Recall the cues that help you route work to the right Claude model.
What is the first model-routing question to ask? What failure mode am I trying to avoid: shallow reasoning, too little context, or just slow drafting? Start with the risk, not the product tier. Which cue is stronger? Importance vs complexity Visibility alone is a poor routing rule. When should you suspect a prompt or context problem instead of a model problem? When the task is vague, the criteria are missing, or the evidence packet is messy. Escalating capability before fixing setup teaches you very little. What usually deserves a faster model? Lightweight tasks Use the lightest model that can clear…
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