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Does routing coding agent subtasks to cheaper models pay off? A benchmark of 63 runs per arm

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I wanted a straight answer to one question: if a coding agent hands its cheap subtasks to a smaller model, how much does a session really cost less, and does the result get worse? The idea Token Beggar is a plugin that adds a routing card to the session. The chat model grades each task into one of…

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  1. 2026-10-22 12:07 · DEV Community — AI
    Does routing coding agent subtasks to cheaper models pay off? A benchmark of 63 runs per arm

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