Opus 5.5 as daily driver, GLM for cheap prod: a practical model split
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-10-05
- The author finds Opus 5.5 the go-to online model for most people, especially those avoiding multi-agent workflows; Claude still makes nice UIs.
- Astra is good at finding bugs and feature design but writes sloppy code — use it for results, not maintenance.
- For fast, cheap prod jobs, open-weights models like GLM or GLM-flash beat unreliable, pricier older frontier models.
- Jev works well with both Astra and Opus 5.5 for designing and calibrating decision flows with filtering/merging evaluations.
Related event: Dev Experiment: Opus 5.5 as Main Model, GLM for Cheap Production Tasks(2 posts)→
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