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COMPEL Glossary / model-selection-framework
Model selection framework
An eight-criterion decision framework — capability, cost, latency, data residency, customization, operational maturity, exit cost, and license — for choosing a foundation model for a given use case.
What this means in practice
Designed to replace ad-hoc vendor selection with a repeatable, auditable process anchored to use-case requirements.
Synonyms
foundation model selection framework , model decision tree
See also
- Serving pattern — The architectural shape of the inference path — managed API, cloud-platform hosted, self-hosted online, self-hosted batch, or edge.
- Model routing — A pattern that routes each request to the cheapest model capable of handling it, escalating to more powerful models only when necessary — typically via a small classifier, confidence-based escalation, or response evaluation.
- Foundation Model — A foundation model is a large pre-trained AI model that serves as a base for multiple downstream applications.