Migrating a production AI agent to GPT-5.6: 2.2x faster, 27% cheaper
THE SO WHAT
A 2.2x speedup and 27% cost drop from a model swap in a production agent is a concrete example of why AI workloads now demand active vendor and version arbitrage. Treat your model choice like a performance-sensitive dependency—instrument costs, keep migration playbooks ready, and negotiate contracts that assume frequent upgrades.
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