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In the effort setting, a mid-low-tier code review writes 470 tokens while a high-tier one writes 1,200 tokens; the low tier is 65% cheaper and 5 seconds faster, but setting effort for sub-agents yields no benefit and instead doubles the cost.
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10/11/2026
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Valid until: 1/9/2027
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