Ask HN: What default model do you use and why?
Ask HN thread polls developers on default AI models; submitter prefers Claude Opus 4.8 as good value, avoiding pricier Fable.
A Hacker News 'Ask HN' thread asking which default AI model people use drew 23 points and 38 comments. The submitter reports using Claude Opus 4.8 for web, mobile, and cloud backend work, calling it good value and mostly accurate. They describe Fable as overkill that burns through Max plan session credits in minutes when planning with four agents, with cache timeouts causing further credit loss.
- Submitter defaults to Claude Opus 4.8 for web, mobile, and cloud backend work
- Fable exhausts Max plan session credits in minutes when planning with four agents
- Thread is casual community discussion, not a product or research announcement
From the original article
1 min read at news.ycombinator.com23 points by stikit 56 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | 38 comments I use claude for most of what I do, and Fable is largely overkill for me and frequently burns through my Max plan's session credits in minutes (!) when just doing an initial mobile app planning with 4 agents.
By stikit · news.ycombinator.com
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