OpenAI staffer wants scheduled agent tasks to pin cheaper models to cut overnight API costs
willdepue · x · 2026-10-03
In a follow-up to OpenAI's @romainhuet, willdepue argues scheduled tasks should let users pre-specify the model. He worries that an agent running on Astra might wake up every hour all night and waste significant money compared to Sol — a practical concern about per-run cost control for always-on scheduled agents.
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