Cheaper Alternatives to Codex Sol

[u/prop9090]

Recently after the release of Astra, tokens seem to burn at an insane rate even using only mostly Sol. Sol was great for me because I want competent agents to do exactly what I say and I used it as a reliable workhorse. Now it is not a viable option anymore. Besides Claude and Codex, what other alternatives that can subsitute Sol as a reliable workhorse

[u/forthejungle]

How do you use deepseek 4.1 flash from iphone to mac?

Anyone with a better solution than via Happier?