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A practical comparison for agent workflows, coding, data analysis and computer use, with benchmarks, API prices and a plan for your own evaluation.

Haiku wins on short-request pricing; Flash-Lite is cheaper for long inputs. Current rates, independent benchmarks, and practical choices for automation and business agents.

A phone can do more than monitor Codex. Hermes shows a second pattern: run your own agent on a VPS, connect a GitHub knowledge base, and use Telegram or Discord—with a separate identity, isolation, and audit.

ChatGPT Images 2.5 cuts generation latency by up to 50%, preserves references better, and supports more reliable multi-turn edits. For companies, the useful pattern is Flare for volume, Sunburst for high-value outputs, and approval based on cost per usable asset.

GPT‑6.1 Sol changes the migration checklist: cheaper cache reads, no none reasoning and Responses for tools. How to test it against Astra and Luna.