Five-model file-based team only matches a single-model harness; orchestration buys reliability, not intelligence
petrusenko_max · x · 2026-11-01
The author reports an empirical finding: a file-based "team" of five models performs on par with a good single-model harness, meaning multi-agent orchestration buys reliability, not intelligence. Teams built on cheap 27B setups hit parity at a score of 0.39, but must grade outputs via scripts and accept 40 minutes of wall-clock runtime. A data-backed reference for anyone considering cheap-model ensembles to cut costs.
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