ModelSpec is an analysis of alternatives for AI models: it decides which models fit a job from your requirements, sourced benchmarks and real cost, and shows its work.
Model comparisons
Dated comparisons for jobs from the public Decide templates.
Worked example as of 2026-09-23, from the public data image.
Coding (best available)
Strongest coding evidence, cost no object.
Coding (balanced)
Coding strength first, cost as a real second term.
Coding agent on a budget
At most $0.05 a task; coding still ranked.
Coding (self-hosted)
Open weights you run yourself; commercial licence.
Maths and proofs
Strongest maths evidence, cost no object.
Maths and reasoning on a budget
At most $0.08 a task; maths still ranked.
Retrieval embeddings
Strongest retrieval evidence, cost no object.
General assistant (best available)
Most preferred responses, cost no object.
General assistant (balanced)
Response quality first, cost as a real second term.
General assistant on a budget
At most $0.05 a task; quality still ranked.
Private assistant you host yourself
Open weights you run yourself; commercial licence.
High volume (quality first)
Short requests at scale; quality leads, cost counts.
High volume (balanced)
Short requests at scale; quality and cost weighted equally.
High volume (good enough)
Short requests at scale; cheapest first, quality kept.
Regulated data (best available)
HIPAA-ready offerings; strongest assistant, cost no object.
Regulated data
HIPAA-ready offerings; quality first, cost second.
Regulated data on a budget
HIPAA-ready offerings; cheapest first, quality kept.
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