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Which Claude, When
The one-page card that tells you which Claude tier to put on any job, and the agent-team recipe that runs the same work for 5 to 10x less. Built on tiers, not model names, so it survives every release.
Pick in seconds, stop guessing
A grid that maps the job to the tier. Drafting, coding, analysis, agent work: glance, match, go. No more defaulting to the most expensive model out of habit.
Run the same work for less
The agent-team recipe: put the heavy model on the one call that matters and the cheap models on the grunt. Same output, 5 to 10x cheaper.
It does not go stale
Built on four tiers, not model names. When a new Claude drops, you just ask which tier it lands in and the whole card still works.
What's inside
- The one rule: match the model tier to the task's stakes and volume
- The four durable tiers, each with its relative cost, what it is for, and today's pick
- A glance-and-go grid mapping common task types straight to a tier
- The agent-team recipe: a lead on the Heavy tier, workers on the cheap tier, for 5 to 10x cheaper runs
- Why the whole thing survives every release, and how to slot a brand new model in the day it ships
- Where to check today's real prices when you want the exact numbers
Questions
Do I need the exact dollar prices?
No. The card uses relative cost (1x, 3x, 5x, 10x) on purpose, so it stays useful as prices move. The ratios between the tiers are what drive the decision, and those are stable.
Will this go out of date when a new model drops?
That is the whole point of building it on tiers. A new release does not break the card. You ask which tier it belongs to, slot it into today's pick, and every rule still holds.
Is this only for Claude?
It is written for the Claude tiers, but the rule, match the tier to stakes and volume, and the agent-team recipe transfer to any model family that has a cheap-to-frontier range.
Is it really free?
Yes. Drop your email and it is yours, and a copy lands in your inbox so you keep it.