Knowledge worker seeks cheaper Claude alternatives with strong instruction-following and long context
SemiMagnum · reddit · 2026-09-05
A Reddit user doing knowledge work on large text files says they've been happy with Claude models at low effort inside Cowork for managing big contexts with many instructions, but the cost is too high even with token-saving practices. They're asking for alternatives, e.g. whether ChatGPT flagship models can handle similar workloads requiring both strong instruction-following and large-context comprehension.
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