DAIR.ai Founder: Opus 5 + GPT-5.6 Mix Handles Daily Work, Rarely Needs Frontier Models
omarsar0 · x · 2026-09-14
Elvis (omarsar0), founder of DAIR.ai, shares his day-to-day model mix: he primarily uses Claude Opus 5, GPT-5.6 Sol, and open models like DeepSeek, orchestrated through his custom-built harness.
He rarely needs the most powerful frontier models, reaching for them only for long-running tasks or flashy demos. His point: with the right orchestration tooling, mid-tier models already cover most daily work.
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