# Get recommended a cheaper model with this skill

> Source: <https://www.rightmodeler.com>
> Published: 2026-07-07 21:19:38+00:00

# Prove which models you can safely downgrade.

rightmodeler replays your real agent traces through cheaper models, judges each output against what you already shipped, and shows exactly where you can cut cost — with evidence and confidence on every call.

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Approvedpr_summary

gpt-4.1 → gpt-4o-mini

Pending — cascade risktool_agent

claude-opus-4 → llama-3.3-70b

Approvedjson_extraction

gpt-4o → gpt-4o-mini

Approvedsql_generation

gpt-4o → deepseek-chat

Abstainedauth_code_edit

gpt-4.1 → —

Approved1pr_summarygpt-4.1 → gpt-4o-mini72%0.94reference+judge—

Pending — cascade risk2tool_agentclaude-opus-4 → llama-3.3-70b41%0.88trajectory

Approved3json_extractiongpt-4o → gpt-4o-mini68%1.00deterministic—

Approved4sql_generationgpt-4o → deepseek-chat55%0.91reference—

Abstained5auth_code_editgpt-4.1 → ———none

Reads the traces you already have.

Reads traces from Claude Code, Codex, LangSmith / LangGraph, OpenAI SDK, Langfuse, Braintrust, Phoenix (OpenInference), OTel GenAI.

## Run it on your own traces.

It’s a report, not a runtime gateway — prove the savings on your own data first.