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But given the extremely low cost of switching, why wouldn't you use the cheaper one if they're comparable?
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As low as it is, switching between providers on OpenRouter is still lower.

That said, it's a fair point. For me, it boils down to things covered here: https://earendil.com/posts/session-portability/

Things like obscured reasoning traces.

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Speed and reliability.
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