Daily work may not need bigger models than Sonnet on medium effort
on can handle a large amount of daily work and smaller high-level tasks, based on firsthand use. Bigger models may still make sense for very hard questions or , but routine work can feel cleaner with a less powerful model.
The experience comes from someone who does not see themselves as an elite power user, but uses Claude more heavily than most people. In that use case, going above Sonnet has rarely felt necessary.
Key points
- on was enough for many daily tasks.
- Bigger models may be better for unusually hard or broad problems.
- A less powerful model can feel cleaner for smaller, routine work.
- A practical workflow is to start with Sonnet, then move up only when the task gets stuck.