:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.762s | source
1. v5v3 ◴[03 Jul 25 18:45 UTC] No.44458043[source]▶
No need to use the most expensive models for every query? Use it for the ones the cheaper models don't do well.
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2. logifail ◴[03 Jul 25 18:50 UTC] No.44458084[source]▶
Q: Can you tell in advance whether your query is one that's worth paying more for a better answer?
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3. v5v3 ◴[03 Jul 25 18:56 UTC] No.44458126[source]▶
Most programmers are not asking ai to re-write the whole app or convert C to Rust.

You wouldn't gain anything from asking the most expensive model to adjust some css.