Responses API persists CoTs, so lower effort modes may actually be smarter
aidan_mclau · x · 2026-09-06
The author points out a non-obvious tradeoff: because the Responses API persists chain-of-thought, running Astra at low or medium effort in /goal might actually be more intelligent for your use case than maxing out effort.
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