"Clef is 6x more expensive than Jev": willcb disputes model comparison as misleading

willcb · x · 2026-10-04

Replying to a model comparison claim, willcb points out that Clef costs 6x more than Jev, and clef-flash is 2x more. He says Clef's models are good, but this matchup is like Anthropic bragging that Opus and Sonnet beat Luna — winning on price-adjusted terms is what matters, not raw output quality from a pricier model.

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