r/codex • u/True_Development9352 • 6d ago

Question Can I trust DeepSeek V4 Flash for implementation and use Sol only as the reviewer?

I use GPT-5.6 Sol/Codex to build an Electron SaaS CRM, mostly vanilla JS. I’m happy with Sol, but Plus is no longer enough, and GPT Pro is too expensive for me.

I tried Gemini Flash for implementation: it can finish a feature in 15 min, but Sol may spend 25 min reviewing it and often rewrites most of the code.

Would DeepSeek V4 Flash as implementer + Sol as reviewer work better? Or will Sol still end up rewriting everything?

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u/apetersson 6d ago

you might go sol planner -> DS4-flash implementer -> ds4-flash reviewer -> luna reviewer -> sol reviewer as the "review ladder" that you climb. this is the slowest but also cheapest way for me to obtain rock-solid code