Model fit
Choosing a model for your task
What actually matters when you pick a model for coding, complex reasoning, writing, research with sources, or private and local workloads — no rankings, no invented benchmarks.
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- Choosing a model for codingWhat matters when a model is writing or editing code.
- Choosing a model for complex reasoningMulti-step problems where the model has to work through steps.
- Choosing a model for writing and editingLong-form drafting, editing and following a style brief.
- Choosing a model for research with sourcesAnswers grounded in sources the model looked up, not just training data.
- Choosing a model for private, local workloadsKeeping a request on hardware you control instead of a cloud provider.