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Shrink a high-volume agent step after the strong model
Narrow steps that run on every request, on a model stronger than that step needs, are candidates for a cheaper model. Measured spend then shows where the savings lie. Prove the step on the strongest model, move that one job to a smaller or fine-tuned model, and keep the product metric where it was.
By Conor BronsdonDev.to AI

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Originally published by Dev.to AI on Oct 3, 2026.
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