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Which planner is chosen, and which model fills each slot, depends on the ticket's tier and the phase being run. This page is a reference companion to [Agent Pipeline Configuration](/docs/guides/alchemist-pipeline-configuration), which is where you actually change these settings. ## [Tier and slot# ](#tier-and-slot) - **Plan.** The default planner runs at the `high` rung. The `max` tier, or an explicit request, upgrades to the strongest available planning model. The `fast` tier drops to a quicker model, and `economy` (explicit only) drops further. - **Implement.** The default is tuned for fix quality per dollar, which is where most of a ticket's cost lands. The `max` tier upgrades to a frontier model. Trivial changes fall through to a mid-tier model. - **Review, security, reconcile, and merge resolution.** Frontier models throughout. These phases are the safety net, so they are not cost-optimized. - **Docs.** A large-context mid-tier model, since the docs pass has to hold the documentation corpus and the diff at once. - **Investigate.** A fast, cheap model unless the `max` tier is set, which upgrades to frontier. The `cheap` tier forces the fastest model across the board and skips the docs pass entirely. > **Note:** Specific model assignments change as the platform re-benchmarks. Treat the tiering logic above as stable and the individual model names as current-state. Check the in-product **Model preferences** panel for the live per-tier caps. ## [Choosing a tier for AV work# ](#choosing-a-tier-for-av-work) - **Client-facing production apps.** Default or `max`. The review and security passes are the reason you can hand the result to a client. - **Internal tools and prototypes.** `fast` is usually fine. - **Bulk refactors and cleanup.** `cheap` works, but read the diff before you ship it, since the docs pass is skipped. \*AVCodex · Your AV expertise. Amplified by AI.\* Was this helpful? [Edit this page →](#) [ Previous Alchemist Pipeline Configuration ](/docs/guides/alchemist-pipeline-configuration)[ Next Building Custom MCP Servers ](/docs/guides/building-custom-mcp-servers) On this page - [Tier and slot](#tier-and-slot) - [Choosing a tier for AV work](#choosing-a-tier-for-av-work) [](/) The AI platform built exclusively for professional AV. Build, deploy, and sell AI tools that understand your industry. ### Platform - What You Can Build - Templates - [Pricing](/pricing) ### Services - [Done-For-You](/pricing) - [Academy](/academy) - [Contact](/contact) ### Company - About - [The Signal](/blog) - [Docs](/docs) - [LinkedIn](#) © 2026 AVCodex. 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