Delegate Only Planning: Agent Team Matches Full Delegation at Half the Cost
nouhadziri · x · 2026-10-14
The author compared two ways of steering a lead agent in a multi-agent team: PIV, where the lead uses workers at every stage (plan, implement, verify) and splits work itself, versus P, where workers only explore the program and plan while the lead writes and checks the code alone.
Team P matched Team PIV (63.6% vs 63.2%) at half the cost ($249 vs $510). The takeaway: extra agents pay off most in exploration and planning; implementation and verification are best done by a strong lead itself.
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