604Course · Practitioner

Model Selection

Choosing the right model for the job.

The Course

Choosing the right model for the job. Task-specific benchmarks, cost-quality frontiers, and a written model-selection memo.

Outcomes
  • 01

    Benchmark models against your task.

  • 02

    Weigh cost against quality.

  • 03

    Choose defensively.

  • 04

    Plan for model swaps.

Prerequisites
  • Program I — AI Foundations.
Pacing

~3 hours plus the Assignment.

A Note from the Faculty

Benchmarks tell you nothing until you evaluate on your own task.