@chasen_liao: Flash models are really becoming the choice for more people in the future; many tasks don't need large parameters
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The tweet discusses how Flash models are becoming a preferred choice for many tasks, with Scott Fryxell using Pi to access DeepSeek and commodity models, reducing costs.
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Flash models truly are becoming the choice for more and more people—many tasks simply don’t require large-parameter models.
Pi (@pidotdev): Lead Engineer Scott Fryxell uses Pi to shift most of his client work to DeepSeek, only resorting to Fable when necessary.
By primarily relying on “commodity models,” he only needs two $20 plans to cover all his usage.
Read below how Pi became “the most important piece” of Scott’s workflow.
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