Starting Simple and Upgrading When Needed

Avoiding Provider Lock-In

Latency and Speed Across Models

Model Versions, Snapshots, and Deprecation

Matching Model Choice to Task Type

Evaluating Models on Your Own Use Case

Why Benchmarks Can Be Misleading

Model Benchmarks and Leaderboards

Balancing Cost, Quality, Speed, Capability

Comparing Pricing Across Models

Comparing Context Window Sizes

Flagship vs Small Model Tiers

Why Model Selection Matters

What Model Selection Means

Flagship vs Small Models

Model Naming Conventions

Where to Access Models

Leaderboards and Benchmarks

Quality vs Cost Tradeoffs

Latency as a Selection Factor

Start with a Default and Iterate

Model Families and Versions

Context Window as Selection Factor

Matching Model to Task

Reasoning vs Standard Models

Cost as a Selection Factor

Quality as a Selection Factor

Benchmarks and Leaderboards

Major LLM Providers

What Model Selection Means

Matching Model to Task Complexity

Model Naming and Versioning

Model Families and Tiers

Prototype Strong, Then Optimize

Model Deprecation and Lifecycle

Avoiding Vendor Lock-In

Specialized Models