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- Moving up the model tier spectrum buys better handling of complex tasks at the cost of response speed: higher-capability tiers produce stronger output on complex work but respond more slowly, while lower tiers respond faster with a lower ceiling on nuanced work. The tradeoff is continuous across the spectrum rather than a single high/low switch, and task requirements -- not preference -- should decide where on it a task lands.
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