Two Hours of Work That Takes a Week
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Descript, an AI tool for video and audio editing, solved a slow problem in testing new AI models.
Previously, testing a new model took a few hours of work plus a week of waiting, because an engineer had to manually add it. By using OpenRouter and automation with Claude Tag (Anthropic's Slack integration), testing now takes only one to two hours, and anyone can start an evaluation directly from Slack. This means Descript now tests models multiple times a week instead of choosing a model early and sticking with it. The team can now quickly integrate new models — for example, adding Grok 4.5 from xAI without building its own integration.
For Descript, testing a new model was a couple of hours of work and a week of waiting.
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