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The coding-agent setup you're probably not using: one expensive model that never writes code

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Most people use coding agents the same way: one model, one chat, you watch it type. If the model is good, it's expensive. If it's cheap, you end up babysitting it. I stopped doing that. Right now I run several projects at the same time, and the most expensive model in the setup doesn't write a sing…

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  1. 2026-10-16 08:38 · DEV Community — AI
    The coding-agent setup you're probably not using: one expensive model that never writes code

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