---
name: "feedback-cheap-models-subagents"
title: "Cheap models for sub-agents"
description: "Fan-out sub-agents to cheaper models by default"
type: "feedback"
category: "agents"
tags: ["feedback", "agents", "cost"]
related: ["[[tech-agent-loop-cheap-subagents]]", "[[feedback-working-style]]"]
---
Default sub-agents to mid/cheap tiers for mechanical work; reserve expensive models for hard reasoning.

**Why:** parallel fan-out multiplies cost.
**How to apply:** pass explicit cheaper model on dispatch. Related: [[tech-agent-loop-cheap-subagents]], [[feedback-working-style]].