Capability vs Cost Is a Frontier, Not a Feeling
Evaluate model choices on the capability-cost frontier instead of on intuition or vendor prestige.
The smartest-looking answer can still be the wrong purchase. Capability and cost should be compared together, not in separate meetings. Providers expose price sheets because intelligence without unit economics is not a deployment strategy. Independent comparison tools reinforce the same point: the useful question is not which model scores highest, but which one sits on the best frontier for your task. Find the frontier A model belongs on your shortlist if it meaningfully improves task performance for a tolerable cost increase or meaningfully cuts cost without degrading the result you care about. If it does neither, it is off the…
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