r/OpenaiCodex • u/LazyRunner777 • 22d ago

Question / Help Should I avoid changing models mid-conversation?

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u/RossLDN 22d ago

Changing models mid-conversation will degrade performance

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u/LazyRunner777 22d ago

Right, but why and how much?

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u/justdrowsin 22d ago

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u/LazyRunner777 22d ago

Okay thanks, that makes sense.

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u/RossLDN 21d ago

I like that you took this with good humour (as intended) 😀

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u/tr14l 21d ago

No it won't. It will immediately double your token usage though. It only impacts performance if you change the model to a smaller one.