#models

One of the most common questions in the OpenClaw Discord: "How do I avoid burning money on Opus for simple tasks?" The answer isn't just picking a cheaper model—it's picking the **right model for e

A common question in the OpenClaw Discord: can you use Ollama's cloud-hosted models like glm-5:cloud instead of running models locally? The answer is yes — but with some important configuration deta

OpenClaw 2026.2.17 introduces a powerful new plugin hook that lets you dynamically change which AI model your agent uses—before the agent even starts processing. If you've ever wanted to route differe

OpenClaw 2026.2.17 quietly shipped a feature that power users will love: per-model thinkingDefault overrides. This lets you configure different reasoning (thinking) behavior for each model in yo

One of the most powerful features of OpenClaw is the ability to mix and match models from different providers for specialized tasks. Community member Lucky777Monkey recently shared their "cost-eff

Running OpenClaw with Claude Opus as your main brain can get expensive fast — users in the Discord have reported spending $1K+ per day on heavy workflows. If you're looking for cost-effective alternat