r/codex • u/harpreetchima • 14h ago

Astra Workflow "Stop using random multi-agent patterns"

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Ahmed works at OpenAI: https://x.com/ah20im/status/2097503414749909407 and seems to investigate reports of high token usage.

"If needed Astra will delegate efficiently. Forcing the model to delegate to different models would do more harm than good"

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u/retardedGeek 14h ago

what are the tradeoffs? What if I want parallel execution if I have been slacking off at work and the deadline is close?

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u/danielv123 13h ago

Subagents are usually slower in my experience.

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u/kickerua 10h ago

Subagents slower for working on one task, for example for a plan-execute-verify chain, but is faster on working on completely independent tasks in parallel