Same Model, Smarter Harness: Why Context Is the Next AI Coding Cost Lever

01/09/2026

The race to build better AI software has largely focused on the model: which one reasons better? Codes better?

Costs less? At Adronite, our testing points to another major efficiency lever that gets far less attention: the harness surrounding the model. Our internal benchmarking suggests the choice of harness can materially change the economics of […]

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