Why I believe in SOTA models over custom ones

kept by eddie mar 11

The future of AI is powerful general models becoming cheaper, not narrow custom models, because specialized tasks still benefit from broad intelligence.

Fable's judgement
The author learned to let Claude Code's Fable model use its own judgement to delegate coding tasks to lower-power models, improving efficiency and token usage.
also on Haiku, Sonnet, Opus, #developer-tools
Computer use is 45x More Expensive Than Structured APIs
Vision-based computer use agents are 45x more expensive and much slower than structured APIs for internal tools, requiring detailed walkthroughs to succeed.
also on Haiku, #ai, #developer-tools
Claude's Voice Mode Just Got Smarter
Anthropic updated Claude’s voice mode to use Sonnet/Opus models, add Gmail/Slack context, and improve language support, while noting its turn‑based design limits naturalness.
also on Sonnet, Opus, #ai, #developer-tools
Autoresearch, Claude and Constrained Optimization
An experiment using Claude Code to autonomously optimize a file compression algorithm over 10 iterations, achieving competitive results against standard tools by iterating on an LZSS-based approach.
also on Sonnet, #developer-tools
Fable & The End of the Free Lunch
The author argues that after Fable's high-cost release, developers must allocate work between expensive models and cheaper alternatives like GLM, ending the era of free performance gains.
also on Opus, #ai, #developer-tools