Ask HN: How do you know a prompt is "complex" for an AI model?

A Hacker News user asked how to determine when a prompt is complex enough to require a frontier AI model, citing concerns about API costs and latency. The user currently defaults to Claude Sonnet for reliability but believes smaller models like Haiku or lite open-source models could handle simpler tasks, potentially reducing expenses.

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