So companies are quietly mixing Claude, GPT, and cheaper Chinese models depending on the task. Not because they’re exploring options, but because it saves money. That’s the opposite of the “pick one best model” story we’ve been sold.
OpenAI and Anthropic built valuations on being THE model everyone has to use. But if the real move is just combining whatever’s cheapest per task, suddenly being the best at one thing isn’t as valuable as being good enough at most things for half the price.
