DeepSeek v4 pro is still 10x cheaper than GLM-5.2 and the quality is still enough for 95% of coding tasks.

0xbadcafebee 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

....so use DeepSeek v4 Pro for 95% of your coding tasks, and GLM 5.2 for the other 5%? You don't need to stick to one model.

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enraged_camel 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

People always say stuff like this, but it is misleading. The reason it's misleading is because that remaining 5% makes a huge difference, and is where most of the value of using AI agents lies.

I'm not interested in using AI to write code that would have taken me 5-10 minutes to write myself. I use AI to debug complex bugs and develop large features that span multiple domains - stuff that normally takes hours, if not days/weeks. A model that is "enough for 95%" does not cut it for that, because the failures compound during long-horizon tasks and the thing becomes a mess.

	▲	sinuhe69 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I get what you mean. But for many people, AI coding is not about solving complex problems. No, they do it mostly themselves. AI coding for many is a productivity tool, where it helps you with mundane, but laborious tasks. In my setup, I use a daily workhorse for such things. They should be fast, cheap and reasonably working well. I don’t expect it to be smart, but need it to follow instructions perfectly and handle tool calling well. For architectural work or debugging help, I use the top models instead. That works reasonably well for me with a low cost.