Model choice lab
Pick by your constraints: quality, latency, cost, privacy, context length, tool use.
1Tap a task. The best-fit model lights up; the wrong ones dim.your turn
Pick a task
Frontier
cloud, biggest, best answers
Quality5
Speed2
Cheapness1
Privacy1
Context length5
Tool use5
Mid
cloud, balanced all-rounder
Quality4
Speed4
Cheapness3
Privacy2
Context length4
Tool use4
Small / on-device
runs on a phone, private & cheap
Quality2
Speed5
Cheapness5
Privacy5
Context length2
Tool use2
Each card shows the same six axes. Longer bar = better on that axis.
All ratings here are illustrative, not real model scores, but the trade-offs they show are real.
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E.8 Debug by symptomCommon questions
What is "Model choice lab" about?
Pick by your constraints: quality, latency, cost, privacy, context length, tool use.
What problem does it solve?
Which model should you use? The biggest one isn't always the right call.
What will I be able to do after this lesson?
You can choose a model for a task by weighing quality, latency, cost, privacy, context length, and tool use.