Minor model upgrades no longer justify the cost, says a builder still babysitting every task
zeeg · x · 2026-07-26
The author argues that small model iterations no longer seem to justify their cost because they do not improve outcomes enough. In practice, they still have to babysit every task to get good results, and the software they are building depends on consistently good outcomes—so marginal gains from newer models do not move the business case much.
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