My open-source SDLC harness beat Claude Code on cost on every task it localized well, up to 75 percent cheaper (and I show where it loses)
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An open-source SDLC harness is claimed to be up to 75% cheaper than Claude Code on tasks it handles well, with a discussion of where it falls short.
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