This article provides a guide for startups on how to select appropriate models from the GPT-6 family. It covers strategies for tuning reasoning effort, improving prompts and skills, coordinating tools, and preparing workflows for production.
Guide on choosing GPT-6 models, tuning reasoning, and preparing workflows
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