How Decagon Runs 90% of Its Agents on Open-Source Models
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Why it matters
Gives a production data point that fine-tuned open models can beat frontier models on narrow AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → tasks, informing model routingSending each request to a model chosen by the difficulty of the task, rather than using one model for everything.Full definition → and cost decisions for customer-facing agents.
Terms in this piece · Glossary
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
model routing — Sending each request to a model chosen by the difficulty of the task, rather than using one model for everything.
