Slow Inference Is Turning Engineers Into Agent Micromanagers
JiaZhihao · x · 2026-08-28
lithosai argues that slow inference means stop-and-start coding loops that turn engineers into agent micromanagers. With recent releases like Kimi K3, Qwen 3.8-Max, and GLM 5.3, coding agents can now sustain long-running loops with up to 1M token context without relying solely on closed models — work that used to take weeks or months, such as generating GPU kernels or patching 0-day vulnerabilities, can now happen in hours.
The takeaway: faster models help teams ship faster, so slow agent speed and the way it disrupts traditional engineering processes carry a real cost.
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