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Re:Ask HN: How do you choose a model for a task? by noashavit on Monday May 11, 2026 @02:50PM (#48099082)
Gemini for recent search and google workspace automation

Perplexity for deep research

Claude Opus for coding, Sonnet for writing

Gemma4 for local AI overviews and analysis

Qwen coder for local prototyping

Re:Ask HN: How do you choose a model for a task? by abstract257 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @08:57AM (#48107612)
Similar for me, just no perplexity and I try to utilize more of Qwen for my coding, instead of cursor/claude, but i see my lazyness. This brings the advantage of having to go back to the basics aswell e.g. Search and Replace instead of just a brainless prompt...