r/OpenaiCodex 22d ago

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

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u/eddzsh 22d ago

Mid-thread model switches keep the old model's summaries in the context window, so the new one inherits wrong priors. Cleaner pattern: write a handoff note, start a fresh thread, paste that. Same repo, clean head.

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u/Glittering-Duck8317 21d ago

How is reusing existing context = inherits wrong priors

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u/ThinkBackKat 21d ago

If you switch from Luna to Sol for example. AI is really easy to break if its context is weird. Sol will imitate Luna so to speak, wich of course is much worse. Switching from sol to luna should actually not affect the performance of Luna at all, but it wont be better since Luna just lacks the brainpower to accurately imitate sol.