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The marginal returns from moving from the High to Max inference tier are clearly diminishing: the DeepSWE score increases by only approximately 4 percentage points, while the cost increases by approximately 1.5x.
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50%
Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/24/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 10/22/2026
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GPT-5.6深度评测：Sol、Terra、Luna三模型选型完全指南
youtubeTheo - t3․gg7/12/2026
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