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Using a GPT-3.5-level model for simple tasks costs approximately 1/20 of flagship model pricing, and proper LLM routing can reduce overall inference costs by 60%–80%.
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7/13/2026
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AI + Automated Testing: Building an Engine-Agnostic Quality System with Skill + CLI
bilibili黑马测试人7/9/2026
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