Part 4 of 7 · how to code with AI
Engine Selection
Pick the engine for the job, not the job for the engine.
4 lessons·~90 seconds each
Each frontier model has a personality. Knowing which to use when, and how to swap mid-session, is a meta-skill 95% of devs lack.
4.1
Every model has a personality. Learn the room.
Top vibe coders pick the engine for the job, not the job for the engine.
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4.2
When to swap mid-session.
Draft pendingThree misses on the same model means switch, not retry.
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4.3
Local models — the speed lane.
Draft pendingFrontier for thinking. Local for volume.
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4.4
Stretching the context window (and when not to).
Draft pendingLong context is a tool, not a flex.
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