A Cheaper Subagent Can Still Make the Workflow More Expensive
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A popular Codex pattern is simple: let Sol plan the work, then delegate execution to much cheaper Luna subagents. The price gap is real. On the current Codex token-based credit rate card, Luna's input, cached-input, and output rates are roughly one twenty-fifth of Sol's. That does not make the whole workflow one twenty-fifth of the cost. Every delegation creates more work around the cheap model. The main agent has to split the task, package context, monitor progress, receive the handoff, check…
1Key Takeaways
- A popular Codex pattern is simple: let Sol plan the work, then delegate execution to much cheaper Luna subagents.
- On the current Codex token-based credit rate card, Luna's input, cached-input, and output rates are roughly one twenty-fifth of Sol's.
- That does not make the whole workflow one twenty-fifth of the cost.
- Every delegation creates more work around the cheap model.
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Coding AI shifts how fast software ships and how much human review each change needs. DEV — AI reports that a popular Codex pattern is simple: let Sol plan the work, then delegate execution to much cheaper Luna subagents.
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