If your app relies on the absolute ceiling of model reasoning, this update is a lateral move rather than a step up. You should migrate to capture the 40% cost savings, but keep your current prompt engineering and verification layers in place. Since the speed gains are unverified, avoid architecture changes that depend on lower latency.

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