DeepSeek's 1017 update and the model name that moves under you
DeepSeek swapped the model behind deepseek-flash on 17 October, and legacy names followed. Why aliases change agent behaviour, and how to pin and re-test.
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Choosing which model answers a call: rules, advisors and fallbacks.
Sol, Sonnet 5.5 or Haiku 5.5: a practical coding model map
Three coding-relevant models landed within ten days. Rather than picking one default, map task types to model tiers and check vendor benchmarks with care.
Codex made GPT-6.1 Sol the default: what teams should change
Codex 0.161.0 switched its default model to GPT-6.1 Sol and made Daybreak cyber routing opt-in. What changed, what it costs, and what to pin in CI and config.
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GPT-6.1 Sol: near-Astra coding performance at one-fifth the token price
OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol lists at $2/$10 per million tokens against Astra's $10/$50. What that changes for default coding models, caching and harness cost.
Claude Haiku 5.5 for coding sub-agents: what the price cut changes
Anthropic's Haiku 5.5 makes high-volume subagent work cheap enough to measure. When to route there, and when Sonnet still leads.
Subscription or metered: what new model pricing means for AI budgets
Muse Wonder launched with both API prices and subscription-only access. How the two pricing models differ, and what that means for controlling AI spend.
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Keep AI spend in check with per-person budgets and SpanDock Mind
Turn on the SpanDock model proxy, give each person a budget, choose what happens at the limit, and see what was spent and saved.
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