Using Opus as Orchestrator Cuts Claude Code Usage by 28%

A Reddit user showed that using a custom skill to let Opus orchestrate subagents and dispatch tasks to cheaper models cut Claude Code costs by 28% without quality loss, with commenters adding Fable as advisor and GPT 6.1 Sol for chores.

2026-10-17 ~ 2026-10-17 · 3 related posts

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• Skill-based sub-agent routing cuts Claude Code API-equivalent cost 28% with zero quality loss — NoScene7932 · 2026-10-17