Published Sep 20, 2026, 4:32 PM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 1 source
The real AI model stack will be cheap intelligence underneath with expensive intelligence routed in selectively
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Once the smaller model clears the reliability bar for most work, the bigger model starts looking more like something you route into selectively rather than the default for everything, making the real model stack cheap intelligence underneath with expensive intelligence pulled in only when the task earns it.