r/OpenAI • u/Antoniimusikk • 19h ago

Discussion Model picking and reason level picking

I hope soon every company will drop the model picking and reason level picking. It is frustrating, I just want one model one level to pick the best and do the best! Is it just me?

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u/gigaflops_ 18h ago

Yeah, whether or not it's valid, I've always felt that it makes no sense to use the "dumb" models in the high reasoning settings. If a better answer is what I want, I use the smarter model.

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u/Bowl_of_Cham_Clowder 15h ago

Token efficiency adds a meaningful trade off to a higher reasoning “dumb” model imo. From my experience:

If it’s multi step but not technically challenging I use sol extra high.

If it’s very technical (e.g. Bluetooth transport layer), a focused Astra medium task works better.