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I'm transitioning away from Claude Code. My preferred workflow is Claude Code Plan Mode -> Read over plan -> Let agents implement -> Read over output. My main goal is to reduce costs compared to purely using Claude models.

I have an RTX 5050 with 8 GB VRAM and 30 GB of DDR5 DRAM. Which model is recommended for coding with these specs?

My initial thoughts are to continue to use Claude for plan mode, driving subagents that use a local model. Is this a reasonable/feasible approach? If so, which resources can I reference to get started? If not, which alternatives are recommended? Can I get away with purely using local or cheaper public models with similar results to ~Opus 4.8?

Thank you in advance and apologies for any misconceptions on my part.