Orchestrate with Frontier Models, Execute with Cheap Ones
omarsar0 · x · 2026-08-28
The author shares an architectural insight for increasing automation affordably: embrace open and cheaper models. The proposed strategy uses frontier models for orchestration and coordination, while deploying open and cheaper models for execution. This approach rapidly increases token usage in the execution layer but allows for significantly more proactive agent workflows.
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