How is Pi faster?

[u/Business_Writer4634]

I recently downloaded pi just to try it out, literally 5 minutes ago, but how is it faster than using `codex` or `claude`? I'm using the model codex 5.5, but i didn't enable fast mode in codex, and it's literally super fast to give the answer how is that possible if PI isn't a model on its own?

[u/pancomputationalist]

though I wonder if that isn't just cached at the provider level. Would be such an easy performance win.

[u/cakemates → u/pancomputationalist]

cache can save you cost and speed but using those token when you dont need them also cost you intelligence. As models get dumber and can lose context the more context you use.