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# Model selection guide (Copilot CLI)
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Reference for picking a model/agent per plan phase. Referenced from
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`instructions/workflow.instructions.md` rather than inlined there, so this table can be
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updated independently whenever the available model lineup or pricing changes.
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Update this table directly when the model lineup changes — no need to touch the workflow
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instructions to do so.
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| Model | When to use it | 💡 Smartness | ⚡ Speed | 💲 Cost |
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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| _(fill in current lineup here)_ | | | | |
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## Rough guidance
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- **Hardest, most open-ended tasks** (complex refactoring, ambiguous debugging, deep
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architectural analysis, long multi-step reasoning): pick the highest-smartness model
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available, accept lower speed/higher cost.
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- **Routine, well-specified work** (mechanical edits, bulk reads/exploration, formatting,
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straightforward test/lint fixes): pick a lower-cost, faster model — this is most of a
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typical phase's work.
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- **PR-feedback loops and unresolved-comment rechecks**: usually mechanical; only escalate
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to a higher-smartness model if a review comment surfaces genuine ambiguity.
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- When in doubt, the executing agent should state which tier it picked and why, so it can
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be verified rather than silently over- or under-spending.
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