This developer routes 95% of tasks to DeepSeek and saves frontier models for the hardest 5%
mariofilhoml · x · 2026-10-24
Developer mariofilhoml shares his model-routing setup: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 handles 95% of tasks, while GPT 6.1 Sol is reserved for the 5% needing more intelligence — like exploratory data analysis where he refines hypotheses ('why is this bad?', 'why did this result change?') and wants answers probed through many nooks and crannies.
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