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# [Orchestrating Sub-Agents for Cost-Efficient Engineering](https://blog.kasun.dev/orchestrating-sub-agents-for-cost-efficient-engineering?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How I route Claude Code work to the cheapest model that can do it well, and the exact rules I use. Kasun de Silva · September 2026 In Claude Code, every subagent you spawn inherits the parent's model

Sep 23 · 5 min read · blog.kasun.dev  
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