Cheap Planners Keep Half the Gain for a Seventh of the Extra Cost
nouhadziri · x · 2026-10-14
Breaking down team cost structure: a team with a strong Sol lead and cheap Luna planning workers retains 47.5% of the all-strong team's gain while spending only 13.9% of its extra cost — about a seventh.
Conversely, cheap implementer workers drag the team below a solo agent. Savings should come from planning, not implementation.
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