What AI Models to Use? Choosing the Right AI Model for Your Needs

February 23, 2025
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What AI Models to Use? Choosing the Right AI Model for Your Needs

Whether you’re building chatbots, automating workflows, or developing AI-driven apps, the right AI model can make a huge difference in performance, security, and cost.

This post is still a work in progress as I experiment with different models, implement various use cases, and try to understand concepts like evaluation (evals).

Optimizing AI Model Selection
Optimizing AI Model Selection

Comparing AI Models

Popular AI Models and Their Strengths
Popular AI Models and Their Strengths

Which One Should You Use?

Choosing the Right AI Model
Choosing the Right AI Model

Considerations When Picking an AI Model

AI Model Selection Factors
AI Model Selection Factors

Data Privacy

When choosing an AI model, data privacy should be a key factor. If you’re working with sensitive or proprietary data, you might prefer an open-source, self-hosted model like LLaMA or Mistral to ensure full control over data.

Cloud-based models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 or AWS Bedrock handle data differently, often with retention policies or logging mechanisms, so be sure to review their documentation and terms before implementation.

Which AI model type should be chosen based on data privacy needs?
Which AI model type should be chosen based on data privacy needs?

Other AI Models to Explore

This is not a complete list, as the AI landscape is constantly evolving. Here are some additional AI models worth considering:

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Check the following link (super recommended) for an updated list MetaSchool’s AI Models Directory.

Choosing the right AI model is an iterating process, and I’m continuing to explore/experimenting these options myself. If you’re also testing different models, let’s exchange insights!


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Jhony Vidal

Full-Stack Developer | System Analyst | GCP & AWS Cloud Practitioner | Exploring LLMs

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