been seeing devs use Claude Code but route it to other models instead of Claude
like they love the tool (terminal workflow, agent loop, file editing) but swap in different LLMs behind it
honestly get it. claude code as a tool is genuinely good but model pricing adds up fast when you're shipping all day
been doing something similar at TheDevs. cheap fast models for boilerplate stuff, heavy ones for actual logic
the tool matters but the model is interchangeable. thats the real shift this year
anyone else mixing and matching models in their coding workflow or sticking to one
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