Frontier Model Guide: Opus for Design, DeepSeek for Agents
sebo_gm · x · 2026-08-14
This tweet shares a straightforward guide for selecting frontier models based on the task:
- Opus 5: Best for design work.
- Fable 5: Best for planning (use this if you don't know what you want).
- GPT 5.6 Sol: Best for management (use this if you know exactly what you want).
- DeepSeek Flash v4: Best for agentic work and cheap execution.
The author suggests leaving the rest (Gemini, Kimi, Grok, etc.) alone.
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