Claude, Gemini, and GPT-5 can handle every SDLC task. Almost none of them should.
The New Stack 2 months ago 38
Large language models like Claude and GPT-5 can handle every software development lifecycle task, but organizations should use specialized smaller models instead for most work to control costs and improve governance. A single frontier model requires more resources and scales less efficiently than a specialized AI supply chain where different models handle distinct stages like code generation, testing, and compliance. As AI moves deeper into production software delivery, governance and orchestration layers must be built into the pipeline from the start rather than added afterward to track usage, costs, and policy compliance.