@FinanceYF5: ClaudeDevs shares a few patterns they often use with Fable 5: Treat Fable 5 as a “consultant.” Have the executor Sonnet 5 call Fable 5 for guidance. This way, most tokens are billed at the lower executor rate.
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ClaudeDevs shares the pattern of using Fable 5 as a consultant, called by the executor Sonnet 5 to leverage lower billing rates and save on token costs.
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ClaudeDevs shared several patterns they frequently use with Fable 5:
Treating Fable 5 as a “consultant”.
Calling Fable 5 for guidance via the executor Sonnet 5.
This way, most tokens are billed at the lower executor price. https://t.co/Frhn278vFR
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