I've had great success with using Luna and having DeepSeek 4 Flash check Luna's output. Oh My Pi has a mode built-in that does this automatically ("advisor" mode). Deepseek only interrupts when it spots an issue so it doesn't slow Luna down.

Both models are cheap enough that I can run 4 sessions at the same time without running out of the 20 USD codex and 10 USD Opencode plan. I've burned through almost a billion tokens this week and I've done some pretty big refactors as well.

I have a Claude Max subscription but I've barely been using it because of the many issues they've had this week.

Yes, in the same way a basic, dry hotdog at $5 is bad, but I could love it in $0.50.

Pricing absolutely matters.

Indeed.

I buy 2 hot dogs for $1 at Sheetz sometimes. For that price, I get them with mustard, onions, and sauerkraut already on them.

They are not excellent in any way. I will probably never love them. :)

But they're available 24/7/365 and they don't take long for the staff to throw together.

And most importantly: They sure are cheap.

(Costco's $1.50 dog+Coke is much higher quality and presents a better value, but it requires visiting a Costco and that has its own cost.)

Yes. You're better off running Luna Max or Sol Medium and never touching Terra.