@@ -25,39 +25,39 @@ description: "Which AI to use and how much it costs"
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2626\* Per million tokens (about 750,000 words)
2727
28- ## Performance Comparison
28+ ## Which One to Pick
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30- | Priority | Recommended Model | Why |
30+ | What Matters Most | Best AI | Why |
3131| ----------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------- |
32- | ** Speed** | Qwen3 Coder on Cerebras | Fastest inference available |
33- | ** Quality** | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Most reliable for complex tasks |
34- | ** Balance ** | DeepSeek V3 | Good quality at low cost |
32+ | ** Speed** | Qwen3 Coder on Cerebras | Fastest |
33+ | ** Quality** | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Most reliable for hard tasks |
34+ | ** Value ** | DeepSeek V3 | Good quality, low cost |
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36- ### Tool Reliability
36+ ### How Reliable Are They?
3737
38- Models ranked by tool usage reliability :
38+ Ranked from most to least reliable :
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40- 1 . ** Claude Sonnet 4.5** - Most reliable tool execution
41- 2 . ** GPT-5** - Excellent but occasional formatting issues
42- 3 . ** Gemini 2.5 Pro** - Good for standard tools
43- 4 . ** DeepSeek V3** - Reliable for basic tools
44- 5 . ** Qwen3 variants** - May need retry for complex tools
40+ 1 . ** Claude Sonnet 4.5** - Almost always works correctly
41+ 2 . ** GPT-5** - Very good but sometimes has formatting issues
42+ 3 . ** Gemini 2.5 Pro** - Good for normal tasks
43+ 4 . ** DeepSeek V3** - Reliable for simple tasks
44+ 5 . ** Qwen3 variants** - Might need to try again for hard tasks
4545
46- ### Typical Task Costs
46+ ### What Things Cost
4747
48- | Task Type | Token Usage (avg) | Claude Sonnet | DeepSeek V3 | Difference |
48+ | What You're Doing | How Much Text | Claude Sonnet | DeepSeek V3 | Difference |
4949| -------------------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- |
50- | ** Simple Bug Fix ** | 5K tokens | \$ 0.05 | \$ 0.001 | 50x cheaper |
51- | ** Feature Implementation ** | 50K tokens | \$ 0.50 | \$ 0.01 | 50x cheaper |
52- | ** Large Refactoring ** | 200K tokens | \$ 2.00 | \$ 0.04 | 50x cheaper |
50+ | ** Fix a small bug ** | 5K tokens | \$ 0.05 | \$ 0.001 | 50x cheaper |
51+ | ** Add a feature ** | 50K tokens | \$ 0.50 | \$ 0.01 | 50x cheaper |
52+ | ** Big code changes ** | 200K tokens | \$ 2.00 | \$ 0.04 | 50x cheaper |
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54- ### Monthly Budget Estimates
54+ ### Monthly Budget Examples
5555
56- | Budget | Claude Usage | DeepSeek Usage | Mixed Strategy |
56+ | Your Budget | Using Claude | Using DeepSeek | Smart Mix |
5757| --------------- | ------------- | --------------- | --------------------------------- |
58- | ** \$ 10/month** | ~ 20 features | ~ 1000 features | Plan: DeepSeek, Act: Claude |
59- | ** \$ 50/month** | ~ 100 features | ~ 5000 features | Critical : Claude, Rest : DeepSeek |
60- | ** \$ 100/month** | ~ 200 features | ~ 10000 features | Complex : Claude, Simple : DeepSeek |
58+ | ** \$ 10/month** | ~ 20 features | ~ 1000 features | Plan with DeepSeek, code with Claude |
59+ | ** \$ 50/month** | ~ 100 features | ~ 5000 features | Important stuff : Claude, rest : DeepSeek |
60+ | ** \$ 100/month** | ~ 200 features | ~ 10000 features | Hard tasks : Claude, easy tasks : DeepSeek |
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6262### Provider Features
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