Arena details Max routing: 67% of code sessions go to cheaper Astra (Medium)
arena · x · 2026-10-14
Arena revealed how Max routes sessions by category:
- 67% of code sessions go to the cheaper Astra (Medium); chat favors Astra (Max) at 49% and Fable 5.1 (Max) at 42%.
- Work sessions split mostly between Fable 5.1 (Max) at 49% and Astra (Medium) at 43%.
- Max learns to identify potentially costly coding sessions that the cheaper Astra (Medium) will likely solve, selectively routing them to maximize savings.
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