Dev: Frontier Models Are Fungible — Swap Mid-Project on Complex Software, Same Results
jd_pressman · x · 2026-10-26
Developer jdpressman observes that frontier models from DeepSeek, Meta, Google, Anthropic, GLM and others have become effectively fungible for complex software work: swapping between them yields similar results, and you can even switch models mid-project without disruption. The firsthand take reinforces the view that capability gaps between top models have narrowed, shifting competition toward ecosystem and pricing.
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