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Budget vs premium models on real PHP/TypeScript tasks
On mechanical, repetitive PHP/TypeScript tasks, budget models (MiniMax 2.5 via Kilo Gateway, Gemini Flash) produce results indistinguishable from Claude Sonnet. On complex reasoning tasks, Claude maintains a real edge. The takeaway isn't "use the cheapest" — it's "use the right model for each type of task."
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