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AI models refactor large code service for $3, but introduce deadlock

A user reported successfully using AI models to refactor a large FastAPI service with minimal human input, costing only $3. The process involved using cheaper, open-weight models like DeepSeek V4 and Tencent's Hunyuan Hy3 for the bulk of the work, which were also faster than Anthropic's Claude Opus. However, the AI did introduce a deadlock, highlighting that complex or critical tasks still require human oversight. AI

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IMPACT Demonstrates the increasing capability of AI in code refactoring, though highlights remaining challenges with complex tasks and potential for introducing errors.

RANK_REASON User-generated report on AI capabilities and limitations, not a primary release or significant industry event.

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 · /u/Dramatic_Spirit_8436 ·

    coding is basically solved for the boring 90% of tasks

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>just mass refactored a 120 file FastAPI service. 400 steps, 2M tokens, $3 total, zero human input. it confidently introduced a deadlock into my async event handler which was genuinely funny, so the hard 10% still needs opus.</p> <p>ran deepseek v…