Mixing a free small model with top-tier LLMs per task cuts costs without losing capability
CruelNinja3 · reddit · 2026-11-09
A Redditor describes splitting work between top models (Sol 6.1, Opus 5.5) for hard reasoning and the new free Hy4 for simple tasks — with surprisingly good results on emails, meeting notes, research, screenshot-based UI help, and data-scraping automation. The takeaway: route tasks by difficulty across models instead of paying flagship prices for everything.
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