Don't buy the frontier-model hype: deterministic local harnesses cover most business needs
sull · x · 2026-10-14
Developer sull argues that believing businesses will only embrace top frontier models is drinking the kool-aid. As companies figure out what they actually need, deterministic, application-specific paths start to dominate: with local/open models, deterministic harnesses and a heavy dose of smart caches, a typical business gets almost all the way there, calling on frontier labs only as lifelines when needed.
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